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Are the Thunder the best regular season team ever?
Apr 01 2025 • 33 mins
The Oklahoma City Thunder move to a 28-1 record against the eastern conference with a 28-point win over the Chicago Bulls. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni react to the Lakers win over the Rockets, the Celtics’ dominant March, and the Pacers status as sneaky contenders. Then, the Athletic’s Anthony Slater stops by to discuss the historic season for the Thunder, Lu Dort vs. Draymond Green for DPOY, and the Warriors playoff chances.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni & Anthony Slater
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody
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Playoff Pressure Meter + Weekend Update
Mar 31 2025 • 29 mins
The NBA season is winding down and the NBA Daily crew discusses which West playoff teams under the most pressure. Dave, Es and Zena discuss the weekend of basketball, a brawl between the Pistons and Wolves, and the games of the week.
Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni and Zena Keita
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio Producer: Grayson Moody
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Why the Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins + DPOY Madness | Slam N Jam
Mar 29 2025 • 78 mins
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball Defensive Player of the year, and our players, stats and quotes of the week. Then they are joined by Keith Parish of the Athletic to discuss the Memphis Grizzlies and why they fired Taylor Jenkins, Ja Morant’s season, the value of Brandon Clarke, and more. Then the boys play a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat, a trivia game where Andrew is pitted against a beat writer.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Keith Parish
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Editor: Jake Kleinberg
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