iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Dirk Nowitzki’s 20th season. A new era led by Harrison Barnes and Dennis Smith Jr.. And contract years for Nerlens Noel and Seth Curry. All those ingredients suggest it’s another transitional year for the Dallas Mavericks. For Nowitzki, age
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale On the latest episode of Hardwood Knocks, standup comedian and Los Angeles Lakers aficionado Brandt Tobler joined the show to talk Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, LeBron James and so much more. What kind of impact will Lonzo have on
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Most NBA teams are thrust into a thorough rebuild after losing a top-20 player, but not the Utah Jazz. They have a superstar cornerstone in Rudy Gobert, which gives them license to chase playoff berths in the immediate aftermath
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale The Charlotte Hornets stayed true to their roots over the NBA’s offseason: They retooled, despite being a non-factor in free agency, without embracing a total reinvention. And, by leaning into this approach, they’ve instantly turned into one of the
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale So much is going on with the Philadelphia 76ers, we jump-start their 2017-18 season preview in the only way that makes a semblance of sense: by posing roughly six bajillion-zillion-quadtrillion questions. First and foremost: Are they a playoff team
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Not a lot happened for the Phoenix Suns over the summer—other than them doubling down on their rebuild. They resisted the temptation to go all in on a Kyrie Irving trade, instead electing to keep the tandem of Devin
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Posting the best record in the East and earning a trip to the Conference Finals did not stop the Boston Celtics from wheeling and dealing over the offseason. Team president Danny Ainge overhauled nearly two-thirds of the minutes represented
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale After finishing the 2016-17 NBA season on a 30-11 tear, following a cataclysmic 11-30 start, the Miami Heat had two options: They could lean into their half-season detonation, reinvesting in a promising squad that didn’t make the playoffs, or