The Athletic NBA Show

The Athletic NBA Show

Hosted by Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht · The Athletic

4.1from 3,783 ratings

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83Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
2,242
Episodes
648
Transcribed
3,783
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2018
First episode
5M
YouTube views

About The Athletic NBA Show

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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher
The Athletic
Category
comedy · news · sports
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
29 Aug 2018
Latest episode
21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

648 of 2,242 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Toronto Raptors Season Preview

  2. 18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Atlanta Hawks Season Preview

  3. 16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Golden State Warriors Preview

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Toronto Raptors Season Preview

Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] 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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Who has been a guest on The Athletic NBA Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Samson Folk
  • Trevon Heath
  • Lauren Williams
  • Zena Keita
  • Marcus Thompson II

Reach and audience

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YouTube views
5,088,678
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.1 / 5
2,205 ratings
Spotify
4.1 / 5
1,578 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

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Quality
90
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
99

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Who hosts The Athletic NBA Show?

Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni and Andrew Schlecht host the show. Published by The Athletic.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

Does The Athletic NBA Show take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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