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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Es Baraheni discuss the Cavaliers recent struggles, LeBron James' arthritis, and Franz Wagner's injury for the Orlando Magic. Then, the gang makes their pick for the NBA Cup quarterfinals. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody Hosted on…
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, the Bulls STINK, Shai keeps getting better, Danny Wolf, and are point guards even necessary? After a break Josh Robbins of the Athletic joins to discuss the Washington Wizards and how Alex Sarr has improved, which other players are sticking out, and how the plan is unfolding for th…
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Emily, Mo, Zach and Mayes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Mailbag LIVE on YouTube every Friday⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How complicated is it to move into a new apartment in SF vs LA? The existence of Yellowstone frozen dinners lets us imagine what tv show or movie branded foods we would want to buy. What Cinephobe character would you want at your …
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the end of LeBron James' 10-point scoring streak on an assist for a buzzer beater to beat the Raptors. Then, Law Murray joins the show with the latest on the Chris Paul saga and the next steps for the Clippers. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Law Murray Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Pro…
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to Jamal Murray’s 52 point game and the Mavericks rookies, Cooper Flagg and Ryan Nembhard, showing out. Then, Eric Nehm joins the show to discuss the latest on Giannis and whether it’s time for the Bucks to make a move. Host: Dave DuFour With: Zena Keita and Eric Nehm Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video …
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss Chris Paul being asked to leave the Clippers, how the Clippers got here, and how it's affecting the NBA. Then they react live to the news that Giannis is having discussions about his future with the Bucks. Host: Andrew Schlecht With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita Producer: …
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Thunder moving their record to 21-1 and Scottie Barnes leading the Raptors to another win. Then, James Edwards joins the show after a weird Knicks loss to talk about their identity, they defense, and Jalen Brown's growth. Law Murray joins the show with his reaction to the Clippers and Chris Paul parting ways…
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react a night of bad losses for good teams. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the gang after the Pistons win over the Hawks to discuss their new look closing lineup, the connection between Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, and Detroit’s defensive identity. Host: Dave DuFour With: Zena Keita and Hunter Patterson Executive Produc…
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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni commemorate the quarter way mark of the NBA regular season by checking on the MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year races. Then, the gang reacts to the conclusion of NBA Cup group play and look ahead to the playoff rounds. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita Executive Producer: Andrew …
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Sam Vecenie of the Athletic and the Game Theory Podcast to discuss the 2026 NBA Draft. Is Darryn Peterson as good as everyone says? Why is Cam Boozer off to an awesome and also strange start? Is AJ Dybantsa a can’t miss prospect at 3, or does he have too many holes in his game? Who else will break into …
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni discuss the 2021 NBA Draft and how the players are impacting the NBA. They conduct a redraft for the first 15 picks of the draft. The guys end the show with some a little Thanksgiving talk. Host: Andrew Schlecht With: Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the big NBA Cup matchups from the week and how the Orlando Magic have changed without Paolo Banchero. Then, Law Murray joins the guys to talk about the Lakers respecting the NBA Cup with a win and to diagnose what's ailing the Clippers. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Law Murray Executive Producer: Andrew…
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Raptors big win over the Cavaliers, their win streak, and how aggressive they may be as we enter trade season. Then, Zena Keita joins the show following the Warriors blowout of the Jazz to discuss the state of the Warriors and the latest on Jonathan Kuminga. Host: Dave DuFour With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita …
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