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The Athletic NBA Daily

The Athletic NBA Daily

By: The Athletic
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Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode.

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Episodes
  • Mavs Get Cooper Flagg, Tatum Injured + Where Will Giannis Go?
    May 13 2025

    The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery and the opportunity to snag Cooper Flagg. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to react to the Mavs’ incredible luck, the Spurs’ trade chips for Giannis, the Knicks’ win and Jayson Tatum’s injury. Then, Christian Clark from the Athletic joins the show with his reaction to the Mavericks lottery surprise and whether they would trade the number one pick. Finally, Anthony Slater and the guys take a look how the Wolves closed the door on the Warriors.


    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Es Baraheni, Christian Clark, & Anthony Slater

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

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    36 mins
  • Thunder save their season + Cavs in big trouble
    May 12 2025

    The Thunder get a big win in Denver to put the series at 2-2 heading back to OKC, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are here to break it down. They discuss how the Thunder finally closed a game in the clutch, and what adjustments the Nuggets can make going back to OKC. They also discuss the Pacers pushing the Cavs to brink and if the Cavs have any hope in this series. Then they preview Warriors/Wolves and Celtics/Knicks and make their picks. Finally, they preview the NBA Draft lottery that will take place tonight.


    Host: Dave DuFour

    With: Zena Keita and Es Baraheni

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio Producer: Grayson Moody

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    26 mins
  • Are the Celtics done? | Slam N Jam
    May 10 2025

    Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Anthony Slater to discuss the Western Conference Playoffs including the Warriors without Steph, what will happen to the Clippers and Rockets in the offseason, and if the Wolves are ready to win the West. Then they do a championship draft. Then they are joined by Jared Weiss to discuss the Celtics, what is wrong with the offense, and if they can adjust in time to beat the Knicks in this series. Then the boys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against a beat writer.


    Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

    With: Jared Weiss and Anthony Slater

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Editor: Gonzalo Torres

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    59 mins
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