The Athletic NBA Daily

Becky Hammon joins Ben and Sabreena to relive the 2023 Las Vegas Aces title run. Hammon shares how the team dealt with the super team expectations, the grind of repeating, some special moments that buoyed them throughout the year, and goes into great detail on the shorthanded closeout effort in Game 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss who the snubs are for the All Star game, the top 6 in each conference according to BetMGM, First time all stars, and trade deadline exceptions. Then in part 2, Law Murray joins to discuss the Clippers and play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz react to the Joel Embiid injury situation, discuss various trade scenarios heading into the deadline, and take a look at the Lakers coaching situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to Joel Embiid's knee injury, discuss the new games played threshold, and play a trade deadline edition of "Fish or Cut Bait?". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ringer's Wosny Lambre returns to Hoops Adjacent, joining David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to discuss whether the NBA has a scoring problem, Embiid missing games, and Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis throw out some hot takes and then play a game of "Buy or Sell" to see who's buying Doc Rivers, the Clippers, and Joel Embiid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers bring you:The Mid-Season Slammies.Individual Awards (We each pick our own winners)Most Shocking StatFine, I Was Wrong Award (Pre-Season Take We Reluctantly Are Giving Up)Mid-Season 7th Man of the Year (Has to be outside top 6 in MPG)First Half League Pass Team AwardBold Prediction for the 2nd Half of the SeasonGroup Awards (We have to agree on a winner)1) First-Half Major Awards (but you can't choose the favorites)MVP (no Embiid)COY (no Daisneault)MIP (no Maxey)ROY (no Wemby)DPOY (no Gobert)6MOY (no Tim Hardaway Jr.)Master of Illusion Award (Team whose record is most deceiving)Second Half Run Award (Team currently around or below .500 that will make a 2nd half run)Play-Out to Play-In AwardThen in part 2 Richie Randall of the Buzz Beat Podcast joins us to discuss the Charlotte Hornets, their direction and more PLUS a fun edition of Andrew vs. The Beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TamperingSam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz are joined by Eric Nehm to discuss the decision making process behind firing Adrian Griffin, hiring Doc Rivers, and how they move forward. Then the guys discuss the Wizards, the trade deadline, and bring in Andrew Schlecht to discuss the rise of the Thunder and their defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour react to the coaching change in Milwaukee, breakdown the Terry Rozier trade to Miami, and compare Embiid's 70 point game to Karl-Anthony Towns' 62. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to react to Joel Embiid's 70 point performance, Karl-Anthony Towns getting benched while scoring 62, and all the NBA trade rumors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.