The Athletic NBA Show
An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz | Friday: The Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.
Episodes
May 20, 2024 • 50 mins
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Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis react to the conclusion of the playoffs' second round, discuss the finish between the Nuggets and Wolves, and preview the Eastern and Western conference finals.
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May 20, 2024 • 33 mins
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the Minnesota Timberwolves thrilling comeback game 7 victory over the Denver Nuggets, discuss the Pacers blowout win over the Knicks and the Mavericks dispatching the Thunder.
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May 18, 2024 • 93 mins
Andrew Schlecht is joined by Sam Vecenie to break down the 2024 NBA draft. Is the draft as bad as some say? What could Alex Sarr bring to the Hawks? Who should the Hawks trade? That and much more about a bunch of different prospects.
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May 16, 2024 • 57 mins
Anthony Slater and Dave DuFour give their reactions to the Mavericks' game five win. Then, Mike Singer joins Sam to discuss the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokić, and his book, “Why So Serious? The untold story of NBA champion Nikola Jokić”.
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May 15, 2024 • 51 mins
Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the Denver Nuggets dismantling of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Knicks destroying the Pacers, and discuss the Mavericks loss the Thunder.
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Hoops Adjacent
David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's James Edwards III to dissect the draft lottery and what the Pistons should be doing in the off-season. Then, the guys discuss what they think Bronny's decision to remain in the draft. Also, The WNBA has announced a new team! Check what the Bay's Finest Marcus Thompson had to say about the news.
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May 14, 2024 • 36 mins
Andrew Schlecht and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the unlikely Thunder comeback win over the Mavericks and the Celtics uninspiring win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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May 13, 2024 • 52 mins
Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis take a look at the Panic Meter for each playoff series and answer, "Who really won the NBA Draft Lottery?"
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May 13, 2024 • 38 mins
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to Denver's Game 4 win to tie their series with the Timberwolves, breakdown the Pacers success in tying their series with the Knicks, discuss the Mavs and Celtics series leads, and react to the NBA Draft Lottery results.
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May 10, 2024 • 62 mins
Slam and Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Tim Cato break down the Mavs win in OKC for game 2, how Dallas pulled it out, potential OKC adjustments, and what was up with the sex noises at Luka's press conference?
In Part 2, Fred Katz and Jonathan Macri discuss the Knicks, OG's injury, and play a fun edition of Fred vs. a Friend.
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May 9, 2024 • 47 mins
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Andrew Schlecht react to the dominant performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game against the Dallas Mavericks and discuss the odd vibes around the Denver Nuggets as they've struggled against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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May 8, 2024 • 54 mins
Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour react to the Thunder pummeling the Mavs in Game 1 of their series and the Celtics taking care of business against the Cavaliers, discuss the Timberwolves dismantling of the Nuggets, and wonder why the Knicks are trying to run with the Pacers.
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May 7, 2024 • 57 mins
Hoops Adjacent
David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry to discuss the emergence of the Thunder and how they may fair in their playoff run. The guys also discuss moves the Bulls could make this off-season and how dominant Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves have looked. Plus, Darnell discusses his the blog he founded, Money Talks and why it was created in the first place!
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May 7, 2024 • 23 mins
Will Guillory and Dave DuFour react to an epic beatdown of the Denver Nuggets by the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Knicks heroics to defeat the Pacers.
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May 6, 2024 • 66 mins
Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis overreact to Game 1 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, make their picks for the second round of the playoffs, and discuss Victor Wembanyama's "Rookie of the Year" award winning season.
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May 5, 2024 • 32 mins
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the Cleveland Cavaliers' game 7 victory over the Orlando Magic, recap the Minnesota Timberwolves game 1 win over the Nuggets, and discuss the Mavericks and Clippers game 6.
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May 4, 2024 • 74 mins
Slam and Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss the Knicks closing out the Sixers, which direction the Suns should go, if KD wants to move on and possibly back to OKC, the Pacers moving on to round 2, and what to make of the Pelicans being swept from the Playoffs. Then in part 2, Law Murray of the Athletic joins to discuss the Clippers, PG's free agency, and what adjustments they could make going into Game 6. Then they finis...
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May 2, 2024 • 55 mins
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Jovan Buha react to the night's playoff games and their ramifications, the Lakers and Suns current situations, and look ahead to the next round of the playoffs.
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May 1, 2024 • 63 mins
Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the Sixers, Cavaliers, and Bucks' game 5 wins, discuss the playoffs so far, and do a post-mortem on the Suns, Lakers, and Pelicans.
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April 30, 2024 • 46 mins
Hoops Adjacent
David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by Jon Krawczynski to talk about the Minnesota Timberwolves season, the latest in their ownership drama, their first round victory over the Phoenix Suns, the ascension of Anthony Edwards, and the Wolves chances against the Nuggets.
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