iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) @HardwoodKnocks | @AndrewDBailey | @DanFavale So much for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s lack of flexibility. Though they entered the summer barren of cap space and with very few trade assets, the Thunder somehow turned their restrictive position into the additions of Paul George, Patrick
Talking about the NBA as a business isn’t an ideal way for diehard supporters to wrestle with their fandom. But understanding how decisions are made on the technical side helps contextualize the choices organizations make about their franchise’s favorite players. Money matters, revenue allows the
Pretty much every 2017 NBA free agent you care about has signed a contract—except, for some reason, JaMychal Green and Nerlens Noel. But those are topics for a different day, in a different place. Because right here, right now, in the world of Hardwood Knocks,
iTunes | BlogTalkRadio | Stitcher | Google Play (coming soon) Guess what? No, seriously, guess. Hurry up. You’re taking too long. Screw it, we’ll just tell you: The NBA offseason is old enough for us to—wait for it—pass judgement from the comfort of our lavish (read: regular) recording
Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, before the Age of the Super Team, the NBA-wide trend for elite franchises was to try creating the perfect Big Three. Though there were a few exceptions in the 1980s and ’90s, like the Larry Bird-Kevin McHale-Robert
By now you have probably read an article, tweet or blurb on the Western Conference’s superiority heading into the 2017-18 NBA season. Why? Because breaking down the new-look Western Conference is one of the most interesting and compelling things to do at this point in
Paul George is in. Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis are out. And now, everything has changed for the Oklahoma City Thunder. As NBA fans worldwide readied themselves for the start of free agency at midnight eastern on Saturday, July 1, ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne dropped a
Imagine a world without the NBA Draft. There’d be no more tanking (much to the chagrin of Sam Hinkie), the idiotic lottery would be out the window and, best of all, young men would be able to choose where they get to take the next