Hardwood Knocks, Episode 541 — MAILBAG: Every NBA Team’s Most Underrated Player, De’Aaron Fox, Hornets, Grizz, Jazz, Cavs!
MAIL TIME! You asked. Hardwood Knocks answered. And this time, your questions left us talking about every NBA team’s most underrated player; Charlotte Hornets trades; MVP hypotheticals for LaMelo Ball, Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; the Memphis Grizzlies without Ja Morant; Los Angeles Lakers trade targets; De’Aaron Fox’s fit with Tyrese Haliburton; the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown partnership for the Boston Celtics; the Cleveland Cavaliers’ playoff stock; the Utah Jazz’s title chances; and much, MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:30 – Intro
🔘 4:30 – Updates on NBA’s COVID-19 situation
🔘 5:40 – Predicting All-NBA snubs
🔘 11:13 – Every NBA team’s most improved or underrated player
🔘 28:08 – Are the Cavs for real? Is Evan Mobley the clear Rookie of the Year?
🔘 33:56 – Trade targets to help Hornets defense
🔘 42:33 – Re-litigating Miles Bridges-for-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trade
🔘 44:18 – More likely to win MVP in their career: LaMelo Ball, Donovan Mitchell or SGA?
🔘 46:25 – Which NBA players have the biggest PSYCHOLOGICAL impact on the other team?
🔘 47:38 – The De’Aaron Fox-Tyrese Haliburton fit
🔘 50:07 – Relocation or Expansion?
🔘 51:05 – Leaders in points per touch this season
🔘 52:17 – Luke Kennard’s shooting
🔘 54:25 – Is the Jazz’s defense championship-caliber?
🔘 58:08 – Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s partnership + a Celtics trade idea
🔘 1:02:14 – Best switching bigs
🔘 1:04:20 – Can the Lakers make a trade?
🔘 1:06:49 – Ja Morant’s value
🔘 1:09:27 – Biggest Steals of 2021 draft
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