Hardwood Knocks, Episode 554: FAKE NBA TRADES GALORE (Plus LeVert & Powell Trade Reactions, Harden to Philly)
Who ordered another piping-hot batch of 2022 NBA trade deadline ideas, with extra-special, thrice-as-spicy sauce? Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of The NBA Podcast (@TheNBAPod) for a rousing game of “Who Says No?!?” They first tackle 12-plus trades of Dan’s own design before digging into a mailbag filled with hypothetical deals from YOU, OUR FINE AF LISTENERS! First, however, Hardwood Knocks reacts to the Indiana Pacers trading Caris LeVert to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers trading Norman Powell to the LA Clippers, and the latest James Harden-to-the-Philadelphia 76ers rumors.
🔘 Intro (0:00)
🔘 Caris LeVert trade reaction: Impact on Cavs and Pacers (0:50)
🔘 Norman Powell trade reaction: Portland’s direction, the Clippers’ aggression (20:50)
🔘 What to make of James Harden-for-Ben Simmons rumors (30:49)
💡💡💡FAKE TRADES GALORE💡💡💡
🔘 Hawks-Spurs (50:56)
🔘 Mavs-Thunder/Mavs-Magic (56:07)
🔘 Grizzlies-Pacers (1:00:13)
🔘 Lakers-Knicks (1:05:37)
🔘 Lakers-Rockets (1:14:25)
🔘 Jazz-Rockets (1:20:49)
🔘 Bulls-Celtics (1:24:13)
🔘 Bulls-Clippers (1:27:55)
🔘 PHOENIX SUNS TWO-TRANSACTION, FOUR-TEAM EXTRAVAGANZA – AKA DAN’S MAGNUM OPUS (1:31:29)
🔘 Raptors-Wizards (1:39:58)
💡💡💡Who Says No?!? – Listeners Propose Trades💡💡💡
🔘 Bulls-Pacers (1:42:45)
🔘 Hornets-Bulls-Clippers (1:43:51)
🔘 Clippers-Raptors (1:45:35)
🔘 Hornets-Heat/Rockets-Heat (1:47:24)
🔘 Celtics-Mavs (1:49:53)
🔘 Nets-Hornets (1:51:54)
🔘 Spurs-Bulls (1:53:59)
🔘 Bucks-Pacers (1:56:02)
🔘 Bucks-Blazers (1:57:15)
🔘 Nuggets-Blazers-Thunder (1:59:34)
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