Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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Utah Jazz & OG Anunoby Rumors, 2022 NBA Finals Lookahead Jun 01, 2022

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Dan reacts to the latest news about Quin Snyder potentially leaving the Utah Jazz and OG Anunoby's apparent unhappiness with the Toronto Raptors. After that, Alex Kungu (@Kungu_NBA) hops on to preview the 2022 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ —Intro (0:30) 🔘 Will Quin Snyder leave the Jazz? (1:41) 🔘 OG Anunoby (13:46) —2022 NBA Finals Primer (20:33) 🔘 Boston's late-clock/half-court offense (23:53) 🔘 Jaylen brown (28:18) 🔘 Jayson Tatum (33:49) 🔘 Will Golden State downsize? (37:01) 🔘 Robert Williams III's knee/Boston's two-big lineups (38:49) 🔘 Stephen Cury (42:08) 🔘 Is this a Derrick White series? (45:07) 🔘 Defensive matchups to watch (48:25) 🔘 X-factors (54:55) 🔘 PREDICTIONS (1:03:23) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord 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

Kyrie, KD and Nets Rumors, Plus 2022 NBA Draft Primer (Part 1) May 26, 2022

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Dan reacts to the report that the Brooklyn Nets are "outright unwilling" to give Kyrie Irving a long-term deal and also discusses the fall out from recent Deandre Ayton and Zach LaVine rumors. After that, Adam Spinella from The Box And One (TheBoxAndOne_) joins the pod for Part One of our 2022 NBA Draft primer! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ INTRO (0:00) 🔘 Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Nets (0:44) 🔘 Zach LaVine (14:03) 🔘 Deandre Ayton (16:55) NBA DRAFT TALK (22:56) 🔘 Paolo Banchero vs. Chet Holmgren vs. Jabari Smith Jr. (25:03) 🔘 Jaden Ivey (36:43) 🔘 Shaedon Sharpe (41:44) 🔘 Keegan Murray, Bennedict Mathurin (45:27) 🔘 A.J. Griffin (47:43) 🔘 Dyson Daniels (52:03) 🔘 Jalen Duren, Mark Williams and investing lottery picks in conventional centers (53:26) SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOX AND ONE: youtube.com/c/AdamSpinella JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biggest Offseason Questions for Every NBA Lottery Team in the West May 24, 2022

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Adam and Dan tackle their biggest questions for every Western Conference lottery team entering the 2022 NBA Offseason. Make sure to check out our pod on the Eastern Conference lotto teams, as well! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Impact of Tim Connelly leaving Nuggets for Timberwolves (1:07) 🔘 Criteria (12:22) 🔘 Houston Rockets (14:11) 🔘 LA Clippers (24:16) 🔘 Los Angeles Lakers (32:12) 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (39:58) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (46:01) 🔘 Sacramento Kings (53:16) 🔘 San Antonio Spurs (1:01:23) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biggest Offseason Questions for Grizzlies, Bucks, Sixers and Suns May 20, 2022

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Dan is once again joined by Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to tackle the biggest questions facing the Memphis Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns over the summer. If you haven't checked out our previous installment of the biggest offseason questions facing eliminated 2022 NBA playoff teams, be sure to remedy that immediately. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 - Intro 3:58 - Memphis Grizzlies 13:59 - Milwaukee Bucks 23:23 - Philadelphia 76ers 32:55 - Phoenix Suns JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Draft Lottery Fallout May 18, 2022

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On the heels of the 2022 NBA draft lottery, Dan breaks down the impact of the official draft order for every team in the top 14. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Orlando Magic (2:10 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (7:57) 🔘 Houston Rockets (16:07) 🔘 Sacramento Kings (21:50) 🔘 Detroit Pistons (27:05) 🔘 Indiana Pacers (32:19) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (34:37) 🔘 New Orleans Pelicans (38:22) 🔘 San Antonio Spurs (44:56) 🔘 Washington Wizards (47:27) 🔘 New York Knicks (49:25) 🔘 Charlotte Hornets (52:21) 🔘 Cleveland Cavaliers (58:03) 🔘 Heat-Celtics Game 1 (1:03:25) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

And Then There Were Four: Celtics-Heat, Warriors-Mavs Lookaheads May 17, 2022

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Dan is joined by Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to break down every aspect of the 2022 NBA conference finals matchups between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:44) 🔘 Warriors vs. Mavs Lookahead (3:20) 🔘 Warriors X-factors (22:05) 🔘 Mavs X-factors (23:49) 🔘 Dubs-Mavs prediction (25:45) 🔘 Heat vs. Celtics Lookahead (29:25) 🔘 Celtics X-factors (40:37) 🔘 Heat X-factors (42:15) 🔘 Heat-Celtics Prediction (43:43) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord 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

State of Bucks vs. Celtics (WTF?!?) May 12, 2022

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Dan is joined by Ti Windisch (@TiWindsich) from the Gyro Step Podcast (@GyroStepPod) to discuss all things Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks, including Khris Middleton's potential return from injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo figuring out Boston's defense, Jayson Tatum's struggles, Marcus Smart and the catastrophe that was Game 5, what to expect for the rest of this series, and much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Boston's Game 5 collapse (3:56) 🔘 Has Giannis figured out Boston's defense? (5:56) 🔘 Khris Middleton's return??? (9:53) 🔘 Jrue Holiday/The No-Giannis minutes (14:08) 🔘 Celtics lineups (19:04) 🔘 Milwaukee's closing lineup (22:09) 🔘 Lessons learned from Game 5 (24:04) 🔘 The importance of Wesley Matthews (26:48) 🔘 Mike Budenholzer = Evolved?!? (28:23) 🔘 UNLEASH JEVON CARTER (29:54) 🔘 Game 6 X-factors (32:32) 🔘 The Celtics' offensive cadence (34:35) 🔘 Boston wins Game 6 if... (38:03) 🔘 How will the series end? (40:27) 🔘 The NBA MVP discourse (43:05) 🔘 Should the NBA have separate postseason awards? (48:35) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord 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

MAILBAG: Zach LaVine's Free Agency, Can Jazz Get a Third Star?, Biggest Underachievers/Overachievers May 10, 2022

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MAIL TIME. Our latest dive into YOUR questions will cover Duncan Robinson's absence in the Miami Heat-Philadelphia 76ers series; Kyle Lowry's injury; Zach LaVine's best free-agency destinations; Utah Jazz trade targets; the biggest overachievers and underachievers from the regular season; what the Mike Brown hire means for the Sacramento Kings; and much more! TIMESTAMPS ⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:44) 🔘 Duncan Robinson time?/Kyle Lowry (1:56) 🔘 Best Zach LaVine landing spots outside of Chicago (7:10) 🔘 Which teams outperformed/underperformed their win projections by the most? (24:13) 🔘 Surprise playoff teams in 2023 (27:48) 🔘 Can the Jazz acquire a third star? (33:08) 🔘 Zion Williamson's ceiling (29:10) 🔘 Could the Lakers really run it back? (41:34) 🔘 Daniel Theis seals (46:19) 🔘 Impact of the Kings hiring Mike Brown (48:13) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord 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

Biggest Offseason Questions for Eliminated 2022 NBA Playoff Teams May 06, 2022

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Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac and the NBA Front OfficeShow to discuss their biggest offseason questions for every team eliminated from the 2022 NBA playoffs so far: The Hawks, Nets, Bulls, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Raptors and Jazz. Be sure to check out our episode on the biggest offseason questions facing every Eastern Conference lottery team, as well. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:25) 🔘 Atlanta Hawks (5:38) 🔘 Brooklyn Nets (19:42) 🔘 Chicago Bulls (27:38) 🔘 Denver Nuggets (37:38) 🔘 Minnesota Timberwolves (48:43) 🔘 New Orleans Pelicans (1:01:14) 🔘 Toronto Raptors (1:11:21) 🔘 Utah Jazz (1:19:42) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Bucks-Celtics, Best Rudy Gobert Trades, Hawks Needs, Raptors Future, Pelicans vs. Wolves May 03, 2022

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MAIL TIME! This latest dive into YOUR questions covers potential adjustments the Boston Celtics can make against the Milwaukee Bucks; the best Rudy Gobert trade destinations; whether the Utah Jazz should consider moving Donovan Mitchell; what the Atlanta Hawks need to do over the offseason; how close the Toronto Raptors are to championship contention; the immediate outlooks of the New Orleans Pelicans and Minnesota Timberwolves; and more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:26) 🔘 Bucks-Celtics (3:21) 🔘 Playoff Wants (16:54) 🔘 Should the Jazz keep Rudy Gobert and trade Donovan Mitchell? (20:41) 🔘 Best Rudy Gobert trade spots (27:31) 🔘 Atlanta Hawks targets (50:51) 🔘 Better chance of making 2023 playoffs: Pelicans or Wolves? (55:12) 🔘 Who's more likely to make the Finals: Heat or Warriors? (59:05) 🔘 The Nets (1:00:39) 🔘 Will the NBA ever shorten the regular season? (1:02:46) 🔘 How close are the Raptors to title contention? (1:06:11) 🔘 Do rebounds per game matter? (1:07:57) JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/hwkdiscord SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER: @HardwoodKnocks INSTAGRAM: @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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