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The Athletic NBA Daily
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Today: #64 in Sports on our combined chart.
Today: #136 in Sports, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #70 in Sports, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #101 in Sports, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #146 in Sports, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #88 in Sports, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #44 in Sports, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #42 in Sports, India on our combined chart.
Today: #25 in Sports, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #190 in Sports, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #64 | #48 | #39 | #39 |
| Oct 26 | #64 | #43 | #39 | #39 |
| Oct 25 | #61 | #40 | — | #57 |
| Oct 24 | #63 | #50 | #46 | #46 |
| Oct 23 | #64 | #51 | #42 | #53 |
| Oct 22 | #66 | #48 | — | #74 |
| Oct 21 | #83 | #72 | — | #79 |
| Oct 20 | #94 | #83 | — | #60 |
| Oct 19 | #76 | #58 | — | #54 |
| Oct 18 | #74 | #61 | — | #86 |
| Oct 17 | #96 | #87 | — | #89 |
| Oct 16 | #98 | #89 | — | #92 |
| Oct 15 | #98 | #90 | — | #91 |
| Oct 14 | #96 | #88 | — | #94 |
Latest episodes
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What’s Next for the Oklahoma City Thunder?
October 27, 2026 · 42 minOn a strange day to live in Oklahoma City, Andrew Schlecht joins Dave DuFour to unpack the latest on Jalen Williams’ fractured fibula and dislocated ankle, Cason Wallaces’ labral tear in his left shoulder, and what moves the Thunder can…
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Jalen Williams Suffers Devastating Injury + Miami Slides in Power Rankings
October 26, 2026 · 41 minFollowing two brutal lower leg injuries to Jalen Williams and Jalen Suggs, Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni and Law Murray catch up on a damaging first Sunday night of the season. Then we head to Law’s weekly NBA power rankings, which should see…
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Sixers Thrive + Jamal Murray down bad? | Slam N Jam
October 25, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minThe NBA Season is HERE. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are here to chop it up. Alex gives his classic "Top Stories this Week" monolog and the guys give their Good, Bad and What of the NBA this week. Then Shamit Dua of the In the N.O…
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The Thunder Are Inevitable + Philly Trusts the Process
October 23, 2026 · 39 minOn the first Thursday night of the regular season, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 20-point streak came to an end, in a win, after 141 games; and Philadelphia erased a 29-point Cavaliers lead to finish off a monumental comeback in its home…
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Wolves Make a Big Statement in Miami + Luka’s Showtime Era Begins
October 22, 2026 · 47 minOkay, now the NBA season has officially started. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni break down all the major action from the first full slate of action, including: Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball & Giannis Antetokounmpo putting on a show in Miami…
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BIG NBA Questions: Slam N Jam LIVE!
October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 15 minThe NBA Season has begun and Alex Speers and Andrew Schlecht are here to break down their biggest questions about the upcoming season. Plus! Derek Parker joins as the boys reveal the Wheel of Tomorrow. To end the show the guys do their…
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What we learned from a chaotic NBA Opening Night
October 21, 2026 · 55 minOpening Night in the NBA! Dave DuFour, Esfandiar Baraheni and Law Murray are live Tuesday night following all the action to unpack a lively tipoff to the 2026-27 NBA season, including: the Pistons completing the largest opening day…
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Final Considerations Ahead of NBA Opening Night
October 20, 2026 · 44 minReal, tangible basketball! We are finally here. As we head into the 2026-27 NBA season, we have a few questions for our opening trio of games: Will Ausar Thompson ascend to Detroit’s second option alongside Cade Cunningham? What does Joe…
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Big Preseason Changes + Why Sandro Mamukelashvili signed with the Lakers
October 19, 2026 · 45 minThe NBA preseason can be deceiving. Dave and Es walk you through what’s real and what’s fake, between: the Orlando Magic offense, Denver Nuggets role players, Matisse Thybulle in the Lakers starting lineup and NBA officiating points of…
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Who is the NBA Surprise Team? | Slam N Jam
October 17, 2026 · 1 hr 19 minThe NBA season is just days away, and every year there is a team that no one expects to win a lot games…..that wins a lot of games. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Trill Bro Dude of the You Know Ball Podcast to guess which…
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The Future of the NBA
October 16, 2026 · 58 minFrom Cooper Flagg to Cam Boozer, the NBA is loaded with young, generational talent. Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni, and Andrew Schlecht are here to put players from the last 3 draft classes into tiers and attempt to project the future heading…
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NBA Bold Predictions & League Pass Power Rankings
October 15, 2026 · 45 minBoston Celtics as the one seed, the Utah Jazz as a top-six seed, and the Washington Wizards as a top-eight seed? Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to share predictions ahead of the 2026-2027 NBA season and give their League Pass power…
About the 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 for more information.