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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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110:21

Buying or Selling NBA Breakouts

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/11/05

Dan and Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast go through some of this season's biggest breakout players and buy or sell WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR FUTURES. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:18 - Matas Buzelis10:07 - Josh Giddey24:19 - Jonathan Kuminga30:48 - Jalen Duren39:36 - Austin Reaves49:38 - Alperen Sengun55:47 - Jaime Jaquez Jr.1:02:26 - Quenton Jackson1:05:58 - Ajay Mitchell1:13:51 - Ryan Rollins1:20:34 - Tyrese Maxey1:23:47 - Stephon Castle1:34:39 - Kyshawn GeorgeSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING

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31:41

Should The Lakers Sell High On Austin Reaves?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/11/03

Dan and Grant debut the "WE'RE JUST ASKING ASKING QUESTIONS" segments. These will be bonus mini pods in which we, you guessed it, just ask questions—some spicier than others, but all in the name of curiosity. First up: Should the Lakers sell high on Austin Reaves? TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - Should the Lakers sell high on Austin Reaves?0:50 - How much will Reaves get in free agency?6:20 - Teams that could look to sign Reaves12:36 - The Lakers should NOT fear free agency15:36 - Potential Reaves trade

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90:55

Which Of The NBA's Best Starts Are For Real?

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/11/01

Dan and Grant go through the most dominant starts to begin the 2025-26 NBA season and decide which teams are actually for real. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:35 - Denver Nuggets12:55 - San Antonio Spurs28:12 - Miami Heat41:39 - Oklahoma City Thunder48:49 - Chicago Bulls56:25 - Milwaukee Bucks1:08:32 - Philadelphia 76ers1:20:36 - New York Knicks1:23:42 - Portland Trail Blazers1:25:47 - Utah JazzSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US

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120:05

Breaking Down The Fallout From Every NBA Rookie...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/29

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast, Yahoo Sports AND HBO Max to break down every rookie extension, every non-extension, and what it all means for the future of NBA free agency. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO1:47 - Future of free agency17:19 - Dyson Daniels23:43 - Christian Braun 28:05 - Jabari Smith Jr.36:09 - Nikola Jovic39:09 - AJ Green41:30 - Paolo Banchero44:31 - Chet Holmgren 47:11 - Jalen Williams49:19 - Shaedon Sharpe57:09 - Toumani Camara1:01:43 - Keegan Murray1:06:40 -

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46:11

The NBA Betting Scandal Is Complicated...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/27

Dan and Grant break down the recent allegations against Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones while getting into a larger discussion about NBA and sports betting in general. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO5:32 - Terry Rozier allegations14:13 - Chauncey Billups allegations26:43 - Damon Jones allegations30:17 - Fallout of NBA sports betting scandalSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter

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102:31

The 2025-26 NBA Overreactions Draft!

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/25

Dan and Grant are holding an NBA Overreactions draft following our first batches of regular-season games. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO3:13 - Victor Wembanyama is the best player in the NBA16:45 - Alperen Sengun is an MVP candidate 25:31 - Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry are an all-time fit 33:40 - Is Joel Embiid finished?41:44 - The Mavs are going to ruin Cooper Flagg!50:32 - Anthony Edwards is going to win the scoring title56:30 - The OKC Thunder are inevitable1:02:41 - Giannis is going to make

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77:34

Expert NBA Predictions For Every Team This Season

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Dan asked an expert who covers each NBA team to make one prediction for this coming season. Here's what they said. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO1:20 - Atlanta Hawks5:30 - Boston Celtics6:14 - Brooklyn Nets8:48 - Charlotte Hornets10:26 - Chicago Bulls11:56 - Cleveland Cavaliers15:21 - Dallas Mavericks17:35 - Denver Nuggets19:52 - Detroit Pistons23:15 - Golden State Warriors25:18 - Houston Rockets32:20 - Indiana Pacers32:59 - Los Angeles Clippers37:36 - Los Angeles Lakers39:29 - Memphis Grizzlies40:51 -

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77:06

Toronto Raptors 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Toronto Raptors. SUBSCRIBE TO RAPTORS REPUBLIC HERE. https://www.youtube.com/raptorsrepublic. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:37 - Masai Ujiri’s exit 4:51 - Raptors pressure index 8:19 - Expectations for Scottie Barnes 17:27 - Brandon Ingram’s fit23:37 - How RJ Barrett’s game will change 29:38 -Future of Immanuel Quickley33:57 - How valuable is Jakob Poeltl42:12 - Importance of Sandro

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67:45

2025-26 NBA Award Predictions (With A Twist!)

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/20

Dan and Grant go through their preseason NBA awards picks...WITH A TWIST for each one. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO6:00 - MVP15:51 - MVP Wild Cards18:01 - Defensive Player of the Year23:50 - DPOY Wild Cards25:16 - Rookie of the Year30:27 - ROY Wild Cards35:46 - Most Improved Player44:31 - MIP Wild Cards48:17 - Sixth Man of the Year53:29 - SMOY Wild Cards55:02 - Coach of the Year58:31 - COY Wild Cards1:00:31 - Executive of the Year1:04:38 - EOY Wild CardsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS

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92:59

2025-26 NBA Season Record Predictions (Western...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/18

Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Western Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:47 - Dallas Mavericks6:13 - Denver Nuggets11:17 - Golden State Warriors16:31 - Houston Rockets 23:06 - Los Angeles Clippers 27:57 - Los Angeles Lakers34:38 - Memphis Grizzlies 39:06 - Minnesota Timberwolves 43:49 - New Orleans Pelicans49:17 - Oklahoma City Thunder 55:09 - Phoenix Suns 1:04:17 - Portland Trail Blazers1:10:12 -

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64:21

Boston Celtics 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Dan is joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) from CLNS Media and The Garden Report for a deep dive into the Boston Celtics. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GARDEN REPORT HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00- INTRO1:42 - The Jayson Tatum timeline 7:58 - Celtics direction this season13:43 - Anfernee Simons’ fit18:13 - Will the Celtics play faster?21:31 - Impact of Joe Mazzulla25:11 - Derrick White and Jaylen Brown scaling up 33:08 - Will Hugo Gonzalez play?35:36 - Josh Minnott is an x-factor39:18 - Continued development of

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40:45

Miami Heat 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/16

Dan is joined by Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) from Locked On Heat and RealGM Radio for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Miami Heat. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCKED ON HEAT. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:08 - Impact of last season3:52 - The Heat’s timeline 6:54 - Will Miami play faster?13:53 - Norman Powell’s fit16:21 - The importance of Tyler Herro20:37 - Continued development of Nikola Jovic23:47 - Ceiling for Kel’el Ware26:54 - The Bam Adebayo conundrum29:52 - Pelle Larsson vs Jaime Jaquez Jr.30:46 - Kasparas

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74:42

2025-26 NBA Season Record Predictions (Eastern...

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/15

Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO4:47 - Atlanta Hawks8:46 - Boston Celtics 11:53 - Brooklyn Nets14:31 - Charlotte Hornets 19:23 - Chicago Bulls21:46 - Cleveland Cavaliers 25:51 - Detroit Pistons30:10 - Indiana Pacers33:21 - Miami Heat 39:12 - Milwaukee Bucks43:16 - New York Knicks49:15 - Orlando Magic 54:17 - Philadelphia 76ers59:47 - Toronto Raptors 1:06:49 -

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58:27

Denver Nuggets 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/14

Dan is joined by Adam Mares (Adam_Mares) from DNVR Sports and the All NBA Podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Denver Nuggets. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALL NBA PODCAST HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbCjMq1m6Kjok4OGuO7CSQ. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:00 - Lessons learned from last season3:15 - The Cam Johnson fit5:53 - Defensive changes under David Adelman10:56 - The Jonas Valanciunas fit18:51 - Continued development of Peyton Watson21:07 - Future of Christian Braun24:07 - Do the Nuggets need to

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80:32

Golden State Warriors 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/11

Dan is joined by Grant Hughes (@granthuhges) of the world-famous Hardwood Knocks NBA podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Golden State Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:28 - The Jonathan Kuminga situation 12:37 - Al Horford’s fit17:29 - The defense24:15 - The Jimmy Butler fit30:31 - Expectations for Stephen Curry34:45 - Expectations for Draymond Green38:41 - Next frontier for Brandin Podziemski 42:18 - Quinten Post’s role46:11 - Importance of Moses Moody51:11 - Gui Santos’ role52:33 - Steve

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71:25

Brooklyn Nets 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/09

Dan and Grant are joined by Lucas Kaplan (@lucaskaplan) from Nets Daily for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Brooklyn Nets. FOLLOW LUCAS' WORK HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:32 - What is the Nets’ plan?5:26 - The Cam Thomas situation 15:28 - Brooklyn’s draft philosophy 20:01 - The vision Egor Demin22:18 - Outlook for Nolan Traore and Ben Saraf 26:00 - Will Drake Powell and Danny Wolf play?30:08 - Picking the Nets’ most interesting prospect33:37 - The Michael Porter Jr. transition 36:04 - What we

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82:19

Utah Jazz 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/08

Dan is joined by Sarah Todd (@nbasarah) of the Deseret News and the Unsalvageable'podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Utah Jazz. SUBSCRIBE TO UNSALVAGEABLE HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:43 - Biggest takeaways from last season5:48 - The future of Walker Kessler12:57 - What’s next for Lauri Markkanen?22:37 - Development of Ace Bailey29:32 - The backcourt rotation 43:12 - Taylor Hendricks’ return48:19 - Continued development of Kyle Fililpwski51:27 - Can Cody Williams pop in Year 56:41 - Which

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80:06

New York Knicks 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/04

Dan and Grant are joined by Andrew "GMAC" Claudio (@andrewjclaudio_) of Knicks Film School for a deep dive into the 2025-26 New York Knicks. SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 -Intro2:13 - The Thibodeau firing7:27 - Tactical changes under Mike Brown10:43 - Who should start?17:56 - Josh Hart’s fit 21:55 - How will the Knicks flesh out the roster?25:35 - Jordan Clarkson’s fit28:10 - Importance of Guerschon Yabusele32:35 - Can Jalen Brunson adapt?37:56 - Karl-Anthony Towns’

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79:11

Philadelphia 76ers 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/10/02

Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from Liberty Ballers, Forbes, FanSided AND Bleacher Report for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Philadelphia 76ers. FOLLOW HIS WORK AT LIBERTY BALLERS HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO3:17 - End of the Quentin Grimes saga / The offseason11:59 - What is the Sixers’ direction?15:50 - Expectations for Joel Embiid19:06 - The Sixers’ play style moving forward23:20 - Three-guard and four-guard lineups28:16 - Impact of VJ Edgecombe33:48 - Continued development of Jared

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99:50

2025 NBA Media Day Takeaways

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast ·

2025/09/30

Dan and Grant drop their biggest questions, takeaways and observations entering NBA training camp on the heels of EVERY team having their 2025 Media Day. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:226 - Al Horford to the Warriors5:56 - The Jonathan Kuminga situation 8:57 - The Quentin Grimes 14:02 - Are the Sixers going to be healthy?19:47 - Will Jayson Tatum play this year?23:45 - Is Giannis Antetokounmpo trolling us all?31:52 - The Kevin Durant talk33:19 - The West is big, man40:08 - Dereck Lively II and Victor

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