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.

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August 8, 2025 38 secs

From August 12th through the 28th the Athletic NBA Daily will become The Basketball 100 Podcast. This series is based on the book written by many of the talented writers at the Athletic that count down the top 100 players in NBA History. You will hear from David Aldridge, Joe Vardon, Fred Katz, Law Murray, Jared Weiss, Jon Kawcsynski and many more. They take an in depth look at the top 100 players and discuss which players brought ...

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Zena Keita, Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht discuss the over unders for 10 teams in the NBA including the Hawks, Lakers, Magic and more.


Host: Zena Keita

With: Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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August 5, 2025 31 mins

Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are joined by Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss De’Aaron Fox’ extension with the Spurs, Luka’s extension with the Lakers, Jonathan Kuminga’s limbo state with the Warriors, and if Giannis is going to stay with the Bucks.


Host: Zena Keita

With: Sam Amick and Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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August 2, 2025 83 mins

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Trill Bro Dude and Sam Sheehan of the You Know Ball Podcast to discuss their thoughts on what would make a successful season for the Sixers and the Celtics, which players they believe will be First Time All Stars, and some Sixers and Celtics Trivia.


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July 31, 2025 30 mins

Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are joined by Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files to discuss the Pacers, the rollercoaster year for them, Haliburton’s injury, Turner leaving, and how the young players on the team can step up in this gap year.


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Host: Zena Keita

With: Scott Agnes and Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody


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Ndamukong sits down with Rich Kleiman–a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur best known as NBA star Kevin Durant’s agent and business partner. Rich talks about how his early hustle as a bookie and music manager led him into the world of sports and, eventually, to his partnership with KD–with whom he’s founded Boardroom and 35 Ventures. He shares how his biggest breaks –across music, sports, and investing–ultimately came when he showed up a...

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Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are joined by Mike Vorkunov of the Athletic to discuss why the NBA is not heading toward expansion, the NBA Europe progress, players getting paid in college and how it could impact the NBA Draft, and the NBA’s CBA and how its working for the players and owners.


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July 24, 2025 40 mins

Es Baraheni is joined by Dan Woike of the Athletic to take a deep dive on the Los Angeles Lakers. The addition of Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton and Laravia and how they have improved from last years team. They also discuss the sale of the Lakers, Luka’s extension, and much more.


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Andrew Schlecht and Fred Katz of the Athletic rank the buyouts of Marcus Smart, Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard and how each of these players will help the Lakers, Clippers and Blazers. Then the guys react live to the news that Chris Paul is heading back to the Clippers.


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July 19, 2025 38 mins

Live from Las Vegas, Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss off-season awards.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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July 18, 2025 32 mins

Live from Las Vegas, Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss off-season awards.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Live from Las Vegas, Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish discuss which teams have the bleakest futures in the NBA in the next 5 years.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Live from Las Vegas, Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish discuss which teams that missed the playoffs have the brightest futures in the NBA.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Live from Las Vegas, Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Sam Vecenie predict the NBA Awards for next season.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni and Sam Vecenie

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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NBA Summer League opening weekend in Las Vegas is where the biggest names in the draft get their first taste of the NBA and the gang is here to talk about it. Zena Keita, Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni give their thoughts on Cooper Flagg vs. Dylan Harper, who disappointed, and which second year players stood out.


Host: Zena Keita

With: Dave DuFour & Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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We are live at NBA Summer League in Vegas and Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers check in with Sam Vecenie of the Athletic to discuss Summer League and all the players surrounding it. During the interview Alex gives Sam and Andrew a trivia quiz.


Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers

With: Sam Vecenie

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht


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July 11, 2025 28 mins

Zena Keita, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Christian Clark of the Athletic to discuss Cooper Flagg's debut, the feel of the building, and what the Mavs can do to become contenders in the West.


Host: Zena Keita

With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Christian Clark

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht



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The Atlanta Hawks have made major additions to their rotation and are looking to compete in a diminished Eastern Conference. Zena Keita and Dave DuFour are joined by Lauren Williams from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to discuss the Hawks moves, the inside story on their draft day trade with the Pelicans, and expectations for next season.


Host: Zena Keita

With: Dave DuFour & Lauren Williams

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlech...

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July 9, 2025 29 mins

The Los Angeles Clippers have made major moves to their roster to get bigger. Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni are joined by Law Murray to discuss the Clippers big additions, whether Bradley Beal moves the needle, and take a look the Athletic’s Player’s Tiers to see how it held up to playoff scrutiny.


Host: David DuFour

With: Es Baraheni & Law Murray

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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July 8, 2025 23 mins

The Denver Nuggets have had a splashy start to their summer. Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni are joined by Adam Mares from DNVR to discuss the Nuggets additions and where they stack up in the West.


Host: David DuFour

With: Es Baraheni & Adam Mares

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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