Dan and Grant react to the Toronto Raptors firing Nick Nurse and then go through their EARLY 2023 NBA playoffs winners and losers so far. JOIN OUR DISCORD CHANNEL⬇️Hardwood Knocks Chitchat SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE⬇️Hardwood Knocks’ YouTube Channel FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA⬇️ @gt_hughes | @danfavale | @fromal09 | @SportsMathNet
Grant and Dan drop their picks for All-NBA, All-Defense and All-Rookie teams. Be sure to check out our awards pod here. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 – INTRO3:07 – Rudy Gobert Suspension6:16 – CRITERIA9:37 – All-NBA Guards19:05 – All-NBA Forwards29:07 – All-NBA Centers33:33 – All-Rookie teams45:28 –
MAIL TIME. This week’s batch of FANTABULOUS questions have us talking about the future of Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic, why the Sacramento Kings #justwork, Deandre Ayton’s role on the Kevin Durant-era Phoenix Suns, free-agency targets for the Indiana Pacers, the value of Trey Murphy,
Dan is joined by the legendary Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac to cover the ins and outs of the new NBA collective bargaining agreement. Topics include: games-played minimum for awards, the luxury tax, the “super tax,” the midseason tournament, players investing in NBA and WNBA
Dan and Grant revisit their NBA preseason win-loss predictions and take ownership of their biggest misses and explain their logic, what went wrong and so much more. We talk about more than half the league, so buckle up! TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 1:15 – INTRO6:11 – Oklahoma
Dan goes LONG on the Paul George injury and its impact on the short- and long-term future of the LA Clippers. Then, while nobody asked for this, Dan offers one 2023 free agent every NBA team should already be thinking about— in the name of
WELCOME TO NBA ‘HOT OR NOT?!’ You submitted your hot takes. Dan and Grant are here to discuss whether they’re too spicy or not incendiary enough. This batch of surface-of-the-sun takes will cover everything from max (or near-max) contract candidates this summer, the rise of
MAIL TIME. In Part 1 of a two-pod mailbag, Dan ventures through questions that cover the Toronto Raptors, Oklahoma City Thunder, playoff basketball, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:30 – INTRO1:46 – Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies Outlook13:00 – Is it time for the