Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) from the We Have A Take and Stepback Sisterhood podcasts returns to Hardwood Knocks for a mega-deep dive into the Portland Trail Blazers’ outlook (4:20). After that, Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) and Sam Cooper (scooperhoops) from The Timeline Pod stop by to discuss anything and everything and more pertaining to the revamped, playoff-bound, potentially championship-contending Phoenix Suns (1:05:56). Find the full breakdown of both segments below:

👉Portland Trail Blazers Lookahead (4:20)
↪️The projected starting five
↪️Impact of the Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr. additions
↪️Jusuf Nurkic’s outlook
↪️Expectations for Rodney Hood
↪️The backup center rotation
↪️Carmelo Anthony’s role and value on the retooled roster
↪️Should Melo get to wear No. 7?
↪️Portland’s ideal closing lineup
↪️Quirky lineup combinations we want to see
↪️Gary Trent Jr. vs Zach Collins vs Anfernee Simons
↪️Are the Blazers done tinkering with the roster?
↪️Is CJ McCollum underrated?
↪️Win-total/Western Conference finish predictions

👉Phoenix Suns Lookahead (1:05:56)
↪️Phoenix’s best non-Chris Paul move of the offseason
↪️How Devin Booker will be impacted by CP3’s arrival
↪️How Deandre Ayton is impacted by CP3’s arrival
↪️Jalen Smith’s rookie-year expectations
↪️Dario Saric is a center, do not @ Sam. (Related: Please @ him, @scooperhoops)
↪️The backup guard rotation
↪️Mikal Bridges’ outlook
↪️The secondary wing rotation
↪️Potential differences in how the Suns will play
↪️Phoenix’s defensive ceiling
↪️Phoenix’s ideal closing lineup
↪️Quirky lineups we want to see
↪️Win total/Western Conference finish predictions

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