The Athletic NBA Daily - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I like the new format of 20-25 minutes max during the week and an extended Slam on the weekend. Most sports podcasts longer than 20 minutes are padded with mindless chatting, arguments and repetitive opinions. Just give me the headlines/main stories from the previous night, some brief analysis, and I can get on with my day.
I love the throwback theme music with the funky horns!

With the demise of the Lowe Post pod (RIP), this has become my hands down favorite NBA pod. Weekday team somehow keep convo light but serious (shoutout Zena and Es!). Weekend Slam and Jam crew do great deep dives on specific teams (shoutout Alex and Andrew!). Entertaining without being just stupid hot takes. For serious hoop heads. Five stars.

I absolutely love the Saturday Slam & Jam! Not only are Alex and Andrew each fun and knowledgeable individually, but the chemistry they have together is phenomenal and really makes the show what it is. Andrew Vs The Beat is easily a highlight of my week.

With that said, I’d love to know how Alex would feel about fan-submitted questions for the quiz. I’m a lifelong Celtics fan and I have a pet favorite stat that I’d love to send in for consideration for when the C’s are made to face the Wheel of Fandom. Let us know!

Shoutout also to the Daily crew — Dave, Es & Zeena (hope I spelled it right!!) clearly know ball and are my one-stop shop for keeping tabs on the league. Keep up the good work everyone!

Really enjoying the new format. Been listening for years and Dave has chemistry with just about anyone. The only thing I don’t understand is why the episodes are so short? Should let the hosts cook a bit more and cover more of the games, but overall a great addition to my morning routine.

I had somewhat high expectations for this podcast given the Athletic’s usually stellar journalism. I was wrong. This is slightly improved from its previous incarnation, but still the hosts talk over each other constantly and argue over their own uninformed “hot takes” which are rarely interesting. Oh, and one of them used to work for the Warriors and is quick to point that out in every episode whether or not it is relevant to the discussion.

Dave is fine, but it feels like a loss to put all of the shows eggs in his basket. I like the cohosts too, but the old rotating panels and different focuses on different days felt more interesting and fresh rather than having the same, one-note update show every day. No one really likes a daily update show. Justice for Nerder!