The Athletic NBA Daily

Andrew Schlecht hosts in place of Sam Amick today with Fred Katz, Anthony Slater and special guest Mike Smeltz. They discuss these 8 topics around the NBA Playoffs: 1. Have we learned anything about the Nets in their first round series? (With Mike Smeltz) 2. Who has the brighter future, Hawks or Grizzlies? 3.Will the Chris Paul injury or the Anthony Davis injury matter more in their 1st round seri...

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Dave DuFour, Tray Edwards and Law Murray. Despite his absence from the show Jay King and the Milwaukee Bucks have the last laugh in a diss track for the ages. Then the Suns take Game 4 in their series against the Lakers. Is there any concern here? Then Knicks vs Hawks, Trae Young too much for NY. Also, 76ers/Wizards, Nuggets/Blazers and more. Hosted on Acast. See...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss Kawhi Leonard's place in the Clippers blame game, who will make the East and West Finals and then bring on Will Guillory of the Athletic to discuss the Nets and Bucks and then play a round of NBA Trivia based on the first round of the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Nerder, Dave, Seth and Mo go through the first round series that matter. Knicks/Hawks, Bucks/Heat, Clippers/Mavs, Lakers/Suns, Blazers/Nuggets and Jazz/Grizzlies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate. Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Lakers in Trouble? Psyche!! Take 2: Meanwhile, while everyone was watching the Lakers Suns, the Clippers dropped another one to Luka and the Mavs. Take 3: Donovan Mitchell is getting upset! Take 4: What time is it? It’s Dame Time! Wait...Let’s go to the Replay Center! Take 5: Do we need anot...

NBA's / TNT's Steve 'Smitty' Smith drops by to talk with David and Marcus, reminiscing about his signature move, paradigm shifts in the NBA and changing the mind of a nation. Runnin' with Magic and Gervin. "Giving back is part of our heritage," said DA. Then talking about the poised Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young's Game 1 performance against the Knicks. Small ball vs Bigs. Lakers in trouble? Clipper...

Sam Amick, Fred Katz, and Anthony Slater discuss Suns victory over the Lakers, the NBA crowds, if the Grizzlies are starting something special, problems with the Clippers and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Jay King, Dave DuFour and Tray Edwards try to make sense of what happened in Game 1 of the Lakers vs Suns series...."WWE x NBA Collab?" says Tray. Then, is anyone excited about the Blazers win over the Nuggets in their opener? Also, Jay apologizes to Melo. Then, Luka dismantles Pat Bev then adds insult to injury and calls him "too small." Next up, KD disrespects t...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers preview the Western Conference playoff matchups (Jazz vs Grizzlies, Lakers vs Suns, Clippers vs Mavs, and Blazers vs Nuggets) and play some trivia with Keith Parish of Fastbreak Breakfast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Nerder, Dave, Seth and Mo take a look at the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Wizards vs 76ers. Celtics vs Nets. Heat vs Bucks. And finally Knicks vs Hawks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Celtics get by the Wizards. Now, will the Nets win in 4 or 5 games? Or could this get interesting? Take 2: Oh baby it’s on! The Miami Heat vs the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s Christmas, as far as we're concerned. THIS is the NBA Finals right here. Take 3: For the first time in 9 years we will witness a...

Lakers studio host and Road Trippin's Allie Clifton drops by to talk about the big play-in game between the Lakers and Warriors. Also LeBron and Solomon Hill gossip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz, and Anthony Slater break down the NBA play in tournament, Steph vs. LeBron, and predicting the other play in games. Then in part 2, the guys break down each playoff matchup and they make their predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Dave DuFour and Law Murray set the table for the play-in tournament and later this week, the playoffs. Lakers should cruise past Warriors right? Can anyone trust the Celtics? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode we lay out what happened this week in the NBA, discuss Russell Westbrook's legacy and him breaking the triple double record, if the Warriors are a sleeping giant, and then Zach Harper joins to discuss the Miami Heat and we play another episode of Andrew vs. the Beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company's expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their though...

In this week's Nerder, Dave, Seth and Mo wax on the play-in tournament. The guys all love it but can it make more sense? What can the NBA change? Can any team pull off an upset? Do people believe in the Warriors? The Paper Tiger Suns? Mo is very confident about the Lakers. Dave is worried about the injuries. Also the Wizards, is anyone at all scared of the Wizards? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

In this week's Point of Contention, Marcus Thompson and Ethan Strauss debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Are we about to witness a play-in game for the ages? Los Angeles is still Golden State’s most likely opponent in a possible 7-8 matchup and that will be just what the TV ratings doctor ordered! Take 2: Does the NBA teams need to put a stronger emphasis on bringing more veterans back into th...

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company's first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, M...

On this week's episode of Hoops Adjacent David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson talk to NBA legend Jamal Crawford about the lack of veterans on NBA teams, spreadsheet basketball taking away the essence of basketball and Russell Westbrook being under-appreciated. Also what was the best team Jamal ever played for? Are score-first point-guards taking over the NBA? The abundance of talent in the NBA. Why...

Sam Amick and Anthony Slater are joined by Bill Oram to discuss the state of the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis returning to form, problems with Drummond, Schroder's impact, and more. Then Slater discusses the Warriors and their potential path to the playoffs and Steph Curry's amazing run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episo...

In this week's Basketball Buds, Zach, Tray, Jay and Dave contemplate a probable play-in between LeBron's Lakers and Steph's Warriors. Then the Celtics are struggling and what is wrong with Marcus Smart. Some hypothetical matchups in the East and the return of South Beach Zach. Finally, is Zion getting unfairly officiated? And has anyone noticed the Thunder are worse than Sam Hinkie's 76ers? Hosted...

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week that was in the NBA, a fun rookie stat, what the Cavs will do with Collin Sexton and then NBA birthdays. In part 2 Jon Krawczynski joins the show to discuss the Timberwolves, how Edwards and Towns fit, developing players, and then a Wolves trivia show. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Nerder, Indy Cornrows' and SB Nation's Caitlin Cooper drops by to talk about the turmoil in Indiana with head coach Nate Bjorkgren. Then teams that may be going under the radar including the Bucks, Jazz and Clippers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.