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Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast

Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report"s Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️Apple: http://apple.co/2iIw0IJSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfPYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBATikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocksTwitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocksInstagram:

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53:05

Where Do The Orlando Magic Go From Here?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/05/01

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss how the Orlando Magic should approach the 2025 NBA offseason. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:09 - Current impressions of the Magic2:54 - Paolo Banchero extension4:40 - Cap sheet & trade assets9:38 - The Magic's biggest needs13:13 - The type of contract Orlando needs21:21 - Trade targets for the Magic36:24 - Free-agency targets for Orlando44:56 - Surprise trade target!SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN

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45:19

Where Do The Miami Heat Go From Here?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/30

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss how the Miami Heat should approach the 2025 NBA offseason. TIMETSTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO0:48 - Cap sheet and trade-asset breakdown4:13 - Should the Heat start over?6:42 - Can Miami pull off a blockbuster trade?7:08 - Trae Young9:37 - Zach LaVine11:30 - LaMelo Ball12:13 - Zion Williamson16:48 - Kevin Durant17:46 - Ja Morant17:58 - Coby White19:00 - Paul George26:12 - Lauri Markkanen28:54 - Giannis Antetokounmpo29:13 - Joel

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75:20

Where Do The Milwaukee Bucks Go From Here?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/29

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss how the Milwaukee Bucks should approach their future following the news that Damian Lillard suffered a torn ACL injury. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:08 - Damian Lillard's injury 4:30 - Appreciating Dame's legacy11:25 - Can the Bucks continue to contend?21:50 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's future and trade talk23:16 - San Antonio Spurs31:07 - Houston Rockets42:25 - Oklahoma City Thunder48:31 - Memphis Grizzlies52:25 - Atlanta

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62:24

2025 Memphis Grizzlies Postmortem (PLUS: GAPs)

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/28

Dan and Grant uncork their biggest reactions and observations from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Farewell, Memphis Grizzlies0:40 - Cap situation & Jaren Jackson Jr. extension3:09 - Memphis faces challenges on the trade market6:29 - Should blowing it up be an option?9:58 - What type of addition do the Grizzlies need?12:24 - Is Jaren Jackson Jr. a trade candidate?16:12 - Can you trade Ja Morant or Desmond Bane and get better?23:09 - Would you trade Ja for Trae

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105:46

2025 NBA Playoff Reactions After 1 Week

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/26

Dan and Grant uncork their biggest reactions and observations from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:50 - Aren't the playoffs great?!2:54 - Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors19:40 - Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers31:47 - New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons48:47 - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves59:22 - Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks1:15:24 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat1:23:33 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies1:31:07

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115:41

NBA News Catch-Up: Hawks, Mavs, Warriors, Pelicans,...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/22

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to break down the latest NBA rumors, news and organizational overhauls we are already seeing. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:32 - The Atlanta Hawks are making changes22:06 - Will the Warriors get rid of Jonathan Kuminga?45:27 - Nico Harrison spoke about Luka Doncic again...1:00:57 - What are the New Orleans Pelicans doing?1:12:40 - How should the Phoenix Suns approach the offseason?1:33:25 - Are the Sacramento Kings stuck?SUPPORT THE SHOW

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137:09

2025 NBA Playoffs Mega Primer

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/19

Dan and Grant preview and drop their predictions for EVERY first-round series in the 2025 NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS⬇️:00 - INTRO0:38 - Playoff vibes5:24 - Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks23:43 - Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers41:27 - New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons58:00 - Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves1:20:08 - Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic1:34:04 - Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors1:55:18 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat2:05:26 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis

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99:16

Our 2025 NBA Awards Ballot

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/17

Dan and Grant (finally) drop their 2025 NBA awards ballots, including a HANDFUL OF BRAND-SPANKING NEW CATEGORIES nominated by our subscribes! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:25 - Our approach2:50 - MVP17:47 - All-NBA 28:14 - Defensive Player of the Year36:39 - All-Defense45:40 - Rookie of the Year50:34 - All- Rookie59:24 - Most Improved Players1:06:33 - Sixth Man of the Year1:09:03 - Coach of the Year 1:12:36 - Executive of the Year1:17:31 - Clutch Player of the Year1:20:27 - Best Finisher Under

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79:05

We Were Wrong, And We're Sorry

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Dan and Grant revisit some of their biggest misses and WORST predictions prior to the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro1:25 - Our approach4:26 - Chicago Bulls5:51 - Cleveland Cavaliers7:01 - Dallas Mavericks8:01 - New Orleans Pelicans9:53 - Orlando Magic11:15 - Philadelphia 76ers13:42 - Detroit Pistons17:40 - Portland Trail Blazers21:22 - Houston Rockets26:21 - Los Angeles Clippers29:26 - Phoenix Suns33:00 - Brooklyn Nets36:26 - JJ Redick39:56 - LaMelo Ball41:45 - Jonathan

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51:07

Where Do The Denver Nuggets Go From Here?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/09

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss the future of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic after the team fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Details of Denver's firings1:44 - What does the timing say about the Nuggets?4:30 - Firing Michael Malone now is wild10:36 - NBA head coaching seats are hotter than ever14:49 - Jalen Pickett ruined everything!18:28 - Are the Nuggets cleaning house?22:20 - Did the Jamal Murray

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81:54

NBA Head Coaches On The Hot Seat

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA head coaches who may be on the hot seat once the regular season is over. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Criteria2:34 - Tuomas Iisalo (Memphis Grizzlies)3:22 - Mitch Johnson (San Antonio Spurs)6:09 - Doug Christie (Sacramento Kings)8:57 - Doc Rivers (Milwaukee Bucks)16:29 - Michael Malone (Denver Nuggets)28:37 - Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks)37:54 - Mike Budenholzer (Phoenix Suns)45:33 - Willie Green (New Orleans Pelicans)51:01 -

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51:37

Guess The Mystery NBA Players (We Suck At This Edition)

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/07

Guess-A-Player Volume 4 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro0:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 19:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 219:01 - Mystery NBA Player No. 322:59 - Mystery NBA Player No. 430:25 - Mystery NBA Player No. 537:44 - Mystery NBA Player No. 6SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO

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84:14

S.C.R.E.W.E.D.

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/05

Dan and Grant dive into the most disappointing teams of the NBA season and evaluated their future outlooks according to their S.C.R.E.W.E.D scale, a proprietary scoring metric that rates the hopelessness of a given franchise.TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro1:13 - Criteria6:26 - Team 111:52 - Team 221:03 - Team 330:24 - Team 435:44 - Team 542:36 - Team 649:59 - Team 758:05 - Team 81:08:00 - Team 91:14:01 - Team 10SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE

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85:18

2025 NBA Playoffs Pressure Index

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/04/03

Dan is joined by Es Baraheni (@justesbaraheni) of The Athletic Daily and Raptors Republic to discuss which 2025 NBA playoff teams have the most at stake entering the postseason. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro/Nuggets-Wolves absurdness1:13 - Criteria3:08 - NBA Playoff Team No. 18:10 - NBA Playoff Team No. 217:23 - NBA Playoff Team No. 325:21 - NBA Playoff Team No. 431:56 - NBA Playoff Team No. 542:14 - NBA Playoff Team No. 653:16 - NBA Playoff Team No. 71:03:42 - NBA Playoff Team No. 81:06:20 - NBA Playoff

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42:16

Guess The Mystery NBA Player (Big Onions Dance Edition)

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/31

Guess-A-Player Volume 3 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:32 - Mystery NBA Player No. 15:58 - Mystery NBA Player No. 216:39 - Mystery NBA Player No. 327:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 430:24 - Mystery NBA Player No. 535:31 - Mystery NBA Player NO. 6JOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok:

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76:08

The NBA Star Trade Candidates Draft!

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/29

Dan and Grant draft NBA stars that they believe are most likely to get traded next. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:45 - Criteria5:42 - Pick No. 1 9:01 - Pick No. 212:08 - Pick No. 317:39 - Pick No. 423:48 - Pick No. 529:03 - Pick No. 638:06 - Pick No. 742:56 - Pick No. 8 49:00 - Pick No. 953:59 - Pick No. 10SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's

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69:44

Damian Lillard Injury, Celtics Sale Reaction, NBA...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/27

Dan and Grant catch up some of the some of the latest NBA news and rumors, including the injury to Damian Lillard, fallout from the sale of the Boston Celtics, salary-cap notes and more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:22 - Can we actually fix tanking?7:40 - Damian Lillard injury13:18 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's recent comments17:06 - The future of Giannis in Milwaukee19:17 - This Bucks offseason is critical 26:50 - Biggest questions following Boston Celtics Sale30:04 - How long with the Celtics stay

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98:41

Are These NBA Teams Turning The Corner?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/26

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA teams that have (seemingly) turned things around or explored new highs following the All-Star break or since the start of March. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO2:16 - Can we make March basketball matter more?4:35 - Atlanta Hawks14:16 - Chicago Bulls28:33 - Detroit Pistons37:07 - Golden State Warriors46:58 - Indiana Pacers54:29 - Los Angeles Clippers1:01:20 - Minnesota Timberwolves1:13:12 - Phoenix Suns1:25:18 - Portland

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16:04

Guess The Mystery NBA Player ('Somebody Cheated?!'...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/24

Guess-A-Player Volume 2 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 15:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 211:43 - Grant files a complaint with the proper authorities12:48 - Mystery NBA Player No. 3SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON

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77:42

NBA Players Who Deserve More Attention

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/03/22

Dan and Grant spotlight a bunch of NBA players whose midseason and late-season performances deserve more attention. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:43 - Criteria and approach4:54 - Deni Avdija10:32 - Josh Giddey19:34 - Quentin Grimes33:12 - Moses Moody40:21 - Quinten Post46:33 - Zeke Nnaji52:51 - Jalen Pickett58:56 - Isaiah Collier1:03:44 - Kyle Filipowski1:08:58 - Brice Sensabaugh1:11:35 - Kyshawn GeorgeSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE

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