Celtics Still Favorites? + SNUBS and Lineups | Slam N Jam
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🗓️ 1 February 2025
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Summary
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA Basketball, Who was SNUBBED from the All Star Game, 6th Man of the Year Odds, a surprise team update, the best and worst lineups, and much more. Then they are joined by Jay King of the Athletic to discuss the Boston Celtics and if they are close to overcoming their slump, how good Tatum has been, and what’s up with Jaylen Brown’s shooting. 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: Jay King
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Editor: Jake Kleinberg
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Saturday Slamman Jam here on the Athletic NBA Daily. On today's show, |
| 0:16.1 | we're talking snubs. We're talking surprise teams and an update on that. And then we're talking to Jay King about the Boston Celtics. |
| 0:24.1 | But before we get to all that, Al, tell me about the top stories this week. |
| 0:30.9 | Andrew, the top story this week is I'm sick. |
| 0:33.8 | So if my voice sounds weird, I apologize. |
| 0:36.4 | The top story in the NBA this week was the announcement of the All-Star Reserves. |
| 0:40.6 | In the East, we got Jalen Brown, Pascal Seaccom, Darius Garland, Evan Moble, Kate Cunningham, Damien Lillard, and Tyler Hero. |
| 0:48.9 | Now, that is three All-Stars for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is the fourth time in franchise history that they've |
| 0:55.5 | had three All-Stars in the same season. |
| 0:58.0 | Now, in the West, we've got Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, James Hardin, Jaron Jackson, Jr., |
| 1:02.5 | Alperin Shingoon, and J-Lan Williams, aka J. Dub. |
| 1:06.4 | This is James Hardin's first all-star appearance since 2022. His 11th overall, which ties him with |
| 1:13.6 | Steph Curry for fourth most among active players. Wow. The announcement of the All-Star |
| 1:19.0 | Reserves always brings with it cries of snubbery. And this year was no different. One of the biggest |
| 1:24.6 | snubs was King's Center de Monis sub bonus, who is averaging 21 points per game with 14 and a half rebounds and six and a half assists. |
| 1:31.3 | He's been a big part of Sacramento's turnaround this season, bringing them back from the depths of despair and firmly into the play and race. |
| 1:38.2 | Unfortunately, anytime something good happens to the Kings, anytime there's a whiff of good vibes. The universe must unleash all hell on Kings fans. |
| 1:46.9 | And this week, that came in the form of a report from multiple reporters, |
| 1:50.4 | saying that the Kings were listening to trade offers for Guard Deerran Fox. |
| 1:54.7 | Now, Fox has been with the Kings since he was drafted in 2017, |
| 1:57.9 | made an All-Star game in 2023, helped the Kings break their 16-year playoff drought. |
| 2:03.3 | Fox has made it known that he wants to go to San Antonio to play with Victor Wemagnama, |
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