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The Hardwood Knocks NBA Podcast revisits their preseason predictions and singles out the teams and takes they got most wrong.

2025 NBA Season Takes That We Got Totally Wrong

Dan and Grant revisit some of their biggest misses and WORST predictions prior to the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “We Were Wrong, And We're Sorry” on Spreaker. 0:00 – Intro1:25 – Our approach4:26 – Chicago Bulls5:51 – Cleveland Cavaliers7:01 –

Michael Malone, Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau headline the list of NBA head coaches on the hot seat.

Which NBA Head Coaches Are On The Hot Seat?

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA head coaches who may be on the hot seat once the regular season is over. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “NBA Head Coaches On The Hot Seat” on Spreaker. 0:00 – Criteria2:34

Dan and Grant dive into the most disappointing teams of the NBA season and evaluated their future outlooks according to their S.C.R.E.W.E.D scale, a proprietary scoring metric that rates the hopelessness of a given franchise.

Which Disappointing NBA Teams Are The Most Screwed?

Dan and Grant dive into the most disappointing teams of the NBA season and evaluated their future outlooks according to their S.C.R.E.W.E.D scale, a proprietary scoring metric that rates the hopelessness of a given franchise. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “S.C.R.E.W.E.D.” on Spreaker. 0:00 – Intro1:13 –

Hardwood Knocks discuss which 2025 NBA playoff teams have the most at stake entering the postseason.

Which NBA Playoff Teams Have The Most At Stake?

Dan is joined by Es Baraheni (@justesbaraheni) of The Athletic Daily and Raptors Republic to discuss which 2025 NBA playoff teams have the most at stake entering the postseason. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “2025 NBA Playoffs Pressure Index” on Spreaker. 0:00 – Intro/Nuggets-Wolves absurdness1:13 – Criteria3:08

Hardwood Knocks discusses with NBA stars are most likely to get traded in the near future.

Which NBA Stars Will Be Traded Next?

Dan and Grant draft NBA stars that they believe are most likely to get traded next. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “The NBA Star Trade Candidates Draft!” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO1:45 – Criteria5:42 – Pick No. 19:01 – Pick No. 212:08 – Pick No. 317:39 –

Hardwood Knocks catches up on some of the latest news and rumors.

Is This The Milwaukee Bucks Last Stand?

Dan and Grant catch up some of the some of the latest NBA news and rumors, including the injury to Damian Lillard, its impact on the Milwaukee Bucks, fallout from the sale of the Boston Celtics, salary-cap notes and more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “Damian Lillard

Hardwood Knocks discusses some recent NBA turnarounds and whether they are actually real.

Have These NBA Teams Actually Turned The Corner?

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA teams that have (seemingly) turned things around or explored new highs following the All-Star break or since the start of March. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “Are These NBA Teams Turning The

Hardwood Knocks casts a spotlight onto a bunch of NBA players whose recent performances are worthy of more attention.

NBA Breakouts That Deserve More Attention

Dan and Grant spotlight a bunch of NBA players whose midseason and late-season performances deserve more attention. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “NBA Players Who Deserve More Attention” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO0:43 – Criteria and approach4:54 – Deni Avdija10:32 – Josh Giddey19:34 – Quentin Grimes33:12 –