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"Grizzlies Rise and Grind + Are the Thunder STILL contenders? | Slam N Jam" is an episode of The Athletic NBA Daily. Runtime 1 hr 9 min. Published October 31, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
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The NBA season has been... well.... kind of a bummer to start with all the injuries, but Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers are here to walk you through the week of NBA basketball including the success of the Grizzlies, why the Thunder are not contenders, Gobert's struggles and picking the NBA Cup Champion. Then Philip Rossman-Reich joins the show to discuss the Orlando Magic and do some trivia.
Host: Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers
With: Philip Rossman-Reich
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Video Producer: Monica Compton
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