Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by National Writer at the Athletic, Fred Katz to discuss which teams and players are under the most pressure heading into the 2025-2026 season. They each will draft one for each of the following categories:Round 1: Star PlayerRound 2: ContendersRound 3: Young PlayerRound 4: Front OfficeRound 5: Wildcard (Choose anything NBA-related that wouldn’t fall into one of the previous categories)Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex SpeersWith: Fred KatzExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtAudio/Video Producer: Monica Compton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is Michael Jordan better than LeBron James? - Episode 6 Basketball 100
The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 6 includes players 5-1 hosted by David Aldridge, Joe Vardon and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.1. Michael Jordan 2. LeBron James3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4. Bill Russell5. Magic JohnsonBuy the Book!https://tinyurl.com/5pjdhu4dHost: David AldridgeWith: Joe Vardon and Law MurrayExecutive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Should Steph Curry be a top 10 player? - Episode 5 Basketball 100
The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 5 includes players 19-6 hosted by Jon Krawczynski, Jay King and Kelly Iko of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.6. Wilt Chamberlain7. Shaquille O’Neal8. Tim Duncan9. Larry Bird10. Kobe Bryant11. Hakeem Olajuwon12. Steph Curry13. Oscar Robertson14. Kevin Durant15. Julius Irving16. Jerry West17. Karl Malone18. Kevin Garnett19. Moses MaloneBuy the Book!https://tinyurl.com/5pjdhu4dHost: Jon KrawczynskiWith: Jay King and Kelly IkoExecutive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Does Scottie Pippen belong in the top 40? - Episode 4 Basketball 100
The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 4 includes players 39-20 hosted by Eric Nehm, Hunter Patterson and Law Murray of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.20. Dirk Nowitzki21. David Robinson22. Giannis Antetokounmpo23. Charles Barkley24. Elgin Baylor25. Isiah Thomas26. Rick Barry27. Dwayne Wade28. Nikola Jokic29. John Havlicek30. Scottie Pippen31. Chris Paul32. Bob Pettit33. John Stockton34. James Harden35. Kawhi Leonard36. George Mikan37. Jason Kidd38. Patrick Ewing39. Steve NashBuy the Book!https://tinyurl.com/5pjdhu4dHost: Eric NehmWith: Hunter Patterson and Law MurrayExecutive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How will Dwight Howard be remembered? - Episode 3 Basketball 100
The Basketball 100 Podcast is a 6 part podcast that counts down the 100 best players in the history of the NBA. Episode 3 includes players 59-40 hosted by Jay King, Eric Koreen and Jason Jones of the Athletic. They discuss which players have brought the most joy, recount the players that people may not know well, and discuss which players are too high and too low on the list.40. Bob Cousy41. Joel Embiid42. Elvin Hayes43. George Gervin44. Clyde Drexler45. Willis Reed46. Clyde Frazier47. Russell Westbrook48. Reggie Miller49. Allen Iverson50. Gary Payton51. Paul Pierce52. Kevin McHale53. Luka Doncic54. Dominique Wilkins55. Ray Allen56. Dwight Howard57. Anthony Davis58. Bob McAdoo59. James WorthyBuy the Book!https://tinyurl.com/5pjdhu4dHost: Jay KingWith: Eric Koreen and Jason JonesExecutive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.