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
Zena Keita sits down with Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr for a remarkably candid conversation about the "inevitable" end of the Warriors' dynasty. Kerr opens up about the "beauty in the struggle" of chasing one last ring, facing his own retirement, and what life looks like after coaching Steph Curry. Then, The Athletic’s senior writer Sam Amick joins the crew fresh from Las Vegas to break down the NBA Cup results....
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni answer listener questions about the NBA.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Andrew Schlecht, Es Baraheni and Dave DuFour preview the Christmas Day games by unboxing a gift from the NBA! They unwrap ornaments that symbolize the Christmas Day games and discuss the games. Then in part 2 the guys take a look at Christmas past and the amazing performances from the stars on Christmas.
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Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Es Baraheni, Dave DuFour
Producer: Andrew Sc...
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Cooper Flagg's huge night against the Nuggets, Cam Johnson's injury, and whether the Hawks have a Trae Young problem. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show after the Spurs handed the Thunder their third loss in five games to discuss their rivalry, San Antonio's ceiling, and if they've figured out OKC.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Ja...
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the New Orleans Pelicans five game winning streak. Then, Andrew Schlecht joins the show to discuss the Thunder's latest win, their rivalry with the Spurs, and whether the rest of the league can hope to compete.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita react to the Thunder losing their third game of the season, the Timberwolves as big game risers, and the Rockets and Nuggets building rivalry. Then, the gang discusses Zena's interview with Steve Kerr for The Athletic Show and whether this will be the end of the road for the Warriors.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, officials, AD getting traded?, . After a break Sarah Todd of the Desert News joins the show to discuss the Utah Jazz. We touch on Keyonte George’s season, how Ace is developing, if the Jazz are keeping Markkanen, and more. Then the gang play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat
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Host: Andrew Schlecht and Ale...
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Fred Katz discuss the Knicks NBA Cup championship, bannergate, and the problems with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then, the gang discusses Oklahoma City's dominance and the effect on the trade deadline.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Fred Katz
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver
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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss their All Star picks for the Western and Eastern Conferences including who should be All Star locks, and who is on the fringes. They make their case for players like Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker and more.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video/Audio Producer: Alex Oliver
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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita discuss the Knicks winning the NBA Cup and defeating Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. How did the Knicks turn the tide of the game, how Kolek and Clarkson turned the game, Mitchell Robinson's rebounding and more.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video/Audio Producer: Alex Oliver
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by James Edwards of the Athletic to discuss the Knicks in the NBA Cup. They first discuss James’ thoughts on the NBA Cup as a whole, and what the league could do better for the in season tournament. Then they discuss the Knicks chances of winning and what the challenges will be for the Knicks. In part 2, Jared Weiss joins to discuss the Spurs side of this Cup preview. They discuss Jared’s thou...
Dave DuFour is joined by NBA Insider Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss the NBA at large, what trends he is seeing, OKC's dominance, and what in the world is going on with the Clippers. After the break Sam dives deep on what is around the corner on the NBA trade market. Will Giannis actually be traded? What is the market for Anthony Davis? Can the Warriors find value for Jonathan Kuminga? All that and more.
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht break down the Spurs big win over the Thunder in the NBA Cup, and Josh Robbins joins the show to help discuss the Knicks win over the Magic.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita, Es Baraheni, Andrew Schlecht, and Josh Robbins
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, corner 3s, Tyler Herro, Deni drives, and more bad things about the Clippers. After a break Keith Parish of Grits and Grinds and Fastbreak Breakfast joins the show to discuss the Grizzlies. We touch on Zach Edey’s injury, Coward’s rise, why JJJ is struggling and more. Then the guys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
Wit...
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the protracted finish to the game between the Rockets and Clippers and Steph Curry's return for the Warriors. Then, Jay King joins the show to breakdown the Celtics loss to the Bucks, Jaylen Brown's production, and whether Jayson Tatum will actually come back this season.
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Host: Dave DuFour
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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Andrew Schlecht react to the Oklahoma City's 49-point blowout win over the Phoenix Suns to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals as they move to 24-1 on the season to tie the 2015-16 Warriors for the best start in NBA history. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show after the Spurs handled the Lakers to advance to Vegas to discuss Stephon Castle's big game and Victor Wembanyama's possible return.
Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni answer questions from Discord, Twitter and Bluesky.
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Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Dave DuFour hosts a recap of night one of the NBA Cup Quarterfinals. First, Wes Goldberg, from Locked On Heat, joins the show to discuss Desmond Bane’s big night and All-Star level season so far, whether the Heat need to adjust their play style, and the fit for Giannis in Miami. Then, Es Baraheni is live from Toronto after the Knicks crush the Raptors to advance to Las Vegas.
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Franz Wagner injury news and Derik Queen's big night against the Spurs. Then, Jon Krawczynski joins the show to discuss the Timberwolves loss to the Suns, Anthony Edwards takeover ability, and Minnesota's place in the Western Conference.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and Jon Krawczynski
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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