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
Victor Wembanyama was held to 4 out of 15 shooting as the Spurs lose game five of the Western Conference Finals to the Thunder. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht give their instant reactions to the Thunder win, Oklahoma City's bench performance, and Wemby not talking to the media.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlec...
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks put the Cleveland Cavaliers away in four and head to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. Fred Katz joins Dave DuFour and Zena Keita to discuss how the Knicks have dominated the Eastern Conference, the story on how they became a championship contender, and who the Knicks should want to play in the NBA Finals. They finish the show discussing what is going to happen to the Cavs this offseason and...
Spurs dominate Thunder to tie series
Victor Wembanyama scored 33 points as the San Antonio Spurs defense locked up the Oklahoma City Thunder. Zena Keita and Dave DuFour give their instant reactions to the Spurs win, Devin Vassell’s impact, and how the Thunder can bounce back. Then, Zena and Dave discuss the Knicks’ path to a 3-0 series lead over the Cavs, Karl-Anthony Towns as a factor in the Finals, and the All-NBA selections.
<...Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are back for another episode of the Saturday Slam N Jam. Dave DuFour joins the show from the court in San Antonio to discuss the Thunder’s big win over the Spurs to take a 2-1 lead. They discuss how the Thunder are handling the Spurs, Wemby’s performance, Jared McCain and much more. Then they finish with some trivia in our weekly show Andrew vs. the Beat.
Hosts: Andrew Schlecht, Alex Speers
W...
Josh Hart scored a playoff career high 26 points as the New York Knicks trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 2-0 series lead to Cleveland. Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are joined by Mike Vorkunov from the Garden to give their instant reactions to the Knicks win, Josh Hart’s huge night, and what comes next for the Cavs. Then, Zena wants to hear Es' thoughts on the Western Conference Finals.
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni break down the conference Finals, the All Rookie Teams, and more.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 after a disappointing game one to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a game two win over the San Antonio Spurs. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita give their instant reactions to the Thunder bounce back game, Isaiah Hartenstein’s effort against Victor Wembanyama, and the effects of injury on the series so far. Then, Dave is joined courtside in OKC by Andrew Schlecht and Jared Weiss to look at Oklahoma City'...
Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the New York Knicks overcame a 22-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the Easter Conference Finals. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni give their instant reactions to the Knicks massive comeback over the Cavs, Brunson’s incredible crunch time performance, and Cleveland’s James Harden problem. Then, Mike Vorkunov joins the show from Madi...
Victor Wembanyama was dominant in his Western Conference Finals debut as the Spurs defeat the Thunder 122-115 in double overtime. Dave DuFour and Zena Keita give their instant reactions to the Spurs double overtime win of the Thunder. Then, Dave, Andrew Schlecht, and Jared Weiss sit courtside and discuss the ways the Spurs disrupted the Thunder offense, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s poor performance, and the Dylan Harper-Victor Wembany...
The Pistons and the Timberwolves are out of the NBA playoffs. Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Law Murray examine their offseason needs and then preview both conference final matchups, including their takes on Jalen Brunson vs. Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP level floor vs. the Spurs defense.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita and Law Murray
Executive Producer: Andr...
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are back for another episode of the Saturday Slam N Jam. They are joined by Sam Vecenie of the Athletic and the Game Theory Podcast. They discuss 8 questions about the NBA Draft including thoughts on the combine, if the Wizards should trade down, ranking the glut of guards and much more. Then they do a lightning round of questions on the draft. Finally… they finish with some trivia in our weekly show...
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Marcus Thompson discuss Dylan Harper's playoff ascendance, the Spurs handling the Wolves, and Minnesota's upcoming offseason. Then, the gang react to the beautiful ugliness of the Cavs and Pistons, Jalen Duren's disappointing playoffs, and Steve Kerr's return to the Warriors.
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Host: Dave DuFour
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Cavaliers comeback win over the Pistons to take a 3-2 series lead, James Harden's performance, and a possible lineup change for Detroit. Then, Josh Robbins joins the show to discuss the Washington Wizards' plan for the number one overall pick, Anthony Davis' future in DC, and who stood out at the combine.
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Dave, Es and Zena discuss the teams this offseason who are under the most pressure.
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Spurs game five win over the Timberwolves, Victor Wembanyama's bounce back game, and what happens now for Minnesota. Then, Tony Jones joins the show to discuss Daryl Morey's departure from the 76ers, Nick Nurse's future, and who might run the team next.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Tony Jones
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Au...
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Thunder sweeping the Lakers and the possibility that LeBron James will leave Los Angeles this summer. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show to discuss the Pistons third quarter collapse, Jalen Duren’s awful playoffs, and how the Cavs have matched Detroit’s toughness.
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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita react to the Knicks sweeping the Sixers, discuss New York's title chances, and the controversy around Victor Wembanyama's ejection as the Wolves beat the Spurs. Then, the gang debates the winners and losers of the NBA Draft Lottery and whether the Wizards will trade the number one pick.
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Host: Dave DuFour
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Exe...
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are back for another episode of the Saturday Slam N Jam. They are joined by Bryce Simon of the Game Theory Podcast and the Pistons Pulse Podcast. They discuss each playoff series and the main question surrounding each matchup. Then they do a draft of which team the public would be most mad about if they won the lottery plus a discussion on some of the draft prospects. Then finally… they finish with s...
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder and Pistons moving closer to the conference finals, the Lakers beef with the referees, and James Harden's awful postseason. Then, the guys debate which fanbase deserves to win the Draft Lottery, discuss John Hollinger's top 15 draft prospects, and Draymond Green's television persona.
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Spurs blowout of the Wolves and the Knicks taking a 2-0 series lead over the Sixers. Then, Jared Weiss joins the show to discuss how the Spurs dismantled the Wolves, San Antonio's defensive improvement, and Jaden McDaniels' importance to Minnesota.
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Host: Dave DuFour
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