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The Athletic NBA Daily
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
The Athletic NBA DailyHow good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht is joined by Sam Vecenie to discuss the 2026 NBA Draft, if it is worth tanking for, what the quality of the top of the draft is, and where else…
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Have the Wolves solved the Thunder? + Giannis trade ideas
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react the Wolves win over the Thunder and 40+ point games from Cooper Flagg, Tyrese Maxey, and Dillon Brooks. Then, Eric Nehm joins…
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Is this LeBron’s final season?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Spurs win over the Rockets and then, Es Baraheni joins the gang from Toronto where the Knicks dominated the Raptors…
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What teams NEED to make a trade | Morning Shoot Around
The NBA Daily crew put all 30 teams into tiers of teams that need to make trades before the upcoming deadline.Host: Andrew SchlechtWith: Dave DuFour, Zena…
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How far can the Pistons go?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Evan Mobley’s calf injury and the Clippers successful run. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show to discuss the Pistons…
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Did Orlando lose its Magic?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Hornets latest blowout win, their recent success, and Donovan Mitchell’s big night for the Cavaliers. Then, Josh…
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All Star Reserves Vibes Draft
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss the Warriors and Timberwolves game in Minneapolis, the Raptors biggest win of the season in Oklahoma City, and…
The Athletic NBA DailyLakers in Trouble? + Bulls Need to Pick a Direction | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, leaders in spot ups, isos and more, Sengun is fearless, and some weirdness around the NBA…
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Is Joel Embiid back?
Is Joel Embiid back?Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Warriors loss, Jonathan Kuminga’s injury, and the Clippers win over the Lakers. Then, Tony Jones…
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Are the Knicks broken? + Norman Powell is bowlegged
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita are joined by Fred Katz of the Athletic to discuss his story on Norman Powell, his season, and Bam Adebayo’s commentary on Norm’s…
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Can the Warriors be fixed? w Marcus Thompson | Morning Shoot Around
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, Es Baraheni and Marcus Thompson discuss the situation in Golden State and their place in the West.Host: Dave DuFourWith: Zena Keita…
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Rockets Spurs Thriller + Kuminga’s return
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Jimmy Butler injury news and Jonathan Kuminga’s opportunity, Keynote George’s 43-point game, and Jalen Green’s return…
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Changes for the Knicks?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Knicks embarrassing loss to the Mavericks and the All Star starter announcements. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the show…
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Ant vs. Wemby + NBA Stock Watch
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni react to Ja Morant’s return for the Grizzlies in London, the epic battle between Anthony Edwards and Victor Wembanyama…
The Athletic NBA DailyMid Season Slammies + Will the Bucks Finally Trade Giannis? | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, and hand our their mid season awards, the Slammies, a different kind of awards show aimed…
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Do the Rockets pass the eye test?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Thunder dropping the Rockets, the lack of easy offense for Houston, and where the Bucks go after another blowout loss…
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Cavs dominate Sixers
Dave DuFour and Zena discuss the Cavs dismantling of the 76ers, the Kings picking up their third straight win, and the Nuggets continued success without Nikola…
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5 Burning NBA Questions | Morning Shoot Around
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss 5 questions about the NBA Season:1. If the Playoffs started today, which of the top 6 seeds in either…
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Thunder vs Spurs Episode IV: The Thunder strikes back
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Milwaukee Bucks devastating blowout loss to the Timberwolves without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert and the rise of…
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Trade Deadline Prep with John Hollinger
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita are joined by John Hollinger to discuss a story about the Rockets, the trading Ja Morant, Michael Porter Jr’s trade market and more…
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Wemby vs. The World
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita react to the Timberwolves huge win over Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, the Nuggets continued success without Nikola…
The Athletic NBA DailyContending Spurs + Who wants Ja Morant? | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, free throws, Thunder’s bad loss, and who wants Ja Morant? After a break Jared Weiss of the…
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Will Giannis stay in Milwaukee?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Timberwolves win over the Cavs, the Pacers snapping their 13 game losing streak, and condensation in Chicago. Then, Sam…
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Trae Young traded to Wizards
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by Josh Robbins discuss the Trae Young for C.J. McCollum swap between Atlanta and Washington. Then, Dave and Es react to…
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New Year Mailbag | Morning Shootaround
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss and take listener questions about the first half of the season and the upcoming NBA trade deadline.Join our Discord!…
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Is Trae Young heading to Washington?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the shorthanded Grizzlies beating the Spurs in spite of Victor Wembanyama’s return and wonder if the Timberwolves. Then…
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Worried about the Thunder? + Pistons smoke Knicks
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the Thunder’s loss the Hornets and their recent skid, the Nuggets shorthanded win over the Sixers, and a review of Snoop…
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Who is the best team in the Eastern Conference?
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita breakdown the playoff race in the East, discuss the Celtics and Sixers surprising seasons and the disappointing Cavs…
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Best NBA Trades of 2025 | Morning Shoot Around
Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss the best trades of 2025.Host: Andrew SchlechtWith: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena…
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Embiid + Ja throwback games + Do the Lakers need to make moves?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita discuss Nikola Jokić’s injury timetable and react to Joel Embiid and Ja Morant turning back the clock in the Sixers overtime win…
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How do the Nuggets survive without Jokić?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Nikola Jokić knee injury, discuss Denver's options if he misses time, and breakdown the Cavaliers win over the Spurs…
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Is Nikola Jokić having the best season ever?
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni react to the Spurs dismantling of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokić's absurd statistical season, and the MVP…
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Steve Kerr on dealing with Father Time + Saving or scrapping the NBA Cup
Zena Keita sits down with Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr for a remarkably candid conversation about the "inevitable" end of the Warriors' dynasty…
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Listener Mailbag | Morning Shoot Around
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni answer listener questions about the NBA.Host: Dave DuFourWith: Es Baraheni and Zena KeitaProducer: Andrew Schlecht…
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NBA Christmas Day Preview
Andrew Schlecht, Es Baraheni and Dave DuFour preview the Christmas Day games by unboxing a gift from the NBA! They unwrap ornaments that symbolize the…
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Spurs beat rival Thunder again
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to Cooper Flagg's huge night against the Nuggets, Cam Johnson's injury, and whether the Hawks have a Trae Young problem…
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Are the Thunder breaking the NBA?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the New Orleans Pelicans five game winning streak. Then, Andrew Schlecht joins the show to discuss the Thunder's latest…
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Thunder lose again + Steve Kerr's last season?
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Zena Keita react to the Thunder losing their third game of the season, the Timberwolves as big game risers, and the Rockets and…
The Athletic NBA DailyWhat is the Jazz Plan? + Who gets traded? | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, officials, AD getting traded?, . After a break Sarah Todd of the Desert News joins the show…
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What is wrong with the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Fred Katz discuss the Knicks NBA Cup championship, bannergate, and the problems with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Then, the gang…
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Who are the REAL Contenders? | Morning Shoot Around
Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlecht, and Zena Keita discuss leftover thoughts from the Cup and then a look back at who they thought were contenders at the beginning…
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NBA All Star Locks
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss their All Star picks for the Western and Eastern Conferences including who should be All Star locks, and who is…
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Knicks WIN the NBA Cup | LIVE REACTION POD
Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Zena Keita discuss the Knicks winning the NBA Cup and defeating Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. How did the Knicks turn the tide…
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NBA Cup Final Preview
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are joined by James Edwards of the Athletic to discuss the Knicks in the NBA Cup. They first discuss James’ thoughts on the NBA Cup…
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NBA Trade Season Begins
Dave DuFour is joined by NBA Insider Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss the NBA at large, what trends he is seeing, OKC's dominance, and what in the world is…
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Wemby Beats Thunder | NBA Cup INSTANT REACTION
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht break down the Spurs big win over the Thunder in the NBA Cup, and Josh Robbins joins the show to help…
The Athletic NBA DailyNuggets in the Clutch, Llamas, and Grizzlies Week | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, corner 3s, Tyler Herro, Deni drives, and more bad things about the Clippers. After a break…
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Will Jayson Tatum return for the Celtics this season?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the protracted finish to the game between the Rockets and Clippers and Steph Curry's return for the Warriors. Then, Jay…
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Thunder, Spurs advance to NBA Cup Semifinals + Wemby's return?
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Andrew Schlecht react to the Oklahoma City's 49-point blowout win over the Phoenix Suns to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals as…
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NBA Daily Mailbag | Morning Shoot Around
Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni answer questions from Discord, Twitter and Bluesky.Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/gJWsUXHQ7tHost: Andrew…
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Knicks and Magic advance to NBA Cup Semifinals
Dave DuFour hosts a recap of night one of the NBA Cup Quarterfinals. First, Wes Goldberg, from Locked On Heat, joins the show to discuss Desmond Bane’s big…
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Derik Queen's historic night + Timberwolves lose focus
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to the Franz Wagner injury news and Derik Queen's big night against the Spurs. Then, Jon Krawczynski joins the show to discuss…
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LeBron is back + NBA Cup Preview
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Es Baraheni discuss the Cavaliers recent struggles, LeBron James' arthritis, and Franz Wagner's injury for the Orlando Magic…
The Athletic NBA DailyWizards Week + Shai keeps getting better | Slam N Jam
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, the Bulls STINK, Shai keeps getting better, Danny Wolf, and are point guards even…
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LeBron's Historic Streak Ends on Rui Hachimura Buzzer Beater
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the end of LeBron James' 10-point scoring streak on an assist for a buzzer beater to beat the Raptors. Then, Law Murray…
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Does Giannis want out of Milwaukee?
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react to Jamal Murray’s 52 point game and the Mavericks rookies, Cooper Flagg and Ryan Nembhard, showing out. Then, Eric Nehm joins…
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Emergency Giannis Trade Request + CP3 is GONE | Morning Shoot Around
Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni discuss Chris Paul being asked to leave the Clippers, how the Clippers got here, and how it's…
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Chris Paul Departure + Who are the Knicks trying to be?
Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Thunder moving their record to 21-1 and Scottie Barnes leading the Raptors to another win. Then, James Edwards joins…
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Upside down night in the NBA + LeBron keeps streak alive
Dave DuFour and Zena Keita react a night of bad losses for good teams. Then, Hunter Patterson joins the gang after the Pistons win over the Hawks to discuss…
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NBA Awards check-in + NBA Cup predictions
Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni commemorate the quarter way mark of the NBA regular season by checking on the MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the…