Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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MAILBAG: Kevin Durant Trades, Nuggets Title Odds, Jazz Rebuild Around Donovan Mitchell Jul 07, 2022

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MAIL TIME. You asked. Dan answered. This trip down Listeners Rock Forever Lane covers Kevin Durant trades, the Phoenix Suns' best KD package without Mikal Bridges, the Denver Nuggets' 2022 NBA title odds, how the Utah Jazz can build around Donovan Mitchell, whether the Association will mirror the Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert partnership on the Minnesota Timberwolves, and oh-so-much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 0:00 - INTRO 🔘 2:50 - How long will Kevin Durant hold up free agency? 🔘 6:41 - Can the Suns keep Mikal Bridges in a Kevin Durant trade? 🔘 14:21 - Rant on NBA Fandom 🔘 19:31 - What is Chet Holmgren's ceiling/floor? 🔘 25:51 - DeAndre Jordan?!? 🔘 27:06 - Will the Denver Nuggets continue spending deep into the tax? 🔘 30:07 - Are the Nuggets NBA Finals contenders? 🔘 35:46 - What will it take for the rest of the NBA to follow the Timberwolves' model with Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns? 🔘 42:26 - Players for Boston Celtics to target on trade market this offseason 🔘 47:35 - How can the Utah Jazz rebuild around Donovan Mitchell? 🔘 52:54 - Jarred Vanderbilt at the 5?!? 🔘 54:54 - The future of Gary Payton II 🔘 59:23 - Charlotte Hornets 🔘 1:03:18 - Outro JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

Minnesota Timberwolves Trade for Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz to Trade Donovan Mitchell Next? Jul 01, 2022

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Dan reacts to the news that the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz hashing out a Rudy Gobert trade. Does Rudy fit with Karl-Anthony Towns? Did the Wolves give up too much? Will Danny Ainge trade Donovan Mitchell off the Jazz Next? How about Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson? Let's get into it all! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Wolves (1:32) 🔘 Jazz (14:09) 🔘 Free-agency questions (33:02) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

Reacting to (Almost) Every 2022 NBA Free Agency Signing and Rumor | Day 1 Jul 01, 2022

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Dan reacts to (almost) every signing and rumor from Day 1 of 2022 NBA Free Agency. If you're looking for our emergency podcast and overarching thoughts on the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and trades galore, we put that out just before free agency. You can find it here. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 INTRO (0:30) 🔘 Isaiah Hartenstein (2:06) 🔘 Kyle Anderson/Karl-Anthony Towns (3:33) 🔘 Jalen Brunson (5:10) 🔘 Jazz/Royce O'Neale (7:11) 🔘 Mavs/Brunson/JaVale McGee (8:25) 🔘 Clippers big-man targets, Nic Batum, Amir Coffey (11:49) 🔘 Patty Mills/Nic Claxton (15:16) 🔘 Clippers trades (16:03) 🔘 Mo Bamba (19:43) 🔘 Malik Monk (20:06) 🔘 Collin Sexton/Mavs (21:07) 🔘 Bulls (23:11) 🔘 Lonnie Walker IV/Lakers (26:20) 🔘 OKC question (27:55) 🔘 Wizards (28:52) 🔘 THE PHILADELPHIA ROCKETS (31:16) 🔘 Nuggets/DeAndre Jordan (34:56) 🔘 KD to Memphis? (37:34) 🔘 More on the Nuggets (39:05) 🔘 Anfernee Simons/Blazers (40:17) 🔘 The Bucks! (42:57) 🔘 Lu Dort/Thunder (47:12) 🔘 Jae'Sean Tate (49:38) 🔘 Raptors (50:33) 🔘 Pistons/Marvin Bagley (53:41) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

KEVIN DURANT TRADE REQUEST REACTION, Future of the Nets, Kyrie + Ben Simmons Trades Jun 30, 2022

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Dan reacts to Kevin Durant requesting a trade from the Brooklyn Nets and comes up with a bunch of fake deals and landing spots, an exercise that includes the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies and more. After that, he talks about the future of the Nets, as well as some fake trades for Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

Dejounte Murray Trade Reaction, 2022 NBA Free-Agency Lookaheads for Hawks, Hornets, Heat, Magic, Wizards Jun 30, 2022

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Dan unpacks the blockbuster Dejounte Murray trade between the Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs and what it means for each team. From there, he also spruces up the Hawks' free-agency lookahead! After that, both Dan and Grant get into NBA free-agency needs and targets for the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. Finally, Dan unpacks the trade between the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards while also getting into the larger Bradley Beal and free-agent outlook for the Wiz. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Spurs (1:45) 🔘 Hawks (12:08) 🔘 Hornets (37:06) 🔘 Heat (46:13) 🔘 Magic (54:37) (pre-Bamba!) 🔘 Wizards, Monte Morris (1:03:16 JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

2022 NBA Free Agency Lookaheads: Bulls, Cavs, Pistons, Pacers, Bucks Jun 29, 2022

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Dan and Grant dive into a 2022 NBA free-agency and overall offseason lookahead for the Central Division. We’re talking biggest needs and questions as well as trade targets and potential signings for the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Bulls (2:37) 🔘 Cavs (15:22) 🔘 Pistons (27:40) 🔘 Pacers (42:10) 🔘 Bucks (55:00) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

2022 NBA FREE-AGENCY MAILBAG: Knicks-Pistons Trade, Jalen Brunson to NY, Best MLE FAs Jun 29, 2022

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Dan reacts to the New York Knicks trading Alec Burks and Nerlens Noel to the Detroit Piston to clear the way for a Jalen Brunson signing in free agency. After that, he covers listener questions about the NBA free-agency market and dives into an impromptu lookahead for the Pistons. TIMESTAMPS 🔘 INTRO (0:30) 🔘 Knicks-Pistons Trade, Jalen Brunson (1:03) 🔘 PJ Tucker to the Sixers?!?!? (12:10) 🔘 MAILBAG (13:41) —The free-agency wing market —Blazers targets —Rockets targets —Why don't more teams sign declining scale deals? —Best Dejounte Murray trades —Zach LaVine and Bradley Beal —Best Non-Taxpayer MLE candidates —Raptors MLE targets —An optimistic Kings Prediction! —Heat's future trade/cap scenarios 🔘 Detroit Pistons Lookahead, Post-Trade (50:47) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Free-Agency Lookaheads: Mavericks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Spurs Jun 28, 2022

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Dan and Grant dive into a 2022 NBA free-agency and overall offseason lookahead for the Northwest Division. We’re talking biggest needs and questions as well as trade targets and potential signings for the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Mavericks (2:32) 🔘 Rockets (18:28) 🔘 Grizzlies (30:10) 🔘 Pelicans (43:49) 🔘 Spurs (57:26) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT 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

2022 NBA Free Agency Lookaheads: Celtics, Nets, Knicks, Sixers, Raptors Jun 27, 2022

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Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from The NBA Podcast, Forbes and Bleacher Report to dive into a 2022 NBA free-agency and overall offseason lookahead for the Atlantic Division. We’re talking biggest needs and questions as well as trade targets and potential signings for the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 INTRO (0:30) 🔘 Boston Celtics (2:30) 🔘 Brooklyn Nets (17:16) 🔘 New York Knicks (34:01) 🔘 Philadelphia 76ers (48:21) 🔘 Toronto Raptors (1:04:47) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Free Agency Lookaheads: Nuggets, Timberwolves, Thunder, Blazers, Jazz Jun 26, 2022

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Dan is joined by Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to dive into a 2022 NBA free-agency and overall offseason lookahead for the Pacific Division. We're talking biggest needs and questions as well as trade targets and potential signings for the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (1:51) 🔘 Denver Nuggets (4:01) 🔘 Minnesota Timberwolves (18:34) 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (29:53) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (39:04) 🔘 Utah Jazz (50:16) JOIN OUR DISCORD: t.co/nhOSSpduPT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale 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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