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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Aug 22, 2023 • 15min
Daily Ding: Heating up in Dallas?
The Athletic’s Dallas Mavericks beat writer Tim Cato joins Jared Weiss for a midsummer update on the Mavericks roster, the weather in Dallas, and a look back at some of the big stories from last season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2023 • 29min
King of the Trade Request | Scheduled Takes
Zach Harper, Travonne Edwards, Jay King, and Mo Dakhil react to James Harden’s comments about Daryl Morey, the NBA schedule release, and the tournament groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 19, 2023 • 41min
NBA Schedule Making with Evan Wasch
Mike Vokunov brings on Evan Wasch Executive Vice President, Basketball Strategy & Analytics at National Basketball Association, about creating the NBA Schedule, the challenge of the In Season Tournament, and much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2023 • 53min
NBA Tiers with Seth Partnow
Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow discuss the NBA tiers he released this week on the Athletic: Why did LeBron fall? Why is Bridges so low? Who could be on the rise in the future? and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2023 • 23min
The Raptors Direction
Jared Weiss is joined by Eric Koreen to discuss the Raptors choosing Darko Rajakovic, and the direction of the franchise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2023 • 22min
Kawhi's Return and the Clippers Potential
Daily DingJared Weiss and Law Murray discuss the Clippers offseason, Kawhi's return and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 14, 2023 • 34min
Harden vs. Morey
Sam Amick and Kelly Iko discuss the on going saga between James Harden and the GM of the 76ers Daryl Morey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2023 • 29min
Team USA vs. The World
The Athletic's Joe Vardon and Will Guillory join Dave DuFour to discuss Team USA's recent training camp and their prospects in the upcoming World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2023 • 33min
Nerder Summer Mailbag
Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour convene for an early August listener mailbag episode. What's their favorite catch-all stat? Does roster continuity matter? Can Dave actually fly? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 9, 2023 • 20min
Daily Ding: Rockets ready to take off?
The Athletic’s Houston Rockets beat writer Kelly Iko joins Jared Weiss for a backstage look at some of his recent profiles and discuss the expectations for the young Rockets in the forthcoming season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
