Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes, SI and Liberty Ballers to discuss the Philadelphia 76ers' firing Daryl Morey, what it means for their future and also their overall offseason. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:39 - Did Daryl Morey deserve to get fired?14:02 - Has the Sixers’ direction now changed?23:09 - Will Philly avoid the luxury tax?28:22 - What happens with Kelly Oubre Jr. and Quentin Grimes?34:35 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agent targets44:39 - Chances of a Joel Embiid or Paul George trade57:30 - Dominick Barlow's future1:00:14 - Paul...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Boston Celtics. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:32 - Celtics offseason vitals5:20 - Was this season a waste?11:20 - Future Neemias Queta16:05 - The Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown talk25:19 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agency targets40:16 - Payton Pritchard extension40:51 - Jaylen Brown's future in BostonSUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodkno...

Dan and Grant unload the takeaways clip for every Round 2 series of the NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️Knicks-Sixers (3:35)Pistons-Cavs (25:52)Thunder-Lakers (43:48)Spurs-Timberwolves (50:03)SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' take a break from Round 2 of the NBA playoffs to catch up on all the latest (and not-so-latest) news and rumors flying around the Association. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:50 - Masai Ujiri to the Dallas Mavericks12:35 - Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets31:18 - New Orleans Pelicans coaching search46:27 - Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors54:43 - Portland Trail Blazers going after Giannis?1:06:38 - Tayler Jenkins to Milwaukee and Giannis’ future1:13:48 - Boston Celtics interested in Giannis1:19:35 - Chicago Bulls hire Bryson Graham...

Dan and Grant take turns trying to guess an NBA player's identity based off clues they received from listeners. Join our Discord to partake in the Guess-A-Player fun! SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant dive into their most pressing questions and takeaways from the playoffs so far, from big-picture topics for eliminated teams to general musings about ongoing series and second-round matchups to come. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:45 - Jaden McDaniels and the Timberwolves 10:12 - Are the Knicks East favorites? 22:17 - Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers31:39 - What's the newest offensive trend for the playoffs?38:41 - Where do the Denver Nuggets go from here?50:59 - Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers57:58 - Tougher matchup for the Thunder: Rockets or Lakers?1:01:19 - Are the Ph...

Dan and Grant hold a "Which NBA team needs a new best player the most?!" draft. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:04 - Our approach6:16 -  No. 1 10:40 -  No. 213:39 - No. 3 15:55 - No. 4 19:15 - No. 5 21:26 - No. 6 27:35 - No. 7 34:14 - No. 8 39:16 - No. 9 46:12 - No.10 50:00 - No. 11 53:37 - No. 12 59:15 - No. 13 1:01:59 - No. 14 1:11:05 - No. 15 1:12:59 - No. 16 1:16:02 - Other teams to considerSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFO...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' run through their biggest surprises and disappointments of the NBA playoffs so far. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:33 - Injuries, injuries, injuries 5:39 - Denver Nuggets17:49 - Detroit Pistons / Jalen Duren 32:01 - Mikal Bridges and Mike Brown40:41 - Houston Rockets52:46 - Brandon Ingram59:32 - Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen1:05:04 - Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher1:14:34 - Los Angeles Lakers1:22:36 - Orlando Magic 1:30:50 - Dylan Harper1:40:42 - Jordan Clarkson1:45:27 - CJ McCollum1:49:28 - Ayo Dosunmu1:57:04 - Jayson Tatum and Baylor...

Dan and Grant run through as many bigger-picture playoff observations as they can in 90ish minutes—with their questions and takes getting increasingly hotter as they go.0:00 - INTRO 1:05 - New York Knicks16:43 - Houston Rockets23:00 - Offensive trends29:32 - Boston Celtics 33:01 - Denver Nuggets41:55 - Minnesota Timberwolves 47:01 - Oklahoma City Thunder / West tiers / Ajay Mitchell55:12 - Detroit Pistons1:07:21 - Toronto Raptors / Collin Murray-Boyles1:14:28 - San Antonio Spurs1:15:51 - Thunder tangent1:18:01 - San Antonio Spurs 1:22:26 - VJ EdgecombeSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWO...

We interrupt your NBA playoff programming for extension talk! Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' spotlight the 2026 NBA rookie extension candidates from the Western Conference that they find most fascinating. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:02 - Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs5: 08 - Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets17:09 - Brice Sensabaugh, Utah Jazz24:23 - Keyonte George, Utah Jazz32:20 - Scoot Henderson, Portland Trail Blazers40:44 - Brandin Podziemski, Golden State Warriors51:58 - Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City ThunderSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORD<br...

Dan and Grant dive into the playoff matchups that were just set: Celtics vs Sixers, Thunder vs Warriors and Pistons vs Magic. After that, they get into quick overviews of what's to come for the Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:13 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns19:11 - Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers42:44 - Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic1:03:02 - Where do the Golden State Warriors go from here?SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON S...

Dan and Grant react to the first batch of play-in games and then dive into previews for all five first-round NBA playoff series already set. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO 0:53 - Hornets-Heat recap8:51 - Devin Booker course 10:45 - San Antonio Spurs vs Portland Trail Blazers primer12:45 - Spurs-Blazers Xs and Os20:01 - Spurs-Blazers subplots23:53 - Spurs- Blazers X-factors26:56 - Spurs-Blazers ragebait32:07 - Spurs-Blazers predictions32:43 - New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Xs and Os46:53 - Knicks-Hawks subplots51:34 - Knicks-Hawks X-factors54:03 - Knicks-Hawks ragebait57:52 - Knicks-Hawks predictions 59:06 - Denve...

Dan and Grant put NBA play-in and playoff teams into tiers based on how much pressure they are up against entering the postseason. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO4:46 - Pressure Index Tiers7:51 - Los Angeles Lakers15:32 - Charlotte Hornets 20:39 - Houston Rockets26:12 - Golden State Warriors34:57 - Atlanta Hawks38:07 - Los Angeles Clippers41:36 - Cleveland Cavaliers46:43 - Phoenix Suns49:06 - Philadelphia 76ers52:35 - Boston Celtics59:15 - Denver Nuggets1:07:12 - Portland Trail Blazers1:10:25 - Orlando Magic1:15:36 - Oklahoma City Thunder1:21:40 - Toronto Raptors 1:25:55 - Miami...

Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' discuss the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee Bucks rumors, the direction of the Chicago Bulls, how NBA teams will rebuild in the revamped draft-lottery era and the impact of the Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves injuries on the Lakers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:27 - Giannis and the Bucks40:03 - Where do the Chicago Bulls go from here1:05:05 - Rebuilding in the NBA from scratch 1:27:45 - Lakers injuriesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR Y...

Dan and Grant take drop their highly anticipated 2025-26 NBA Awards ballots. Let us know your picks in the DISCORD! TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO5:42 - MVP30:15 - All-NBA37:43 - Defensive Player of the Year42:38 - All-Defense52:41 - Rookie of the Year58:36 - All-Rookie1:09:37 - Most Improved Player1:20:27 - Sixth Man of the Year1:25:18 - Clutch Player of the Year1:31:36 - Coach of the Year1:38:14 - Executive of the Year1:44:06 - STAT-PADDING AWARDSSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORD<br...

Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' talk about some of the NBA's non-contenders and wrap up by deciding who they consider the most dangerous in each conference. After that, it's time for...MORE TANKING TALK! TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO3:18 - Toronto Raptors 9:07 - Atlanta Hawks19:56 - Charlotte Hornets27:55 - Philadelphia 76ers37:13 - Orlando Magic 43:35 - Los Angeles Clippers53:10 - The NBA’s most dangerousness underdog is…56:52 - More potential tanking solutions????SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE...

Dan and Grant take a look at which teams overachieved and underachieved the most relative to their preseason win predictions! TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:48 - Indiana Pacers8:11 - Charlotte Hornets 12:39 - San Antonio Spurs 17:47 - Sacramento Kings 20:57 - Dallas Mavericks 24:07 - Phoenix Suns30:46 - Boston Celtics 36:05 - Detroit Pistons38:54 - Memphis Grizzlies41:34 - Milwaukee Bucks44:05 - Golden State Warriors46:37 - Final Thoughts49:35 - NBPA speaks out against 65-game rule 1:04:03 - Reacting to tanking solutionsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN...

Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' spotlight the 2026 NBA rookie extension candidates from the Eastern Conference that they find most fascinating. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:43 - Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets9:51 - Anthony Black, Orlando Magic25:21 - Ausar Thompson, Detroit Pistons35:21 - Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards41:12 - Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami HeatSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky...

Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' discuss a bunch of different reasons why you should still watch and pay attention to each of the NBA's 10 worst teams. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO4:12 - Washington Wizards 11:43 - Brooklyn Nets16:22 - Chicago Bulls21:22 - Indiana Pacers25:56 - Milwaukee Bucks30:51 - Utah Jazz42:24 - Sacramento Kings47:47 - Dallas Mavericks53:20 - Memphis Grizzlies59:50 - New Orleans PelicansSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLO...

Dan and Grant cover the latest news about Giannis Antetokounmpo's future with the Milwaukee Bucks, the impact of Cade Cunningham's injury on the Detroit Pistons and NBA expansion. Then, it's...MAIL TIME. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO3:25 - Giannis and the Bucks23:52 - Can the Pistons survive without Cade Cunningham?35:32 - NBA expansion thoughts 41:14 - What is your greatest “What if?” in NBA history?50:03 - Stephon Castle or Amen Thompson?52:50 - Challenges of building around limited shooters59:33 - Is Scoot Henderson going to be a franchise point guard?1:06:42 - Will the Cavs make the...