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
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the reports of LaMelo Ball being unhappy in Charlotte and how Tyrese Maxey has taken an All NBA leap. Then, Josh Robbins joins the show to discuss the Magic's win over the Clippers and how Paolo Banchero fits when he returns from injury.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Josh Robbins
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss the Rockets offense and its sustainability, the Raptors secret to their early success, and Nikola Vucevic's game winner for the Bulls. Then, Will Guillory joins the show to breakdown Zion Williamson's return to action, the great starts for rookies Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears, and why it took the Pelicans so long to fire Willie Green.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and Will Guillory
Executi...
Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Ketia, and Es Baraheni answer True or False questions about who the top 5 teams in the NBA are, if the East is Deeper than the West, and who needs the number 1 pick the most.
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the season debut of LeBron James, discuss how his return affects the Lakers, and breakdown the Pistons big winning streak. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show to talk about the Spurs comeback win over the Grizzlies and how they will deal with Victor Wembanyama's injury.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Jared Weiss
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Bulls upset over the Denver Nuggets in spite of the big night from Nikola Jokić, Paul George's season debut in a Sixers win, and Victor Wembanyama's calf injury. Then, Eric Nehm joins the show to breakdown Giannis Antetokounmpo's injury and how the Bucks will handle his absence.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and Eric Nehm
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson ...
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita recap all the action from the weekend. The gang discuss the play of Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun to lead the Rockets to an overtime win over the Magic, Stephen Curry being a nightmare for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, and debate whether the Hawks are better without Trae Young. Then, they discuss the Pelicans treatment and firing of head coach Willie Green and the rash of injuries sprea...
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
Host: Andrew ...
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
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
Audio/Video Producer: Gr...
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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
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
With: Es Baraheni...
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.
<...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
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
Executiv...
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
With: Mike Smeltz
Executi...
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
Audio/Video Producer: Gray...
The NBA Daily crew discuss the NBA at large and then go through some fake Ja Morant trades.
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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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
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
Executive Producer: A...
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