Stay ConnectedStart 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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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the insane first few days of the NBA season, the Good, the Bad, and the WHAT?? and then the boys are joined by Yaron Weitzman to discuss his new book: A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers. They discuss why there was pushback from the Lakers about the book, how the PG trade was almost to Cleveland, drafting Lonzo, and a hilarious Westbrook story. Then the guys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Yaron Weitzman
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton
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Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder’s double OT win against the Pacers, and Shai getting his career high, 55. Then the Warriors pull off an OT victory against the Nuggets behind Curry’s big night and Marcus Thompson of the Athletic is here to discuss it. They also dig into Aaron Gordon’s 50 (50!) points and 10 (10!) made threes.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni, Marcus Thompson
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Es Baraheni is joined by Mike Vorkunov of the Athletic to explain the details we have on the gambling investigation into Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones.
Host: Es Baraheni
With: Mike Vorkunov
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Will Davison
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita are back for night two of the NBA season including the Knicks statement win over the Cavs and Victor Wembanyama’s ridiculous season debut. James Edwards joins the show from MSG to break down the bench success for the Knicks and the changes Mike Brown has implemented on defense. Then Jared Weiss joins the gang from Dallas where Wemby’s 40 point 15 rebound night overshadowed Cooper Flagg’s debut.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita, James Edwards and Jared Weiss
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss opening week of the NBA and what they are most looking forward to watching.
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Dave DuFour and Zena Keita break down everything from the first night of the NBA season including Ring Night from OKC, OKC’s double OT thriller, and the Warriors dominating the Lakers. Andrew Schlecht joins the crew from OKC to discuss ring night, the banner being raised, and some timeout controversy. Then Dan Woike joins to discuss the Lakers falling to Curry, Jimmy and the Warriors.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Zena Keita, Andrew Schlecht and Dan Woike
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Es Baraheni is joined by Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady to discuss the players and teams that have stood out to TMac in the preseason, his prediction for NBA Champion, and discussing his career and how it compares to modern players.
Host: Es Baraheni
With: Tracy McGrady
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss which games they are looking forward to opening week, plus their picks of the week. Then Sam Amick joins Dave DuFour to discuss his experience being with the Nuggets during camp, the Clippers demeanor heading into the season, and what is going on in Sacramento?
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Sam Amick, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Bryce Simon of the Game Theory Podcast to discuss the incoming rookie class and if Cooper Flagg is ready to handle the point guard position, what rookies have stood out in preseason, Dylan Harper's ability to mesh with Wemby, how Topic and Holmes will help their contending teams, and more. Then they discuss the 2026 NBA Draft and discuss the top 3 players in the incoming class. Finally the boys finish with a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Bryce Simon
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Monica Compton
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Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and James Edwards answer the following five questions about the Eastern Conference:
1. Who are the top 5 players in the East?
2. Which player is most likely to break out in the East?
3. Outside of the Washington and Brooklyn, what 3 other teams miss the Play In all together?
4. Who are the top 5 contenders in the East?
5. Who wins the East?
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and James Edwards
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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