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NBA Draft Lottery Fallout | Morning Shoot Around

Wed, 14 May 2025

Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni discuss the fallout from the NBA Draft Lottery.




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Pacers advance to Conference Finals + Thunder survive Jokić

Wed, 14 May 2025

The Indiana Pacers finished off the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals, and Dave DuFour and Zena Keita are here to react. They discuss Tyrese Haliburton’s huge game and whether the Cavaliers need to make any changes this summer. Then, following an epic game between the Nuggets and Thunder, Andrew Schlecht joins the show to talk about OKC’s win, why the Thunder bet on Lu Dort, and how the Nuggets get the series to a seventh game.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita & Andrew Schlecht

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Mavs Get Cooper Flagg, Tatum Injured + Where Will Giannis Go?

Tue, 13 May 2025

The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery and the opportunity to snag Cooper Flagg. Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni are here to react to the Mavs’ incredible luck, the Spurs’ trade chips for Giannis, the Knicks’ win and Jayson Tatum’s injury. Then, Christian Clark from the Athletic joins the show with his reaction to the Mavericks lottery surprise and whether they would trade the number one pick. Finally, Anthony Slater and the guys take a look how the Wolves closed the door on the Warriors.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Es Baraheni, Christian Clark, & Anthony Slater

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Thunder save their season + Cavs in big trouble

Mon, 12 May 2025

The Thunder get a big win in Denver to put the series at 2-2 heading back to OKC, and Dave DuFour, Zena Keita and Es Baraheni are here to break it down. They discuss how the Thunder finally closed a game in the clutch, and what adjustments the Nuggets can make going back to OKC. They also discuss the Pacers pushing the Cavs to brink and if the Cavs have any hope in this series. Then they preview Warriors/Wolves and Celtics/Knicks and make their picks. Finally, they preview the NBA Draft lottery that will take place tonight.


Host: Dave DuFour

With: Zena Keita and Es Baraheni

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio Producer: Grayson Moody


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Are the Celtics done? | Slam N Jam

Sat, 10 May 2025

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are joined by Anthony Slater to discuss the Western Conference Playoffs including the Warriors without Steph, what will happen to the Clippers and Rockets in the offseason, and if the Wolves are ready to win the West. Then they do a championship draft. Then they are joined by Jared Weiss to discuss the Celtics, what is wrong with the offense, and if they can adjust in time to beat the Knicks in this series. 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: Jared Weiss and Anthony Slater

Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht

Audio/Video Editor: Gonzalo Torres


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