Listen to “209 – Trade Ideas for John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter” on Spreaker. The Washington Wizards are at long last open to breaking up their core of Bradley Beal, John Wall and Otto Porter. But, like, what does that mean? iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify
Listen to “208 – MAILBAG: Kings/Joerger, Steph vs. KD, Trae vs. Lonzo, Jazz Woes” on Spreaker. MAIL TIME! iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale Who’s more important to winning a title, Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Who has more long-term upside, Lonzo Ball or Trae Young? What’s up
Trade season is starting early this year, because we said so. But also because the NBA demands it. iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play | Spotify @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale The Wizards are playing like a steaming pile of you-know-what. The Rockets are struggling—badly. The Cavaliers seem on the verge of a teardown…or something.
Should the Lakers panic after a 2-5 start? Will LeBron James force them to make substantive changes if the status quo doesn’t improve? Did Klay Thompson’s 52-point explosion reinforce the inevitability of the Warriors winning the title? Is Luka Doncic running away with Rookie of
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
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
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
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