Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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MAILBAG: CP3 Injury, LeBron + Bronny, Trae, Zion, LaMelo, Cavs Future, Josh Giddey Feb 22, 2022

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MAIL TIME. This latest batch of listener questions has us discussing the impact of Chris Paul's injury on the Phoenix Suns; Josh Giddey's rise with the Oklahoma City Thunder; the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers; All-Defense candidacies for Evan Mobley and Dejounte Murray; Zion Williamson; LaMelo Ball; the Charlotte Hornets' trajectory; LeBron James and Bronny James; potential fixes and additions to NBA All-Star Weekend; and much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 ADDEDNDUM (0:19) 🔘 Intro (1:19) 🔘 Dunk Contest suggestions (5:46) 🔘 Additions to Skills Challenge/Alternative ASW events (11:52) 🔘 Who ya got for the next three years: Cavs or Hornets? (21:54) 🔘 The most memorable basketball games we've attended (25:09) 🔘 Will a rookie make an All-Defense team this season? (29:28) 🔘 LaMelo Ball's future (35:19) 🔘 Impact of Chris Paul's injury on the Suns (42:55) 🔘 Is the NBA trending towards more parity? Is roster construction now more important than star power? / Depth vs. Star Power (48:58) 🔘 Which team has the best No. 3 option? (51:48) 🔘 Who are the NBA's best head coaches? (56:53) 🔘 Ben Simmons/Brooklyn (59:03) 🔘 How will the NBA game continue to evolve from here? Will it be scheme- or talent-based? (1:01:28) 🔘 Would an NBA team draft Bronny No.1 in 2024 just to sign LeBron? (1:06:50) 🔘 Trae Young's defense (1:15:34) 🔘 Will Dejounte Murray make All-Defense? (1:19:11) 🔘 Which team would LOVE their first-round playoff matchup if the season ended today? (1:21:12) 🔘 Does Josh Giddey have a ROY case? / How does Giddey compare to Year 1 LaMelo? (1:23:10) 🔘 Is Bucks vs. Suns the most likely 2022 Finals matchup? (1:26:05) 🔘 Rockets (1:27:33) 🔘 Zion Williamson's future (1:27:59) 🔘 Players most likely to match DeMar DeRozan's current scoring streak (1:29:46) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WNBA Free-Agency Fallout + Biggest Post-NBA-All-Star Questions in the West Feb 18, 2022

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Hardwood Knocks is joined by SB Nation's Sabreena Merchant (@sabreenajm) for a very special episode in which she guides Dan through all the major fallout from 2022 WNBA free agency before tackling some of the biggest questions we have about the Western Conference following the 2022 NBA All-Star break. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🗣WNBA FREE-AGENCY FALLOUT 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 Sabreena's new role at SB Nation! (6:14) 🔘 The WNBA's increase in player movement (8:32) 🔘 Phoenix Mercury/Tina Charles (9:26) 🔘 Impact of Vanessa Nygaard taking over Phoenix's coaching reins (13:52) 🔘 Seattle Storm/Breanna Stewart (16:58) 🔘 Chicago Sky, Courtney Vandersloot, Allie Quigley (19:48) 🔘 WNBA players overseas/playing year-round (26:37) 🔘 Los Angeles Sparks, Liz Cambage, Jordin Canada, Chennedy Carter, Katie Lou Samuelson (28:15) 🔘 Connecticut Sun/Las Vegas Aces (34:11) 🔘 Becky Hammon's impact on Las Vegas (37:01) 🔘 Who's the best MVP bet? (40:18) 🔘 Which new coach will have the biggest impact (43:07) 🔘 Biggest WNBA offseason winner (44:42) 🔘 Most underrated offseason (45:19) 🔘 Which offense will be most exciting to watch? (48:01) 🔘 Which team takes the biggest step back/forward (49:01) 🗣POST-NBA-ALL-STAR-BREAK QUESTIONS FOR THE WEST 🔘 Utah Jazz (53:32) 🔘 Dallas Mavericks (56:47) 🔘 Zion Williamson/Pelicans (1:00:21) 🔘 West Play-In Predictions + LA Clippers/Ty Lue (1:01:59) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Dark Horse Contenders, Knicks, Jazz, Hornets, Pacers, Raptors, Future Projections Feb 15, 2022

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MAIL TIME. Our FANTABULOUS listeners asked a bunch of great questions that covered dark horse title contenders, future projections for rebuilding teams, Tyrese Haliburton's ceiling, the New York Knicks, Montrezl Harrell's fit with the Charlotte Hornets, Rudy Gobert, the Utah Jazz, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets, how people vote on year-end NBA awards, the San Antonio Spurs, Cameron Thomas and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 ANOTHER RANT (3:22) 🔘 Re-acquiring players/Gary Harris (8:31) 🔘 Which NBA teams could have a Bengals-like run to the Finals? (11:11) 🔘 Who should have better title odds in *2022-23*: Nuggets or Clippers? (15:46) 🔘 Who will have the better record in *2022-23*: Portland, Indiana or Sacramento? (24:12) 🔘 How many tanking teams are viable per season? (31:46) 🔘 Impressions of the Jazz's trade deadline/Nickeil Alexander-Walker's fit (36:58) 🔘 Rudy Gobert (46:17) 🔘 Why aren't we talking about Cam Thomas more? (54:38) 🔘 How much time goes into following/covering the entire NBA? (59:30) 🔘 Montrezl Harrell's early impact on the Hornets/Lineup ideas (1:09:33) 🔘 WHAT HAPPENED TO GOGGLES? (1:14:47) 🔘 Who on the Spurs benefits the most from Derrick White's exit? (1:15:51) 🔘 Has Aleksej Pokusevski arrived? (1:18:55) 🔘 Are the Spurs still play-in candidates? And is that bad? (1:22:30) 🔘 How much is Thibs to blame for the Knicks' season? (1:26:23) 🔘 Is athleticism overvalued? (1:36:30) 🔘 Can Tyrese Haliburton be a legitimate cornerstone star? (1:40:19) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Trade Deadline Fallout Feb 11, 2022

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GOOD. FRIGGIN'. LORD. What an NBA trade deadline we just enjoyed. It was chaotic and filled with marquee moves. And in the aftermath of it all, Adam and Dan team up to tackle the most notable fallout, from James Harden and Ben Simmons swapping teams, to the San Antonio Spurs rebuilding, to the Boston Celtics both buying and selling, to the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks doing nothing, and so much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:30) 🔘 James Harden-to-Sixers/Ben Simmons-to-Nets (4:08) 🔘 Should NBA be concerned about trade demands? (14:49) 🔘 Mavericks/Wizards (23:57) 🔘 Celtics (39:49) 🔘 Spurs (49:18) 🔘 Raptors (53:59) 🔘 Suns (1:04:04) 🔘 Pistons (1:13:04) 🔘 Kings (1:17:24) 🔘 Clippers (1:18:59) 🔘 Bucks (1:19:50) 🔘 Surplus of deadline winners? (1:21:33) 🔘 Hornets (1:23:00) 🔘 Lakers (1:24:21) 🔘 Jerami Grant (1:25:27) 🔘 Which teams didn't do enough? (1:26:17) 🔘 CLOSING RANT (1:27:58) FYI: If you're looking for analysis on the Domantas Sabonis-Tyrese Haliburton and CJ McCollum trades, as well as general thoughts on the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans, you can check out that episode here ⬇️ Apple: apple.co/3HGIGcZ Spotify: spoti.fi/3GJWyCc 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA TRADE-DEADLINE MAILBAG: Sabonis-for-Haliburton, McCollum-to-Pelicans, Blazers, Suns, Bucks, Thunder Feb 09, 2022

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Let's trade deadline, everybody! Hardwood Knocks breaks down the two blockbusters the NBA gave us on Tuesday between the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers and then the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers. After that, it's time to dig into a mailbag filled with all your last-minute trade-deadline questions! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:00) 🔘 Blazers-Pelicans Trade (3:28) 👉👉Impact on the Pelicans/CJ McCollum's fit in New Orleans (4:47) 👉👉Impact on the Blazers/The future in Portland (17:54) 🔘 Kings-Pacers Trade (27:47) 👉👉Impact on the Kings/Domantas Sabonis' fit in Sacramento (28:12) 👉👉Ranking Kings' most recent blunders (37:20) 👉👉Should Sacramento keep Harrison Barnes? (42:53) 👉👉Impact on the Pacers/Indiana's direction/Tyrese Haliburton's fit (46:10) 👉👉Will the Pacers reroute Buddy Hield? (49:28) 🔘 Julius Randle (54:37) 🔘 Which team SHOULDN'T trade for Kenrich Williams? (56:48) 🔘 What can Utah do at the deadline? (58:20) 🔘 Will the Thunder take on any money? (1:05:17) 🔘 Should OKC look for upgrades at the deadline? (1:09:05) 🔘 Sellers who could become 11th-hour buyers (1:11:22) 🔘 Higher trade value this offseason: Anthony Davis or Bradley Beal? (1:12:51) 🔘 What's wrong with the Lakers? (1:15:05) 🔘 What's the greatest inefficiency on the trade market? (1:19:21) 🔘 Do the Suns have any weaknesses? (1:23:40) 🔘 Which team will be most active at the deadline? (1:30:08) 🔘 A BUCKS TRADE IDEA (1:31:37) 🔘 Which teams are historically most active at the deadline? (1:40:05) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FAKE NBA TRADES GALORE (Plus: LeVert/Powell Trades, Harden to Sixers) Feb 06, 2022

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Who ordered another piping-hot batch of 2022 NBA trade deadline ideas, with extra-special, thrice-as-spicy sauce? Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of The NBA Podcast (@TheNBAPod) for a rousing game of "Who Says No?!?" They first tackle 12-plus trades of Dan's own design before digging into a mailbag filled with hypothetical deals from YOU, OUR FINE AF LISTENERS! First, however, Hardwood Knocks reacts to the Indiana Pacers trading Caris LeVert to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers trading Norman Powell to the LA Clippers, and the latest James Harden-to-the-Philadelphia 76ers rumors. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:00) 🔘 Caris LeVert trade reaction: Impact on Cavs and Pacers (0:50) 🔘 Norman Powell trade reaction: Portland's direction, the Clippers' aggression (20:50) 🔘 What to make of James Harden-for-Ben Simmons rumors (30:49) 💡💡💡FAKE TRADES GALORE💡💡💡 🔘 Hawks-Spurs (50:56) 🔘 Mavs-Thunder/Mavs-Magic (56:07) 🔘 Grizzlies-Pacers (1:00:13) 🔘 Lakers-Knicks (1:05:37) 🔘 Lakers-Rockets (1:14:25) 🔘 Jazz-Rockets (1:20:49) 🔘 Bulls-Celtics (1:24:13) 🔘 Bulls-Clippers (1:27:55) 🔘 PHOENIX SUNS TWO-TRANSACTION, FOUR-TEAM EXTRAVAGANZA - AKA DAN'S MAGNUM OPUS (1:31:29) 🔘 Raptors-Wizards (1:39:58) 💡💡💡Who Says No?!? - Listeners Propose Trades💡💡💡 🔘 Bulls-Pacers (1:42:45) 🔘 Hornets-Bulls-Clippers (1:43:51) 🔘 Clippers-Raptors (1:45:35) 🔘 Hornets-Heat/Rockets-Heat (1:47:24) 🔘 Celtics-Mavs (1:49:53) 🔘 Nets-Hornets (1:51:54) 🔘 Spurs-Bulls (1:53:59) 🔘 Bucks-Pacers (1:56:02) 🔘 Bucks-Blazers (1:57:15) 🔘 Nuggets-Blazers-Thunder (1:59:34) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Burning Questions Ahead of 2022 NBA Trade Deadline Feb 04, 2022

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Because there's not enough 2022 NBA trade deadline content, Hardwood Knocks decided to drop some, well, 2022 NBA trade deadline content. Chopper in as Adam and Dan deliver 10 burning questions they have ahead of Wednesday, February 10, 3 p.m. EST. There is only one rule, for those who care: We will not be asking about Ben Simmons—at least not directly. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:31) 🔘 Should the Atlanta Hawks make a splash? (5:11) 🔘 WILL MASAI UJIRI MAKE DAN FAVALE'S LIFE AND ACT LIKE A SEMI-AGGRESSIVE BUYER FOR THE TORONTO RAPTORS? (15:56) 🔘 Will the Chicago Bulls go all-in? (24:48) 🔘 Are the Pelicans actually buyers? What does that look like? (30:22) 🔘 What are the chance of the Warriors doing, um, anything? (36:27) 🔘 Will the Grizzlies consider noticeably upgrading the roster? (46:22) 🔘 How many more picks will the Thunder trade for at the deadline? (54:43) 🔘 Can the Jazz finagle a significant acquisition? (56:50) 🔘 Which of these teams are most likely to become sellers: Kings, Blazers, Wizards and Celtics? (1:00:28) 🔘 Which top title contender will make the biggest move? (1:05:02) 🔘 BONUS: Who will be the best player traded? (1:09:52) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Cavs, Eric Gordon, NBA Playoff Predictions, Jokic, Jazz's Future, Buyout Candidates Feb 01, 2022

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MAIL TIME. Hardwood Knocks sifts through questions from our caps-lock AWESOME listeners that have us covering Joe Ingles' injury and its impact on the Utah Jazz; what the Cleveland Cavaliers should do at the 2022 NBA trade deadline; Eric Gordon's market value; the Denver Nuggets' ceiling without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.; Nikola Jokic's MVP case; the San Antonio Spurs' future; hypothetical roster-building scenarios; out-of-left-field sellers; post-trade-deadline buyout candidates; an attempt to find the next 2021-22 Memphis Grizzlies and 2020-21 Atlanta Hawks; and MUCH more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:31) 🔘 Wolves (3:01) 🔘 Andrew Wiggins (4:41) 🔘 Most likely Cleveland Cavaliers trade acquisition (8:50) 🔘 Best Eric Gordon destinations (12:20) 🔘 DIABOLICAL Question No. 1(15:02) 🔘 Top-five buyout candidates and best landing spots (22:41) 🔘 Thought experiment...that involves player clones (26:25) 🔘 Finding the next version of the 2021-22 Memphis Grizzlies (36:24) 🔘 Impact of Joe Ingles injury/Are the Jazz stuck? (45:54) 🔘 Predicting playoff and play-in teams for both the East and West (56:52) 🔘 Which fanbases are the hardest on their teams? (1:02:12) 🔘 Is Nikola Jokic ACTUALLY being overlooked in MVP conversations? (1:07:54) 🔘 Best big men of all time (1:16:24) 🔘 What's the Nuggets' ceiling if Jamal Murray doesn't return? (1:18:42) 🔘 Dejounte Murray/How should the Spurs approach the trade deadline? (1:22:37) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Trade Deadline Buy, Sell or Hold: Eastern Conference Jan 28, 2022

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Dan is joined by Hardwood Knocks' GREAT friend, Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes), to play a game of 'BUY, SELL OR HOLD AT THE 2022 NBA TRADE DEADLINE?' for every team in the Eastern Conference. If you didn't check out our Western Conference buy-sell-hold pod, you can do that here: bit.ly/hwkx550. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:12) 🔘 Atlanta Hawks (2:45) 🔘 Boston Celtics (12:05) 🔘 Brooklyn Nets (20:30) 🔘 Charlotte Hornets (30:32) 🔘 WE INTERRUPT BUY-SELL-OR-OLD TO TALK ABOUT ANDREW WIGGINS AND JORDAN POOLE (39:50) 🔘 Chicago Bulls (45:09) 🔘 Cleveland Cavaliers (51:40) 🔘 Detroit Pistons (58:45) 🔘 Indiana Pacers (1:05:10) 🔘 Miami Heat (1:17:31) 🔘 Milwaukee Bucks (1:23:15) 🔘 New York Knicks (1:29:56) 🔘 Orlando Magic (1:42:08) 🔘 GRANT TAKES A DEEP BREATH BECAUSE BEN SIMMONS GIVES HIM THE SADZ (1:48:33) 🔘 Philadelphia 76ers (1:48:50) 🔘 Toronto Raptors (1:57:51) 🔘 Washington Wizards (2:06:51) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2022 NBA Trade Deadline Buy, Sell or Hold: Western Conference Jan 26, 2022

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Our 2022 NBA Trade Deadline primers roll onward! Next up, we take at look at whether each team in the Western Conference should BUY, SELL OR HOLD in advance of Feb. 10 with our GREAT friend from Bleacher Report, Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes). TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (0:12) 🔘 DAN GETS EXISTENTIAL AND DISCUSSES SELF-WORTH VIS-à-VIS THE NBA TRADE DEADLINE (3:24) 🔘 Criteria (5:41) 🔘 Dallas Mavericks (6:36) 🔘 Denver Nuggets (16:40) 🔘 Golden State Warriors (21:26) 🔘 Houston Rockets (34:46) 🔘 LA Clippers (41:17) 🔘 Los Angeles Lakers (47:37) 🔘 Memphis Grizzlies (54:29) 🔘 Minnesota Timberwolves (1:01:48) 🔘 New Orleans Pelicans (1:06:42) 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (1:14:53) 🔘 Phoenix Suns (1:19:03) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (1:24:56) 🔘 RANT ALERT: Sacramento Kings (1:32:24) 🔘 San Antonio Spurs (1:42:52) 🔘 Utah Jazz (1:50:44) 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 TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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