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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.

Thunder roll Lakers + Luka injured

27 mins; April 03, 2026

MVP Deep Dive + Steph Curry’s Return

25 mins; April 02, 2026

NBA Mailbag | Morning Shoot Around

52 mins; April 01, 2026

What is wrong with the Knicks?

25 mins; April 01, 2026

Shai vs. Wemby for MVP?

27 mins; March 31, 2026

Thunder drop Knicks + Are the Magic broken?

27 mins; March 30, 2026

Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

80 hours 59 mins; March 28, 2026

NBA All-Surprise Team w/ Fred Katz

43 mins; March 27, 2026

Celtics bully Thunder + Wolves shock Rockets

28 mins; March 26, 2026

The NBA Contender Pie | Morning Shoot Around

56 mins; March 25, 2026

Nobody likes the 65-game rule

30 mins; March 25, 2026

J Dub returns for OKC + Are the Lakers title contenders?

27 mins; March 24, 2026

KD passes MJ + Post All-Star Glow-ups

28 mins; March 23, 2026

Nuggets Toast? + Which Tanking Team Deserves the first pick? | Slam N Jam

63 hours 9 mins; March 21, 2026

March Madness, Cade Cunningham out + Boston winning the East?

29 mins; March 20, 2026

Luka magic for the Lakers, again

28 mins; March 19, 2026

NBA EXPANSION DRAFT | Morning Shoot Around

57 mins; March 18, 2026

Thunder clinch playoffs + Drafting tanking teams

27 mins; March 18, 2026

Should the NBA expand to Seattle and Las Vegas?

30 mins; March 17, 2026

Lakers on the rise + Playoff positioning

26 mins; March 16, 2026

The Most and Least Clutch NBA Players + HEAT WEEK | Slam N Jam

63 hours 40 mins; March 14, 2026

SGA passes Wilt + Adebayo's 83 asterisk?

30 mins; March 13, 2026

Is this Kawhi Leonard's best season?

31 mins; March 12, 2026

NBA Dark Horse Rankings | Morning Shoot Around

53 mins; March 11, 2026

Bam Adebayo scores 83 points, passes Kobe Bryant

28 mins; March 11, 2026

Best game of the season: Thunder vs. Nuggets

23 mins; March 10, 2026

Tatum's return + Wemby's ascension

28 mins; March 09, 2026

76ers in Trouble? + Hot Hornets and Westbrook Drama | Slam N Jam

75 hours 17 mins; March 07, 2026

Wemby Destroys The Pistons + West Playoff Race

29 mins; March 06, 2026

Thunder take down Knicks in a thriller + Hornets on the rise

32 mins; March 05, 2026

Do the Pistons rely on Cade Cunningham too much? | Morning Shoot Around

48 mins; March 04, 2026

Can Cade Cunningham Do It By Himself?

29 mins; March 04, 2026

Inside Jayson Tatum’s impending return to the Celtics

29 mins; March 03, 2026

East + West Playoff check-in

28 mins; March 02, 2026

The NBA’s Best and Worst Shooters + The Mavs Vision | Slam N Jam

67 hours 50 mins; February 28, 2026

Rockets fight back, Shai Returns, and what is the Heat’s future?

27 mins; February 27, 2026

Contenders Revealed + Pistons handle Thunder

30 mins; February 26, 2026

Who do you TRUST more? | Morning Shoot Around

50 mins; February 25, 2026

Cavs shut down Knicks + Cason Wallace

28 mins; February 25, 2026

Spurs stay hot + Who are true Contenders?

31 mins; February 24, 2026

Thunder slow down Cavs

31 mins; February 23, 2026

Can the Thunder Repeat? + Post All Star Break Leap Team | Slam N Jam

82 hours 40 mins; February 21, 2026

Is Cade Cunningham the MVP?

25 mins; February 20, 2026

Can the Wolves win the title?

22 mins; February 19, 2026

NBA Expansion Draft Protections | Morning Shoot Around

81 hours 24 mins; February 18, 2026

Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets

26 mins; February 18, 2026

How Harden has changed the Cavs

30 mins; February 17, 2026

Is the All Star Game Back??

30 mins; February 16, 2026

Clippers Perpetual Chaos + Tanking is Good | Slam N Jam

71 hours 48 mins; February 14, 2026

Suns Rising with Sam Amick + Trade Deadline Leftovers

32 mins; February 13, 2026

Kawhi’s Game Winner + Knicks rock Sixers

22 mins; February 12, 2026

NBA Role Player Draft | Morning Shoot Around

52 mins; February 11, 2026

Pacers Embarrass Knicks + Rockets Offensive Struggles

26 mins; February 11, 2026

Pistons battle Hornets + Returning stars

24 mins; February 10, 2026

Harden’s Cavs Debut + Blatant Tanking

23 mins; February 09, 2026

NBA Trade Awards | Slam N Jam

79 hours 51 mins; February 07, 2026

Trade Deadline Recap with John Hollinger

22 mins; February 06, 2026

Why did the Cavs trade for James Harden?

24 mins; February 04, 2026

Jaren Jackson Jr. Traded EMERGENCY POD

29 mins; February 03, 2026

NBA Trade Deadline Preview with Sam Amick

29 mins; February 03, 2026

Favorite Giannis trades + Are the Hornets for real?

27 mins; February 03, 2026

Thunder strike down Nuggets + All Star Reserves

27 mins; February 02, 2026

How good is the 2026 NBA Draft Class? with Sam Vecenie | Slam N Jam

77 hours 16 mins; January 31, 2026

Have the Wolves solved the Thunder? + Giannis trade ideas

36 mins; January 30, 2026

Is this LeBron’s final season?

31 mins; January 29, 2026

What teams NEED to make a trade | Morning Shoot Around

66 hours 54 mins; January 28, 2026

How far can the Pistons go?

27 mins; January 28, 2026

Did Orlando lose its Magic?

29 mins; January 27, 2026

All Star Reserves Vibes Draft

29 mins; January 26, 2026

Lakers in Trouble? + Bulls Need to Pick a Direction | Slam N Jam

71 hours 1 min; January 24, 2026

Is Joel Embiid back?

30 mins; January 23, 2026

Are the Knicks broken? + Norman Powell is bowlegged

33 mins; January 22, 2026

Can the Warriors be fixed? w Marcus Thompson | Morning Shoot Around

52 mins; January 21, 2026

Rockets Spurs Thriller + Kuminga’s return

28 mins; January 21, 2026

Changes for the Knicks?

23 mins; January 20, 2026

Ant vs. Wemby + NBA Stock Watch

30 mins; January 19, 2026

Mid Season Slammies + Will the Bucks Finally Trade Giannis? | Slam N Jam

86 hours 18 mins; January 17, 2026

Do the Rockets pass the eye test?

25 mins; January 16, 2026

Cavs dominate Sixers

26 mins; January 15, 2026

5 Burning NBA Questions | Morning Shoot Around

56 mins; January 14, 2026

Thunder vs Spurs Episode IV: The Thunder strikes back

24 mins; January 14, 2026

Trade Deadline Prep with John Hollinger

23 mins; January 13, 2026

Wemby vs. The World

24 mins; January 12, 2026

Contending Spurs + Who wants Ja Morant? | Slam N Jam

76 hours 8 mins; January 09, 2026

Will Giannis stay in Milwaukee?

26 mins; January 09, 2026

Trae Young traded to Wizards

31 mins; January 08, 2026

New Year Mailbag | Morning Shootaround

34 mins; January 07, 2026

Is Trae Young heading to Washington?

31 mins; January 07, 2026

Worried about the Thunder? + Pistons smoke Knicks

28 mins; January 06, 2026

Who is the best team in the Eastern Conference?

24 mins; January 05, 2026

Best NBA Trades of 2025 | Morning Shoot Around

71 hours 44 mins; January 01, 2026

Embiid + Ja throwback games + Do the Lakers need to make moves?

37 mins; December 31, 2025

How do the Nuggets survive without Jokić?

27 mins; December 30, 2025

Is Nikola Jokić having the best season ever?

26 mins; December 29, 2025

Steve Kerr on dealing with Father Time + Saving or scrapping the NBA Cup

36 mins; December 27, 2025

Listener Mailbag | Morning Shoot Around

42 mins; December 26, 2025

NBA Christmas Day Preview

41 mins; December 24, 2025

Spurs beat rival Thunder again

24 mins; December 24, 2025

Are the Thunder breaking the NBA?

27 mins; December 23, 2025

Thunder lose again + Steve Kerr's last season?

27 mins; December 22, 2025

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