The Athletic NBA Show

Plant Your Flag

Basket Buds
Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis discuss awards predictions and then play a new game called "Plant Your Flag"
Celtics or Bucks
Team with a better offensive rating? Kings or Nuggets
Team with a better defensive rating? Cavs or Celtics?
Nuggets or the Field to make the finals from the West
Who finishes with more wins? Thunder or Pacers 
6 players scored 30 points per game last season, Embiid, Luka, Lillard, SGA, Giannis and Tatum. Pick 4 that are a lock to do it again. 
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An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Monday thru Friday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Jay King and Josh Huestis | Tuesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Wednesday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | Thursday: Tampering with Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Fred Katz  | Friday: The Slam &amp; Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers.