Category Archives: Hardwood Knocks

Hardwood Knocks discusses their first impressions of the new-look New York Knicks to start the 2024-25 NBA season.

Are The New York Knicks Legitimate Title Contenders?

Dan talks with Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) from Yahoo Sports, Forbes and The NBA podcast about the Knicks. Afterwards, they grade every 2024-25 NBA City Edition jersey. The YouTube version of these grades will drop Wednesday, November 20! TIMESTAMPS👇 Listen to “Are The Knicks Contenders?

Hardwood Knocks runs through some of the biggest 2024-25 NBA season trends and decides whether they will hold all year.

Playing ‘Fact or Fiction?’ with 2024-25 NBA Season Trends

Dan and Grant go through some early NBA season trends, developments and predictions and then play ‘Fact or Fiction?’ Topics include Nikola Jokic, the Golden State Warriors, Defensive Player of the Year, Darius Garland, Eastern Conference playoff teams, the future of the Miami Heat, trades,

Hardwood Knocks discusses the wave of NBA injuries and then goes in-depth on the Pacers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Pelicans and Suns.

Does The NBA Have An Injury Problem?

Dan and Grant discuss the uptick in notable NBA injuries this season before breaking down the outlooks for the Oklahoma City Thunder without Chet Holmgren, the Phoenix Suns without Kevin Durant, the Indiana Pacers with a struggling Tyrese Haliburton and the Memphis Grizzlies without Ja

Hardwood Knocks breaks down whether it's time for NBA teams off to slower starts to panic or remain patient.

Is It Time For These NBA Teams To Panic?

Dan and Grant play ‘PEACE OR PANIC?!’ with the NBA teams off to, let’s say, some less-than-ideal starts. After that, they go through about 20 ‘PEACE OR PANIC?!’ quick hits worth monitoring. TIMESTAMPS👇 Dan and Grant play ‘PEACE OR PANIC?!’ with the NBA teams off

Hardwood Knocks discusses the rise of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jaden Ivey's improvement and the state of the rebuilds for the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards.

Are The Cleveland Cavaliers The NBA’s Second Best Team?

In this week’s edition of THE BOUNCE AROUND, Dan and Grant discuss whether the Cleveland Cavaliers have a case to be the second-best team in the NBA, the state of the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors rebuilds, and the rise of Jaden Ivey for the

Hardwood Knocks breaks down the impact for every single NBA rookie extension that was signed before the 2024-25 NBA season.

Breaking Down the Impact of Every 2024-25 NBA Rookie Extension

Dan and Grant provide their long, overdue thoughts on every single rookie extension that was signed in advance of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS👇 Listen to “2024-25 NBA Rookie Extension Reactions (Finally!)” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO0:50 – How should we judge extensions?3:54 – The

Hardwood Knocks provides their overreactions for every NBA team's start to the 2024-25 season.

Overreacting to the Start of Every NBA Team’s 2024-25 Season

Dan and Grant go through early-season reactions for ALL 30 NBA teams. After that, we compiled our favorite SUBSCRIBE overreactions and offer our thoughts on each of them. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “2024-25 NBA Season Overreactions For All 30 Teams.” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO3:08 –

Do The Milwaukee Bucks Have A Giannis Antetokounmpo Problem?

Do The Milwaukee Bucks Have A Giannis Antetokounmpo Dilemma?

BONUS POD. Dan digs into the “rumors” that Giannis Antetokounmpo could request a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks. He tackles the best fits, but before you get mad about potential trades, he closes with thoughts on Giannis’ play and the Bucks’ season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to