{"podcast":{"title":"The Athletic NBA Daily","slug":"the-athletic-nba-daily-529354","podcast_index_feed_id":529354,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818c192eb737caf8cadd833","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcasts/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818c192eb737caf8cadd833/1774730840738-f98f6396-6203-4925-97bf-d79a38383850.jpeg","author":"The Athletic","episode_count":2215,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T20:21:22.066005+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-nba-daily-529354"},"episode":{"title":"NBA Draft Breakdown: Top 5 Guards + Bennett Stirtz Interview","slug":"nba-draft-breakdown-top-5-guards-bennett-stirtz-interview","published_at":"2026-06-08T14:05:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-nba-daily-529354/nba-draft-breakdown-top-5-guards-bennett-stirtz-interview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-nba-daily-529354","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-athletic-nba-daily/episodes/nba-draft-breakdown-top-5-guards-bennett-stirtz-interview","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818c192eb737caf8cadd833/e/6a24b7d8c5332fe764d10c5b/media.mp3","summary":"Andrew Schlecht hosts John Hollinger and CJ Moore as they count down the top 5 guards in the 2026 NBA Draft class. They discuss why they are lower on Mikel Brown Jr, how Kingston Flemings is rising, and why Darryn Peterson is the top guard in the class. They also discuss the best NBA team fits for the top guards. After the break, Es Baraheni is joined by Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz to get to know who the prospect is off the court. Host: Andrew Schlecht + Es Baraheni With: John Hollinger, CJ Moore, and Bennett Stirtz Producer: Andrew Schlecht Video Editor: Monica Compton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Andrew Schlecht hosts John Hollinger and CJ Moore as they count down the top 5 guards in the 2026 NBA Draft class. They discuss why they are lower on Mike…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2444,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-athletic-nba-daily-529354/episodes/nba-draft-breakdown-top-5-guards-bennett-stirtz-interview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-athletic-nba-daily-529354/nba-draft-breakdown-top-5-guards-bennett-stirtz-interview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}