Tag Archives: Los Angeles Lakers

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 198 — MAILBAG: Best Backcourts/Frontcourts, Lakers Trade Targets, Jokic vs. Ayton

MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Which teams have the deepest backcourt rotations? How about frontcourt? What will the top-five-player rankings look like in a half-decade? Would you rather have Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton or Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic? Who are the Lakers most

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 197 — 2018-19 Awards Picks, Raptors/Sixers Season Previews

NBA regular season, here we come! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks finishes up its season-preview train by diving into the immediate and long-term outlooks for the Raptors and Sixers before hunkering down and dropping their officially official awards predictions for Rookie of the Year, Most

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 193 — Jimmy Butler Trade Packages, Future of Timberwolves/Thibs/Wiggins/KAT

The Jimmy Butler trade-request saga is rolling along, so the fellas from Hardwood Knocks feel compelled to tackle it from all angles. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale The latest from ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski has Timberwolves coach-president Tom Thibodeau resisting outside inquiries while owner Glen Taylor remains open

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 192 — Russell Westbrook Injury, 2018-19 Preview for NBA’s Pacific Division

The weekend is over, and you know what that means: It’s time to get back on that division-preview grind! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks is once again joined by Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) to break down the entire Pacific Division, in addition to discussing

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 191 — MAILBAG: Trade Candidates, Gobert vs. Draymond, Surprise Teams, Stat Projections

MAAAAAIL TIME. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks takes a break from the division-preview grind to answer a bunch of listener-posed questions that take them around the entire NBA and then back again. The topics of this edition’s inquiries include potential trade candidates; a Rudy Gobert-Draymond

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 186 — MAILBAG: 1st-Time All-Stars, Jamal Murray/OG Anunoby Peaks, Shaun Livingston Feelz

MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks plows through another extensive bag of mail that takes them down rabbit holes indulging both nostalgia and future forecasts. Which players will make their first All-Star team in 2019? Will Jamal Murray or OG Anunoby become a star?

Hardwood Knocks, Episode 184 — Totally Awesome Made-Up NBA Awards Predictions for 2018-19 (Part 1)

Who needs those regular, run-of-the-mill, also-ran, officially official NBA awards, am I right? iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Hardwood Knocks journeys off the beaten path for its latest trick.  In Part I of this two-podcast series, Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) joins Dan to roll through a