The Athletic NBA Daily

The Athletic NBA Daily

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.

Episodes

November 15, 2025 69 mins

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of the NBA basketball, the Good, the Bad, and the WHAT?? and then the boys are joined by Carter Rodriguez of the Chase Down Podcast to discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers. They discuss the Cavs 3 point shooting, how they are fairing with their new bench, and how they are off to such a strange start in the weak East. Then the guys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat


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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Sam Vecenie talk about this year's rookie class, Sam's rankings, and Cooper Flagg as a point guard. Then, Eric Koreen joins the show to breakdown the Raptors big win over the Cavaliers, Scottie Barnes start to the year, and how the bench has been boosted.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Sam Vecenie, and Eric Koreen

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody


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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to Nikola Jokić dropping 55 points on the Clippers, Bradley Beal's season-ending injury, and Steph Curry's electric 3rd quarter enroute to 46 points. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show to breakdown the Pistons short-handed win, Cade Cunningham's leap, and their start to the season.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita and Hunter Patterson

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni make fake trades to help rebuild the Mavs, discuss the teams that make the most sense for AD, why he's hard to trade and what other deals could be available to the Mavericks.


Host: Andrew Schlecht

With: Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni

Producer: Andrew Schlecht




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November 12, 2025 25 mins

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Sixers win over the Celtics and their newfound identity to start the season before catching up with Andrew Schlecht from OKC where the Thunder dismantle the Warriors. Then, Christian Clark joins the show after the Dallas Mavericks firing of Nico Harrison to discuss the decision, whether Anthony Davis is on the trade block, and where the Mavs go from here.


Host: Dave DuFour

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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita relive the Pistons 7th straight win in spite of a rough Cade Cunningham shooting night, Desmond Bane's incredible game winner, and Victor Wembanyama's history making night. Then, Wes Goldberg from the "Locked On Heat" podcast joins the show after Miami's incredible win over the Cavaliers to talk about the buzzer-beater lob play Eric Spoelstra saved for five years and how the Heat have started the season.

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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Fred Katz discuss the Top 25 NBA players of the 21st century. Should LeBron be number 1? Are the point guards in the right order? Shai squeezes in at 25, should he be higher? All that and more on today's special episode.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Fred Katz and Es Baraheni

Producer: Andrew Schlecht




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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita discuss the Pistons emergence in the Eastern Conference behind Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren starting the season hot and how De'Aaron Fox's return helped Wemby right the ship. Then, the gang throws out some under the radar numbers from the start of the season. Are the Nuggets underrated? The Suns are fun and the Clippers are bad.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita and Es Baraheni

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of the NBA basketball, the Good, the Bad, and the WHAT?? and then the boys are joined by Mike Smeltz to discuss the Brooklyn Nets. They ask Mike about the Nets rookies, what they are going to do with the veterans this season, what the identity of the team is, and more. Then the guys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the BeatHost: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

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November 7, 2025 27 mins

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Law Murray to discuss the weekly power rankings and how he decides them week to week, who are the surprise teams that are thriving, who is struggling and more.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Law Murray

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody


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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita breakdown the Thunder's loss to the Trailblazers and Luka Doncic's impressive night against Wemby and the Spurs. Then, Will Guillory joins the show from Memphis to discuss Houston's start to the season, Kevin Durant's struggles, and why there's more to the problems in Memphis than Ja Morant.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita and Will Guillory

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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November 5, 2025 64 mins

The NBA Daily crew discuss the NBA at large and then go through some fake Ja Morant trades.




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November 5, 2025 27 mins

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder's 8-0 start and whether the Orlando Magic are just bad. Then, Joel Lorenzi joins the show to breakdown the Bulls 24-point comeback win over the Sixers and Josh Giddey's triple-doubles.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni and Joel Lorenzi

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody


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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss Giannis Antetokounmpo's buzzer-beater, Myles Turner's sour welcome back to Indiana, and how the Bucks and Pacers might be the best rivalry in the league. Then, Keith Parish, from the Grits and Grinds podcast, joins the show to breakdown the weird start to the Grizzlies season and what happens now for Ja Morant and the team.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita and Keith Parish

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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss Ja Morant's suspension, the fallout for the Grizzlies, and the Thunder's drubbing of the New Orleans Pelicans. Then, the gang takes a look at how the Suns caused Victor Wembanyama's worst game of the season, the Knicks win over the Bulls, and whether the Hawks make more sense without Trae Young.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the fun first week of the NBA season, the Good, the Bad, and the WHAT?? and then the boys are joined by Will Guillory of the Athletic to discuss the Houston Rockets and the beginning of the KD era, Sengun’s progress, Amen’s start to the season, and if Reed Shepherd can improve enough to become an impactful rotation player. Then the guys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat


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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Spurs win over the Heat to move to 5-0 and some highlight some scary Victor Wembanyama stats for Halloween. Then, Nick Friedell joins the gang to discuss Ryan Rollins big night for the Bucks, the Warriors mental fatique, and Jonathan Kuminga's hot start.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Nick Friedell

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody


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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss some early season trends as the Chicago Bulls move to 4-0. Foul calls are through the roof, the defending champion Thunder can’t seem to shoot, and Austin Reaves appears to be taking a leap. Will it continue? Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show to discuss the Pistons win over the Magic, Cade Cunningham’s best game of the season, and Jalen Duren’s pending leap.


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Andrew Schlecht and Dave DuFour are joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic to discuss the players/teams/trends that they are up or down on 1 week into the start of the NBA season.

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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Sixers comeback win against the Wizards, how Tyrese Maxey has exploded to start the season and the guys discuss their hope with the Wizard's fun young core. Then, Eric Nehm joins the show to discuss the Bucks win over the Knicks, Giannis's MVP-driven start, and how Rajon Rondo influenced Ryan Rollins.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Eric Nehm

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

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