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.
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Sam Amick on the NBA wide impact of the Clippers punishment
#43 trending · Sports
In this episode, NBA insider Sam Amick discusses the league's recent disciplinary actions against the Los Angeles Clippers, the implications of the Wachtel Lipton report,
Sep 7 45 min
Pablo Torre on the Clippers Punitive Punishment
#40 trending · Basketball
Pablo Torre has been on the forefront of the investigation into the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, and he joins Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni to discuss the findings from the
Sep 4 36 min
NBA Hammers Clippers, Ballmer in Kawhi Ruling
The NBA announced its punishment for the Los Angeles Clippers, Steve Ballmer, and Kawhi Leonard after the nearly year long investigation in their dealings with Aspiration
Sep 2 33 min
What you need to know about the Memphis Grizzlies
Dave DuFour is joined by Keith Parish to discuss the Memphis Grizzlies and answer the following questions:
1. What’s the thing most fans are looking forward to with this
Sep 2 25 min
Thunder Season Preview
Andrew Schlecht is joined by Rylan Stiles to do a Thunder season preview answering the following questions:
1. What’s the thing most fans are looking forward to with th
Aug 31 32 min
Top 5 NBA Players
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Zena Keita and Andrew Schlecht break down their top 5 ranked players for the upcoming NBA Season, PLUS a special message from our own Zena Keita
Aug 28 37 min
NBA Player Ranking 10-6
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Zena Keita and Andrew Schlecht break down their 10-6 ranked players for the upcoming NBA Season.
FILL OUT OUR LISTENER SURVEY:
Host: Dave DuF
Aug 27 40 min
Can Klay Thompson and DeMar DeRozan still impact the NBA?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Peyton Watson sign and trade, DeMar DeRozan signing with the Nuggets, Klay Thompson's buyout and signing with the Heat, and much m
Aug 24 37 min
NBA Pressure Draft with JE Skeets | Slam N Jam
Who has the most pressure this NBA Season? Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by JE Skeets of No Dunks to answer that question. Which All Star, Young Player, Play
Aug 22 1 h 16 min
NBA Player Ranking 16-11
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht break down their 16-11 ranked players for the upcoming NBA Season.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With:
Aug 19 38 min
NBA Player Ranking 20-16
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Zena Keita and Andrew Schlecht break down their 20-16 ranked players for the upcoming NBA Season.
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Host: Dave D
Aug 17 44 min
Lakers Bizarre Sale, Westbrook Retires, and the NBA Schedule Release
The NBA never stops and Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to discuss Russell Westbrook's retirement, the odd sale of the Los Angeles Lakers and what it means, and then
Aug 14 33 min
NBA Player Rank: 25-21
The NBA season is just around the corner and we are counting down our top 30 players before the season. In this episode we are discussing players ranked 25-21.
Host: Dav
Aug 12 29 min
NBA Player Ranking 26-30 + Honorable Mentions
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Zena Keita and Andrew Schlecht break down their 26-30 ranked players for the upcoming NBA Season.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, Zena K
Aug 10 55 min
First Time All Stars with Law Murray | Slam N Jam
Every year there are 6 new All Stars in the NBA on average, and the Slam N Jam pod is going to try and predict the next first time all stars. Law Murray of the Athletic j
Aug 7 1 h 26 min
Did the Wolves improve? | Northwest Division Preview
Our offseason series continues and Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht are here to hand out offseason grades for the Thunder, Wolves, Nuggets, Blazers and Jazz.
Aug 5 38 min
Pacers back on top? | Central Division Grades
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni give offseason grades to the Central Division teams including the Pacers, Bulls, Bucks, Cavs and Pistons.
Host: Dave DuFour
Wit
Aug 3 43 min
Are the Spurs the favorites? | Southwest Division Preview
Our offseason series continues and Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita are here to hand out offseason grades for the Spurs, Rockets, Pelicans, Mavericks, and Grizzlie
Jul 31 37 min
Can the Knicks repeat or will LeBron spoil it? | Atlantic Division Preview
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht break down the Atlantic Division and if the Knicks can repeat as champions, how much better are the 76ers?, Can the Celtics
Jul 29 53 min
The Big NBA Problems with Mike Vorkunov
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Mike Vorkunov of the Athletic to discuss the investigation into Kawhi Leoard and the Clippers, what is going on with the Blazers
Jul 27 39 min
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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!
Nick Boonstra · Jan 2025
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.
Pandyora · Dec 2024
Phenomenal show, best nba podcast by far. Great music, great energy and great league wide balance. I make it my first listen every day!
Ty$-Kube · Dec 2024
The Wheel of Fandom is undefeated. Denver thought they were safe, but the Thanksgiving Slam-and-Jam hiatus opened the window for the Wizards of Washington to strike. In a Saturday night game, which I was in attendance, Jokic had a monster 56/16/8 and it wasn’t enough. The Wizards broke a 16 game losing streak and Jordan Poole got MVP chants at the foul line. An incredible highlight in our sad season. The Wheel of Fandom has shined upon us. Praised, be the basketball gods.
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WizarsdTrashTalker · Dec 2024
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!
web209 · Nov 2024
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.
Austin643 · Nov 2024
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