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🗓️ 22 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball, all star weekend aftermath, Defensive Player of the Year Odds, and 6 players the guys think are poised to make a leap in the last part of the season. Then they are joined by Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal Constitution to discuss the Atlanta Hawks and the future of Trae Young, how Risacher has performed, and the emergence of Dyson Daniels. 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: Lauren Williams Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht Audio/Video Editor: Jake Kleinberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.2	Welcome to the Saturday Slamma Jam here on the Athletic NBA Daily.
1:22.2	On today's show, we're talking about the updated defensive player of the year odds,
1:29.2	the players that are making a pre-leap, and then Lauren Williams joins the show to talk about the Atlanta Hawks.
1:33.6	But to start with Al, tell me about the top stories this week.
1:40.4	Well, Andrew, our top story this week was All-Star Weekend in San Francisco in the Skills Challenge.
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