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The Athletic NBA Daily

The Athletic NBA Daily

By: The Athletic
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 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.

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Episodes
  • Josh Giddey, Clippers BAD, and Nets Identity | Slam N Jam

    Josh Giddey, Clippers BAD, and Nets Identity | Slam N Jam
    Nov 8 2025

    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

    Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

    Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • NBA Power Rankings

    NBA Power Rankings
    Nov 7 2025

    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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    28 mins
  • Blazers hand Thunder first loss + how high can Rockets go?

    Blazers hand Thunder first loss + how high can Rockets go?
    Nov 6 2025

    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: Grayson Moody

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    30 mins
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