Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

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2021-22 Atlanta Hawks Lookahead Sep 24, 2021

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Dan speaks with Sarah K. Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about everything and anything Atlanta Hawks in advance of the 2021-22 NBA season. From Trae Young and John Collins, to De'Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish, to potential trades and Jalen Johnson-at-the-5, we cover it all. TIMESTAMPS ⬇️ 🔘 Intro/Puppies! (00:00) 🔘 Impressions of the Hawks offseason (6:29) 🔘 Trae Young's next step (14:04) 🔘 Atlanta's offense when Trae sits (17:41) 🔘 The backup center rotation (22:22) 🔘 John Collins' growth (24:02) 🔘 Expectations for De'Andre Hunter (29:24) 🔘 Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish (33:26) 🔘 Nate McMillan's impact (36:41) 🔘 Rookie-year expectations for Sharife Cooper and Jalen Johnson (40:07) 🔘 Are the Hawks built for a consolidation/blockbuster trade? (42:47) 🔘 Player most likely to be traded (51:49) 🔘 Best closing lineup (54:34) 🔘 Quirky lineups we want to see (55:22) 🔘 Win-total prediction (57:20) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Golden State Warriors Lookahead Sep 23, 2021

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Dan is joined by Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) of the Light Years Podcast to for an in-depth chat about the Golden State Warriors heading into the 2021-22 NBA season—and beyond. They cover everything from Ben Simmons trade rumors and Stephen Curry's performance, to the availability of Klay Thompson and James Wiseman, to the frontcourt rotation, Draymond Green-at-the-5 and season predictions. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Intro (00:00) 🔘 The Ben Simmons talk (2:53) 🔘 Jordan Poole/The offense when Steph sits (9:49) 🔘 Expectations for Klay Thompson (12:22) 🔘 Expectations for James Wiseman (16:00) 🔘 Jonathan Kuminga and Mose Moody (22:09) 🔘 Importance of Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica and Andre Iguodala (24:47) 🔘 Will Golden State lean more on Draymond-at-the-5? (28:18) 🔘 Can Stephen Curry remain ageless? (34:23) 🔘 Best closing lineup (37:35) 🔘 Quirky lineups we want to see (40:08) 🔘 Win-total prediction (42:31) 🔘 Should we expect the Dubs to make a major trade? (44:05) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Houston Rockets Lookahead Sep 22, 2021

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Dan is joined by Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) from the Red Nation Hoops podcast to talk about all things Houston Rockets heading into the 2021-22 NBA season. From John Wall and Ben Simmons trades, to Christian Wood and Jalen Green, to Jae'Sean Tate and Usman Garuba, we cover it all. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Overall impressions of the Rockets offseason (3:57) 🔘 How will the John Wall situation end? (5:12) 🔘 Other trade candidates on the Rockets (16:01) 🔘 Can the Rockets get involved in the Ben Simmons sweepstakes? (22:41) 🔘 Christian Wood's value to Houston (24:59) 🔘 Can Kevin Porter Jr. be a full-time floor general? (30:34) 🔘 Jalen Green's role (34:18) 🔘 How will the Rockets use Alperen Sengun? (38:00) 🔘 Rookie-year expectations for Josh Christopher, Usman Garuba (44:06) 🔘 Jae'Sean Tate's ceiling (47:14) 🔘 Is Kenyon Martin Jr. a long-term keeper? (52:18) 🔘 Where will the Rockets defense and offense rank? (54:26) 🔘 Best crunch-time lineup (1:00:04) 🔘 Quirky lineups we want to see (1:01:51) 🔘 Win-total prediction (1:04:59) 🔘 Final thoughts (1:11:54) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 New York Knicks Lookahead Sep 21, 2021

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Dan is joined by Andrew Claudio (@AndrewJClaudio_), the producer of Knicks Film School (@KnicksFilmSkool) and co-host of Final Review (@FinalReviewPod), for a long chat about movies and, of course, the 2021-22 New York Knicks. First, they discuss the premise and movies that will be covered by Final Review, a must-listen for all actual and wannabe cinephiles. Then, they dig into the immediate and long-term future of the Knicks, covering everything from Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and possible trade targets, to Kemba Walker, Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin and player development. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘Final Review Podcast (2:13) 🔘Overall impression of Knicks offseason (22:25) 🔘Kemba Walker’s fit (30:26) 🔘The sustainability of Julius Randle (34:34) 🔘RJ Barrett’s offensive role (44:26) 🔘How good will the revamped Knicks be on defense? (51:45) 🔘Immanuel Quickley’s sophomore role (59:14) 🔘Will Obi Toppin get regular minutes? (1:03:15) 🔘Expectations for Quentin Grimes, Deuce McBride and draft what-ifs (1:12:43) 🔘Player most likely to be traded/How are the Knicks set up for a blockbuster move (1:21:44) 🔘Best closing lineup (1:25:20) 🔘Quirky lineups we want to see (1:27:08) 🔘Win-total prediction (1:29:10) 🔘The Damian Lillard talk (1:35:12) Be sure to subscribe to Final Review here. Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021 NBA Offseason Grades: Western Conference Sep 17, 2021

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Dan is joined by Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to drop their offseason grades for every team in the Western Conference. Buckle up, because we’re going off-road, through the weeds, over all sorts of other terrain, until we reach the Land of the Granular Takes and Scorching-Hot Feelz. If you haven't checked out the Eastern Conference report cards, you can do that here. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Dallas Mavericks (4:04) 🔘 Denver Nuggets (15:07) 🔘 Golden State Warriors (22:52) 🔘 Houston Rockets (42:10) 🔘 Los Angeles Clippers (51:29) 🔘 Los Angeles Lakers (59:13) 🔘 Memphis Grizzlies (1:14:02) 🔘 Minnesota Timberwolves (1:23:05) 🔘 New Orleans Pelicans (1:30:33) 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (1:46:21) 🔘 Phoenix Suns (1:56:52) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (2:07:41) 🔘 Sacramento Kings (2:15:05) 🔘 San Antonio Spurs (2:23:07) 🔘 Utah Jazz (2:32:53) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG: Ben Simmons, Wild LeBron Stats, Spurs, Tatum's MVP Path, Top Remaining Free Agents Sep 14, 2021

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Our latest batch of listener questions covers Ben Simmons' potential fit on the Cavaliers, Jayson Tatum's MVP candidacy, the Utah Jazz's center rotation, the top remaining NBA free agents, some wild LeBron James stats, top under-25 talents and muuuuuch more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Are any NBA players misplaced? (2:30) 🔘 The Rudy Gobert/Hassan Whiteside dynamic (9:04) 🔘 OG Anunoby's best defensive role (15:18) 🔘 Remaining free agents who can make an impact (18:59) 🔘 Most superstar upside for under-25 players (23:54) 🔘 Is Cleveland a realistic landing spot for Ben Simmons? (28:23) 🔘 Best mid-range savants, non-CP3 division (36:36) 🔘 Will Jayson Tatum be an MVP candidate? (39:15) 🔘 Are the Spurs underrated? (45:46) 🔘 Wild LeBron stats (49:36) 🔘 Most efficient guards who played under 30 minutes last season (54:41) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021 NBA Offseason Grades: Eastern Conference Sep 09, 2021

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Dan is joined by Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to drop their offseason grades for every team in the Eastern Conference. Buckle up, because we're going off-road, through the weeds, over all sorts of other terrain, until we reach the Land of the Granular Takes and Scorching-Hot Feelz. TIMESTAMPS ⬇️ 🔘 Grading Criteria (2:46) 🔘 Atlanta Hawks (5:26) 🔘 Boston Celtics (13:17) 🔘 Brooklyn Nets (25:14) 🔘 Charlotte Hornets (31:58) 🔘 Chicago Bulls (42:57) 🔘 Cleveland Cavaliers (55:13) 🔘 Detroit Pistons (1:02:42) 🔘 Indiana Pacers (1:10:45) 🔘 Miami Heat (1:16:41) 🔘 Milwaukee Bucks (1:25:12) 🔘 New York Knicks (1:32:10) 🔘 Orlando Magic (1:46:13) 🔘 Philadelphia 76ers (1:51:16) 🔘 Toronto Raptors (1:57:23) 🔘 Washington Wizards (2:06:53) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2021-22 Breakout Candidates for Every Western Conference Team Sep 07, 2021

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Adam and Dan select one player from every Western Conference team they believe could have a breakout year in 2021-22. Be sure to check out our Eastern Conference edition of this exercise here. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Dallas Mavericks (3:45) 🔘 Denver Nuggets (10:39) 🔘 Golden State Warriors (19:35) 🔘 Houston Rockets (26:33) 🔘 Los Angeles Clippers (31:31) 🔘 Los Angeles Lakers (35:59) 🔘 Memphis Grizzlies (40:25) 🔘 Minnesota Timberwolves (44:59) 🔘 New Orleans Pelicans (53:08) 🔘 Oklahoma City Thunder (1:00:44) 🔘 Phoenix Suns (1:07:03) 🔘 Portland Trail Blazers (1:12:11) 🔘 Sacramento Kings (1:16:42) 🔘 San Antonio Spurs (1:23:10) 🔘 Utah Jazz (1:26:37) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Simmons Trade Rumors, 2021-22 Breakout Candidates for Every Eastern Conference Team Sep 02, 2021

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Adam and Dan dissect the latest Ben Simmons trade rumors AND rap about his best potential destinations. After that, they move on to their 2021-22 breakout candidate for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Ben Simmons trade rumors (2:37) 🔘 Hawks (17:44) 🔘 Celtics (21:27) 🔘 Nets (26:07) 🔘 Hornets (30:27) 🔘 Bulls (34:40) 🔘 Cavaliers (39:56) 🔘 Pistons (46:20) 🔘 Pacers (50:42) 🔘 Heat (55:21) 🔘 Bucks (59:59) 🔘 Knicks (64:16) 🔘 Magic (69:46) 🔘 Sixers (73:58) 🔘 Raptors (79:47) 🔘 Wizards (84:29) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAILBAG PART 2: RJ Barrett, Dubs, Rockets, Bucks, OG Anunoby, Surprises/Disappointments Aug 27, 2021

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MAIL TIME. Hardwood Knocks is back with Part 2 of our mailbag with questions that cover RJ Barrett, the New York Knicks, potential surprises and disappointments for next season, the Houston Rockets, OG Anunoby, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors and much more. If missed Part 1, check that out here. 🔘 OG Anunoby (1:55) 🔘 Best offenses in postseason history (6:53) 🔘 What should the Rockets starting five be? (10:07) 🔘 How does the Bucks offseason look after not signing PJ Tucker? (15:33) 🔘 Dante Exum or Frank Ntilikina? (19:50) 🔘 Is RJ Barrett underrated? (21:01) 🔘 Who's the fourth-best team in the East? (25:55) 🔘 Recent mega-jumps (30:02) 🔘 Michael Porter Jr.'s defense (31:17) 🔘 Most average player at every position (32:18) 🔘 Which team will underachieve/overachieve most next season? (33:21) 🔘 Should the Warriors sign another free agent? (39:03) 🔘 Could the Grizzlies be a sleeper team in Ben Simmons sweepstakes? (42:38) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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