Adam and Dan rank the future outlooks for all seven NBA teams with sub-1 percent chances of making the playoffs this year: Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic and Sacramento Kings. After that, they answer questions from listeners
From Nikola Jokic and LeBron James to Joel Embiid and Stephen Curry to Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant, the 2020-21 NBA MVP race remains a blur. No fewer than five candidates could be outright winners right now. To make sense of the MVP pecking order
We’ve got a caps-lock LOADED episode for you as we uncork our stream of NBA team lookaheads—which are, without question, so much better than your regular 2020-21 season previews. First up is Saam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) from the Light Years podcast to talk about the Golden
Ever wonder who would win a 1-on-1 tournament that included EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY? Well, wonder no more. Adam Fromal (@fromal09) is back with Dan to talk about the results from NBA Math’s All-Time 1-on-1 tournament. Every player in league history was put
Hardwood Knocks is back on the decade-rankings grind. Next up: We’re ranking the top 10 Golden State Warriors since 2010-11, a process that leads us to tackle some profound questions. Is Andre Iguodala a Hall of Famer? Is Stephen Curry underappreciated? Is Draymond Green more
Welcome to a loaded edition in the Hardwood Knocks podcast. Dan and Andy break down the Knicks being a poorly drawn cartoon of an NBA organization, as well as New York’s reported interest in a Chris Paul trade. After that, they discuss what Stephen Curry’s
Let’s party. Hardwood Knocks analyzes the latest NBA news coming out of the All-Star break, including the Spurs buying out DeMarre Carroll, the Rockets steering further into micro-ball and the impending John Beilein-Cavaliers breakup. After that, it’s on to your questions! The latest mailbag takes
Let’s get this mail, yo. On the latest Daily(ish) Mailbag, Hardwood Knocks discusses the Raptors’ recent dominance amid injuries; Nikola Jokic’s MVP case; Damian Lillard’s molten hot streak and referee fury; the Milwaukee Bucks’ title chances; Mo Bamba’s improvement; Trae Young’s defense; Victor Oladipo’s recovery;