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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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Welcome to the NBA Daily! In today's first episode we introduce our hosts, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni and they give you some bold predictions heading into the NBA season. After a break, Sam Amick joins the show to discuss which players may be getting contract extensions, Fox' situation in Sacremento, Giannis possibly moving on from Milwaukee, and much more.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita, Es Baraheni and Sam Amick
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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1Saturday Slam n' Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers introduce the new NBA Daily podcast, draft who they think will be first time All Stars this season, and bring in Fred Katz to help preview the NBA Season.
To end the show Alex hosts another edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, where Andrew and Fred go head to head in a fun trivia competition.
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Alex Speers and Fred Katz
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Get ready for the NBA season with the all-new Athletic NBA Daily podcast! Catch up on the biggest games, stories, and news from around the league in just 20 minutes!
Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni, with frequent appearances from The Athletic's award-winning NBA reporters, NBA Daily will break down the biggest highlights from a jam-packed week of dunks, blocks, and buzzer beaters.
And, to get your weekend hoops fix, Andrew Schlect and Alex Speers will host the Saturday Slam n’ Jam, wrapping up the week with fun segments like “Wheel of Fandom” and NBA trivia. Be sure to subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, Youtube, or wherever you get your podcasts
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Zena Keita and Dave DuFour preview the Western Conference! Can Dallas make another Finals run? Is it revenge season for Nikola Jokić? Which rookie will make the biggest impact?
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Esfandiar Baraheni and Dave DuFour preview the Eastern Conference! Who is the MVP? Who is going to disappoint? Who is going to break out?
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Esfandiar Baraheni
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour reflect on the career of Danny Green, react to the NBA GM Survey, and discuss their preseason observations.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss storylines from around NBA preseason including the Lakers new look offense, the Pelicans have a point guard, and much more.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour react to the Celtics and Nuggets preseason opener and discuss some of the interesting things said on NBA Media Day
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Andrew Schlecht, Jon Krawczynski, and James Edwards III discuss the Karl Anthony Town trade to the Knicks, if either the Knicks or Wolves are better, and how it impacts each team today and moving forward.
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Jon Krawczynski, James Edwards III
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour react to the Kawhi Leonard injury news and discuss what it means for the Clippers. Then, the guys look ahead to the questions they’d like answered on NBA media day.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour react to the Mitchell Robinson injury news and discuss what it means for the Knicks. Then, the guys try to predict the top 5 offenses for the 2024-25 season. Will we have another historic offensive season? Will the league catch up to Indiana? Who is going to shock the league this year?
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Slam and Jam
Alex Speers returns to Slam and Jam with Andrew Schlecht to discuss Joel Embiid's extension, Surprise Teams, and Will Guillory joins the show to discuss the New Orleans Pelicans. We discuss the status of Brandon Ingram, an extension with Trey Murphy, small ball and much more. They end the podcast with a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Will Guillory
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Mike Zakarian, host of the NBA Bit, joins Dave DuFour to discuss and draft their most impactful players who changed teams during the offseason.
Hosts: Dave DuFour
With: Mike Zakarian
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Andrew Schlecht and Law Murray discuss the AJ Griffin news, play a game of "Who do you want long term?"
Paulo or Chet?
Scoot Henderson or Jalen Suggs?
Jaden Ivey or Jalen Green?
Jonathan Kuminga or Josh Giddey?
Brandon Miller or Franz Wagner?
Then Law answers questions about the Clippers including:
What are your overall thoughts on the Clippers summer?
How concerned should Clippers fans be about Kawhi’s health and what happened this summer with team USA?
What are the expectations this season in a loaded West?
Host: Andrew Schlecht
Co-Host: Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour take a look at a few interesting over/under win totals for the 2024-25 regular season. Did Sacramento keep pace in the west? Is Paul George worth 11 wins?
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour put some teams head-to-head to see who they believe in more! Will the Bucks have a better season than the Nuggets? Can the Nets out-tank the Wizards?
Hosts: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mojo, from 'The Deep 3' podcast, joins Dave DuFour to figure out who won the Summer and which moves we've been overrating.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mojo
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Thanks to the overwhelming response to our mailbag, Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour are back with more listener questions.
Add your questions here!
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Esfandiar Baraheni and Dave DuFour discuss Canadian basketball, whether we're all overlooking Giannis and the Bucks, and wonder about the Nuggets title window.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Esfandiar Baraheni
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour answer listener questions. Who are our surprise teams for 2024-25? Are the post-LeBron Lakers doomed? Could the NBA expand to Europe?!
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Mo Dakhil
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Producer: Dave DuFour
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Finally, some Trae Young love and appreciation. Most hated , slept on, overlooked, scrutinized 25.5 - 9.5 career avg player in history.
no one wants to hear karl malone
Zach impersonation 0:15
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss conference finals candidates (3:40) and what the past decade tells us, questions surrounding the Phoenix Suns (14:50), and then Matt Moore of the Action Network joins the podcast to discuss the Nuggets (31:00) and play a rousing game of Andrew vs. the Beat (44:40).
Couldn’t give any shits less about what hairstylists or nightclub promoters are a part of nba culture. You’re welcome.
Mike Smeltz to discuss the Brooklyn Nets (28:37) and play a rousing version of Andrew vs. The Beat (51:03)
Am I the only one who couldn’t give a single shit less about these fashion people?
Draft review with draft guru Sam Vecenie (26:27). Andrew vs. the beat (53:05).
Raptors wheel of fandom with Tas Melas of No Dunks (30:35). Scottie Barnes talk (32:05). Andrew vs the beat (1:00:15).
The annoying background music made this podcast impossible to enjoy. What is the producer trying to do? I just turned it off after a few minutes. I'm sure I wasn't the only one. Terrible!!
All of the sound effects, audio hiccups and song inserts make this a painful listen. It's too bad we can't just listen to the experts and information that we tuned in to hear.
1:22
Could you stop putting those other sounds and songs behind the voices of the guests? Nice podcast
The trade 1:35 Denver vs GSW offense – Wos 5:00 Assets for big market vs small market – Wos 15:10 Jury still out on KD - Seth 16:35 Harden role 17:45 Importance of defense – Wos 19:45 Draft capital 23:05
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Love the insights. Feel free to get even deeper into the weeds.