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.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
The Athletic NBA Show
Claim This PodcastHosted by Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, Andrew Schlecht
Published by The Athletic
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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.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
September 21, 2026
Toronto Raptors Season Preview
Es Baraheni interviews Samson Folk and Trevon Heath about the Toronto Raptors' season outlook, championship potential, and roster moves.
September 18, 2026
Atlanta Hawks Season Preview
Es Baraheni interviews Lauren Williams to preview the Atlanta Hawks' season, exploring fan excitement, team potential, and key player expectations.
September 16, 2026
Golden State Warriors Preview
Es Baraheni interviews Zena Keita to preview the Golden State Warriors' season, exploring storylines, expectations, and predictions.
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[…] So I think it's fairly possible. I mean, the interesting part about all of this, it feels like there is a lot of easy buckets on the table for Scotty Barnes, a lot of easy opportunity for him to increase his scoring in the regular season. Like this is a guy who, if I remember correctly, hasn't break broken like the 20 point per game barrier in the regular season yet. And so is this the season playing next to an all NBA star? who should take the more difficult matchups on a night-to-night basis, who should, like you said, Trey, have the defense tilted towards him all the time, is that going to give him more easy opportunities? […]
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