LET’S RANK, BABY! Dan is joined by Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) from ClutchPoints to rank the futures of the NBA’s rebuilding squads. Though the concept of “rebuilding” is certainly up for debate, we settled on eight overall inclusions: The Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma
MAIL TIME. Hardwood Knocks’ latest trip down YOU ASKED, WE ANSWERED LANE covers LeBron James’ push for the scoring title; the Los Angeles Lakers’ future and Russell Westbrook’s trade stock; the Boston Celtics’ surge up the standings; teams that could make moves over the offseason;
Imman Adan (@Imman_Adan) from the Dishes & Dimes podcast (@dishesdimespod) choppers in to help Hardwood Knocks try making sense of the wild, wacky, gloriously unpredictable Eastern Conference postseason race. She guides Dan through an in-depth tour of the Toronto Raptors’ 2022 NBA playoff stock and
MAIL TIME. Your latest batch of questions has Hardwood Knocks talking about the supporting casts of the top MVP candidates; the future of the Cleveland Cavaliers; a Julius Randle vs. Andrew Wiggins hypothetical; the onset success of the James Harden-Joel Embiid pairing; historically tight NBA
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;
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
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
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,