Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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MAILBAG: NBA Coverage, Sixers Rebuild?, Blazers Trades, LeBron's Retirement, More May 25, 2023

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MAIL TIME. Dan answers a wide array of questions that tackle the state of NBA media coverage, the prospect of a Philadelphia 76ers rebuild, Portland Trail Blazers trades, LeBron James' retirement, coaching searches for the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, James Harden's potential impact on the Houston Rockets and MUCH, MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:54 - Is NBA coverage broken? 24:01 - The Washington Wizards hire Michael Winger from the LA Clippers 30:38 - Who's the best fit for the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching vacancy? 33:01 - Should the Philadelphia 76ers consider trading Joel Embiid and rebuilding? 37:04 - How would the retirement of LeBron James impact the Los Angeles Lakers' cap sheet? 39:31 - Should the Phoenix Suns keep Deandre Ayton? 41:11 - Should the New Orleans Pelicans Go After Bobby Portis? 43:14 - Is LeBron James trying to fool NBA media?, Should the Lakers try trading for Fred VanVleet?, Should the Lakers consider moving Anthony Davis? 54:23 - Why are the Toronto Raptors taking so long to find a head coach? 57:22 - Who can the Portland Blazers trade for with the No. 3 pick? 1:01:24 - Is Jaylen Brown a good fit for the Blazers? 1:03:04 - Will Doc Rivers be coaching in the NBA next season? 1:04:24 - Are the Dallas Mavericks better off without Kyrie Irving? 1:18:23 - If the Houston Rockets land James Harden, will he hurt the development of Jalen Green or Alperen Sengun? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH: https://bit.ly/hwkmerch JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://bit.ly/hwkxdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Nuggets!, Celtics Outlook, Heat Secret Sauce, Lakers Future, Melo Retires May 23, 2023

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Dan and Grant discuss the Denver Nuggets winning the Western Conference and heading to the NBA Finals, as well as the superstar trajectory of Nikola Jokic. After that, they talk about Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat and get into some offseason musings about the future of the Los Angeles Lakers. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:59 - Is Nikola Jokic the best player in the NBA? 21:09 - Boston Celtics outlook 34:40 - Miami Heat secret sauce 42:09 - Have the playoffs diminished the meaning of the regular season? 46:36 - Milwaukee Bucks coaching search 52:39 - Will LeBron James actually retire? 59:40 - Los Angeles Lakers offseason outlook 1:14:03 - Carmelo Anthony's retirement SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH: https://bit.ly/hwkmerch JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Victor Wembanyama Changes Everything for the San Antonio Spurs May 18, 2023

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Dan is joined by Noah Magaro-George (@N_Magaro) from AirAlamo and the Alamo City Limits podcast to discuss the San Antonio Spurs' offseason and longer-term future after winning the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. SUBSCRIBE TO NOAH'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Noah_Magaro. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:39 - Victor Wembanyama to the Spurs! 7:04 - Wemby's defensive fit in San Antonio 9:13 - Gregg Popovich and Wemby! 11:14 - Wembanyama's offensive role 14:46 - The trajectory of Devin Vassell 21:02 - Keldon Johnson's best offensive role 25:16 - The development of Jeremy Sochan 27:17 - Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley 30:04 - How does the addition of Wembanyama alter the offseason approach? 33:22 - Tre Jones' restricted free agency/Romeo Langford 35:22 - Free-agent targets JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 NBA Offseason Lookaheads: Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns May 17, 2023

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Dan and Grant discuss the NBA offseason outlooks for the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:06 - Golden State Warriors 10:48 - Phoenix Suns JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ja Morant, Sixers Outlook Post-Doc Rivers, Nuggets vs. Lakers, Celtics vs. Heat May 16, 2023

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Dan and Grant discuss the latest Ja Morant incident and the Philadelphia 76ers firing Doc Rivers before previewing Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:09 - SNEAK PEEK 7:06 - Ja Morant 18:09 - Doc Rivers is fired/Future of the Sixers 40:09 - Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers primer 1:01:45 - Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat primer JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Celtics Breakup Coming?, Suns WYD, All-NBA Snubs, Tyrese Maxey! May 12, 2023

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MAIL TIME. Dan plows through a goodie bag's worth of questions that cover the future of the Boston Celtics, trades for the Phoenix Suns to pursue, a Dillon Brooks destination, a Jordan Poole to the Utah Jazz scenario and much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:21 - All-NBA thoughts 5:59 - Should the New York Knicks regret not trading for Donovan Mitchell given how the series against the Miami Heat is unfolding? 11:23 - What would it take to trade for the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft? 13:20 - Should the Milwaukee Bucks rebuild around Giannis Antetokounmpo? 19:52 - Does the NBA need to change up the draft lottery process? 25:03 - All-Defense, All-Rookie and Herb Jones 29:50 - What is Tyrese Maxey's ceiling in Philadelphia? 32:49 - Should the Phoenix Suns trade Deandre Ayton and/or Chris Paul? 39:25 - Have this year's playoffs been a letdown or exceeded expectations? 44:54 - Will the Boston Celtics look at making major changes this offseason? 56:24 - Jordan Poole to the Utah Jazz?! 59:38 - Caris LeVert to the Memphis Grizzlies?! JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dissecting Everything Celtics vs Sixers and Nuggets vs. Suns May 11, 2023

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Dan and Grant take a DEEP dive into the NBA playoff battles between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers as well as the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns. Their discussion covers unexpected contributions in Philadelphia, problem areas for the Celtics, the future of Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker's place among the league's superstars, Denver's strengthening championship stock and MUCH MORE. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:06 - Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers 17:04 - Denver Nuggets 30:12 - Phoenix Suns JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is This The End of The Road for The Knicks and Warriors? May 10, 2023

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Dan and Grant unload all of their thoughts on the Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks entering their win-or-go-home Game 5s. They also take a deep dive into everything the Lakers and Heat are doing well and how that could scale ahead to later rounds in the NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:34 - Life on the brink 6:38 - Knicks vs. Heat 27:22 - Warriors vs. Lakers 43:45 - Lonnie Walker IV, Lakers adjustments JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Bucks Fire Budenholzer, Kyrie for Gobert???, Is the Regular Season Pointless? May 05, 2023

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MAIL TIME. Dan discusses the Milwaukee Bucks' decision to "dismiss" Mike Budenholzer before diving into a mailbag the covers coaching in the NBA playoffs, Jayson Tatum's iso game, the future of the Indiana Pacers, Kyrie Irving sign-and-trade ideas, reclamation projects and MUCH MORE. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - The Bucks fire Mike Budenholzer 16:50 - Best mini MLE signings of the past five years 20:02 - Reclamation projects worth trading for this summer 25:58 - Kevon Looney 28:02 - Kyrie Irving to the Minnesota Timberwolves??? 29:59 - Kyrie Irving to the Milwaukee Bucks??? 32:32 - Jayson Tatum's iso scoring 35:28 - The Portland Trail Blazers are on fire, but not in a good way 36:23 - Does the NBA regular season no longer matter? 41:43 - Rank the remaining head coaches in the NBA playoffs 43:42 - Trending strategies 46:06 - Indiana Pacers offseason outlook 50:23 - Salary cap changes we'd love to see JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sixers vs. Celtics, Nuggets vs. Suns, Outlooks for Kings and Grizzlies May 03, 2023

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Dan and Grant dive into James Harden's pants and epic Game 1 performance against the Boston Celtics, the Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets series and the offseason outlooks for the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings. NOTE: THIS WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE NEWS THAT CP3 WOULD BE RE-EVALUATED IN ONE WEEK. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - James Harden's pants 4:15 - Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers thoughts 14:22 - Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns thoughts 30:36 - Memphis Grizzlies 40:10 - Sacramento Kings JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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