Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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Re-Grading The 2025 NBA Offseason | Nuggets, Timberwolves, Thunder, Trail Blazers And Jazz Aug 18, 2026

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Dan and Grant play re-grade the 2025 NBA offseason for the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Re-grade criteria
2:55 - Denver Nuggets
17:00 - Minnesota Timberwolves
30:07 - Oklahoma City Thunder
36:56 - Portland Trail Blazers
51:48 - Utah Jazz
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Re-Grading The 2025 NBA Offseason | Mavericks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Pelicans And Spurs Aug 15, 2026

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Dan and Grant play re-grade the 2025 NBA offseason for the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:44 - Regrade criteria
3:57 - Dallas Mavericks
17:46 - Houston Rockets
31:57 - Memphis Grizzlies
45:42 - New Orleans Pelicans
51:03 - San Antonio Spurs
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Re-Grading The 2025 NBA Offseason | Bulls, Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers And Bucks Aug 13, 2026

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Dan and Grant play re-grade the 2025 NBA offseason for the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:17 - Our Approach
2:13 - Chicago Bulls
9:57 - Cleveland Cavaliers
19:33 - Detroit Pistons
31:47 - Indiana Pacers
43:29 - Milwaukee Bucks
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Re-Grading The 2025 NBA Offseason | Celtics, Nets, Knicks, 76ers and Raptors Aug 11, 2026

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Dan and Grant play re-grade the 2025 NBA offseason for the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:54 - Our approach
5:36 - Boston Celtics
23:16 - Brooklyn Nets
30:03 - New York Knicks
36:25 - Philadelphia 76ers
42:18 - Toronto Raptors
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Re-Grading The 2025 NBA Offseason | Hawks, Hornets, Heat, Magic & Wizards Aug 09, 2026

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Dan and Grant play re-grade the 2025 NBA offseason for the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
3:02 - Our approach
7:22 - Atlanta Hawks
23:08 - Charlotte Hornets
31:41 - Miami Heat
41:57 - Orlando Magic
57:44 - Washington Wizards
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The 2026-27 NBA Breakout Players Draft! Aug 06, 2026

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Dan is joined by Mike Shearer of Basketball Poetry (@bballispoetry) to draft NBA breakout candidates who fascinate them the most. SUBSCRIBE TO BASKETBALL POETRY HERE: https://www.basketballpoetry.com/. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - Intro + Approach
4:04 - Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota Timberwolves
9:52 - Dylan Harper, San Antonio Spurs
19:47 - Donovan Clingan, Portland Trail Blazers
26:04 - Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets
39:57 - Egor Demin, Brooklyn Nets
45:51 - Reed Sheppard, Houston Rocket
53:41 - Jordan Miller, Los Angeles Clippers
58:36 - Kyshawn George, Washington Wizards
1:07:41 - Jaylon Tyson, Cleveland Cavaliers
1:14:12 - Dylan Cardwell, Sacramento Kings
1:24:37 - Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings
1:27:25 - Collin Murray-Boyles, Toronto Raptors
1:32:06 - Pelle Larsson Jr., Miami Heat
1:36:54 - Matas Buzelis, Chicago Bulls
1:40:43 - Khaman Maluach, Phoenix Suns
1:44:47 - Honorable Mentions
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NBA 'Fact Or Fiction?!' (Dog Days Of Summer Edition) Aug 01, 2026

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Dan and Grant play 'Fact or Fiction?!' with a BUNCH of topical, big-picture and, yes, thermonuclear NBA predictions, observations and storylines. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - GRANT’S BACK
6:56 - 76ers defense
16:44 - The Clippers investigation
28:14 - Who will Kawhi be playing for next year?
33:35 - How many 55-win teams will there be next year?
42:01 - Jalen Duren and Peyton Watson
49:33 - Are the Pistons underrated?
54:41 - Revisiting the LaMelo Ball trade
1:04:43 - The Warriors are catching too much flack
1:17:23 - Steph Curry should not sign an extension
1:20:26 - Trade Nikola Jokic?!
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Buy Or Sell Biggest NBA Summer League Takeaways Jul 28, 2026

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Dan is joined by Stephen Gillaspie (@StephenGHoops) from No Ceilings to play 'Buy or Sell?!' with a bunch of NBA Summer League rookie and sophomore takeaways. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NO CEILINGS SUBSTACK HERE: https://www.noceilingsnba.com/subscribe. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
2:55 - AJ Dybantsa, Washington Wizards
9:12 - Darryn Peterson, Utah Jazz
13:40 - Cam Boozer, Memphis Grizzlies
22:46 - Caleb Wilson, Chicago Bulls
28:26 - Mikel Brown Jr., Brooklyn Nets
31:54 - Kingston Flemings, Atlanta Hawks
37:12 - Darius Acuff Jr., Sacramento Kings
40:00 - Keaton Wagler, Los Angeles Clippers
43:04 - Brayden Burries, Milwaukee Bucks
48:04 - Yaxel Lendeborg, Golden State Warriors
54:48 - Hannes Steinbach, Charlotte Hornets
57:35 - Aday Mara/Bennett Stirtz, Oklahoma City Thunder
1:01:48 - Meleek Thomas, Cleveland Cavaliers
1:08:17 - Koa Peat, Phoenix Suns
1:11:14 - Dailyn Swain, Chicago Bulls
1:13:08 - Egor Demin, Brooklyn Nets
1:15:24 - Khaman Maluach, Phoenix Suns
1:20:33 - Hugo Gonzalez, Boston Celtics
1:23:02 - Will Riley, Washington Wizards
1:28:02 - Tre Johnson, Washington Wizards
1:29:49 - Liam McNeeley, Charlotte Hornets
1:31:51 - Chaney Johnson, Brooklyn Nets
1:33:13 - Javon Small, Memphis Grizzlies
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LeBron James To The Philadelphia 76ers Reaction Jul 25, 2026

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Dan and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from Bleacher Report break down the fallout from LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, including how it impacts the teams he spurned and the Eastern Conference's balance of power. TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
6:44 - LeBron’s offensive fit Philadelphia
20:09 - Who needs to adjust the most?
27:31 - The defense
28:17 - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to the Sixers live reaction
31:28 - Sixers defensive ceiling
40:36 - Joel Embiid for Anthony Davis?
45:12 - Backup big targets
49:05 - Where do the Cavs here?
52:49 - Where do the Warriors go from here?
55:57 - Where do the Heat go from here?
1:00:04 - Where do the Timberwolves go from here?
1:04:13 - Where do the Sixers rank on the Eastern Conference?
1:12:50 - Did LeBron make the right decision?
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We Bravely Entered The NBA Gauntlet Jul 22, 2026

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Dan and Grant attempt to navigate the NBA Starting 5 Gauntlet, before getting into some contract and trash-talking trivia! TIMESTAMPS⤵️
0:00 - INTRO
1:23 - THE GAUNTLET
35:53 - $250M+ NBA Contracts
42:32 - Guess The NBA Trash-Talker
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