Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast
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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/2iIw0IJ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?

  1. 2d ago

    The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!

    Dan and Grant run through a list of overreactions from the start of the 2026-27 NBA season and decide whether they're going to buy or sell them. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:08 - The Bulls are the worst team in the East 10:25 - Victor Wembanyama's MVP case is overrated 5:12 - The Thunder are in a tier of their own 18:52 - Boston has real offensive problems 21:56 - What are the Wizards doing with Will Riley? 24:51 - Was the Ausar Thompson contract a mistake? 27:04 - Was the Amen Thompson contract a mistake? 30:24 - Jabari Smith Jr. will take more threes 32:36 - Ron Holland II’s future in Detroit 34:08 - The Orlando Magic solved their offense 37:05 - Paolo Banchero will make All-NBA 39:27 - The Warriors will be relegated  43:59 - Mike Dunleavy Jr. should be fired 51:59 - The Suns have the bleakest future in the NBA 57:10 - Depth is going to ruin the Heat 59:46 - Giannis shouldn’t sign an extension 1:00:44 - Lakers have a top-three trio 1:04:34 - Joel Embiid is cooked  1:09:42 - LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards will hit more threes than an entire team 1:12:57 - The Knicks don’t need to trade for a center  1:14:57 - Naz Reid will be top-two in Hornets assists 1:16:27 - Trevon Brazile is who Kel’el Ware was supposed to be 1:18:22 - Taylor Jenkins is the Bucks’ cornerstone 1:19:37 - Ty Lue is guilty! 1:20:41 - Nickeil Alexander-Walker is the Hawks’ MVP 1:21:44 - James Harden is washed  1:23:06 - Ty Jerome is better than Ja Morant  1:24:16 - The Nets will be top five in opponent TOV% 1:25:50 - Hipsters overhyped the Utah Jazz JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!

  2. 5d ago

    2026-27 NBA Awards Predictions AND Wild Card Picks

    Dan and Grant drop their picks to win every major 2026-27 NBA season award while providing some WILD CARD options to monitor for each of the following categories: MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. Then, they make their NBA Finals predictions! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:41 - MVP 18:38 - Defensive Player of the Year 27:01 - Rookie of the Year 42:21 - Most Improved Player 51:09 - Sixth Man of the Year 1:01:18 - Coach of the Year 1:13:26 - Executive Player of the Year 1:17:29 - NBA Finals predictions JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    2026-27 NBA Awards Predictions AND Wild Card Picks

  3. Oct 19

    1 Big Question For Every NBA Teams In The Western Conference

    Dan and Mort Jensen from The NBA Podcast and Yahoo Sports break down one question they have for each team in the Western Conference entering the 2026-27 NBA season! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:09 - Oklahoma City Thunder 11:58 - Denver Nuggets 19:33 - Los Angeles Clippers 25:53 - Los Angeles Lakers 30:12 - Minnesota Timberwolves 36:59 - Portland Trail Blazers 42:31 - Utah Jazz 49:18 - Phoenix Suns 55:36 - Golden State Warriors 1:00:01 - Sacramento Kings 1:07:46 - San Antonio Spurs 1:19:15  - Houston Rockets 1:24:19 - New Orleans Pelicans 1:32:24 - Dallas Mavericks 1:39:31 - Memphis Grizzlies JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    1 Big Question For Every NBA Teams In The Western Conference

  4. Oct 18

    1 Big Question For Every NBA Team In The Eastern Conference

    Dan and Mort Jensen from The NBA Podcast and Yahoo Sports break down one question they have for each team in the Eastern Conference entering the 2026-27 NBA season! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:03 - Boston Celtics 10:03 - New York Knicks 16:28 - Toronto Raptors 25:09 - Philadelphia 76ers 33:51 - Brooklyn Nets 38:57 - Detroit Pistons 47:45 - Cleveland Cavaliers 53:12 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:00:58 - Chicago Bulls 1:06:21 - Indiana Pacers 1:11:05 - Atlanta Hawks 1:16:54 - Orlando Magic 1:22:59 - Charlotte Hornets 1:28:48 - Miami Heat 1:36:07 - Washington Wizards JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    1 Big Question For Every NBA Team In The Eastern Conference

  5. Oct 17

    San Antonio Spurs 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

    Dan is joined by Matthew Tynan (@Matthew_Tynan) from Locked On Spurs and the Corporate Knowledge Substack to break down the 2026-27 San Antonio Spurs. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCKED ON SPURS ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:38 - Biggest takeaway from last season 4:49 - Playing De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper together 10:18 - Dylan Harper’s continued development 15:00 - Stephon Castle’s next frontier 17:37 - The importance of De’Aaron Fox 24:30 - Victor Wembanyama’s area of improvements 33:19 - Tarris Reed Jr.’s rookie-year role + playing big 35:29 - Jayden Quiantance outlook 39:25 - Carter Bryant’s developmental arc 41:32 - Ranking Tobias Harris, Keldon Johnson, Harrison Barnes and Carter Bryant 44:59 - Juggling development with winning 47:02 - Will the Spurs extend Devin Vassell or Keldon Johnson? 50:22 - The Wembanyama extension 52:10 - Biggest needs 53:40 - Players flying under the radar 57:13 - Top-10 rotation 57:52 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 59:13 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:01:27 - PREDICTIONS 1:06:29 - BEHIND THE PAYWALL TAKES JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    San Antonio Spurs 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

  6. Oct 16

    Alternative 2026-27 NBA Season Over/Unders | Every Western Conference Team

    Dan and Grant come up with their own over/under lines for every team in the Western Conference that have NOTHING to do with wins and losses. From the Minnesota Timberwolves' combined ranking on offense and defense to Zach Edey's number of games played to Ja Morant's spot-up three-point volume, they're covering EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. And yes, we're CHOOSING A SIDE on EVERY line! CHECK OUT THE EASTERN CONFERENCE VERSION HERE: https://youtube.com/live/GhOEUJd-nIY. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 6:27 - Dallas Mavericks 13:30 - Denver Nuggets 26:31 - Houston Rockets 32:40 - Los Angeles Clippers 38:34 - Los Angeles Lakers 44:19 - Memphis Grizzlies 48:47 - Minnesota Timberwolves 53:27 - New Orleans Pelicans 59:30 - Oklahoma City Thunder 1:03:45 - Phoenix Suns 1:08:20 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:13:34 - Sacramento Kings 1:20:25 - San Antonio Spurs 1:34:57 - Utah Jazz JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    Alternative 2026-27 NBA Season Over/Unders | Every Western Conference Team

  7. Oct 15

    Los Angeles Clippers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

    Dan is joined by Rob Flom (@richhomieflom) from 213 Hoops and The Lob The Jam podcast to break down the 2026-27 Los Angeles Clippers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:31 - How are fans feeling about this team? 5:37 - Clippers’ offseason approach 10:55 - How will the Clippers go about rebuilding? 15:05 - The plan for Darius Garland 19:32 - Keaton Wagler breakdown 34:00 - Development of Kobe Sanders 36:25 - Future of Jordan Miller 40:13 - What will be the Clippers’ identity? 43:22 - Yanic Konan-Niederhauser breakdown 50:14 - Early impressions of Baba Miller 52:24 - The frontcourt rotation 55:51 - Brandon Ingram’s fit 59:53 - Rui Hachimura’s fit 1:04:13 - The value of Kris Dunn 1:06:47 - L.A.’s path to being a good defense 1:09:08 - Biggest needs 1:10:29 - Clippers under-the-radar storylines 1:11:59 - Top-10 rotation 1:13:35 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 1:14:16 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:15:54 - Nick Martinelli breakdown 1:17:04 - Jalen Pickett and Ty Lue 1:21:02 - What does John Gibpson have the power to do? 1:23:05 - PREDICTIONS JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

    Los Angeles Clippers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

  8. Oct 14

    Toronto Raptors 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

    Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote to break down the 2026-27 Toronto Raptors Raptors. Subscribe to Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote on YouTube! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 - The origin of Caitlin Cooper’s and Samson Folk’s friendship 3:46 - Toronto’s offseason approach 7:01  - Scottie Barnes’ playmaking and scoring development 13:44 - Kawhi Leonard’s impact 15:42 - Immanuel Quickley’s role and future 21:04 - RJ Barrett’s role and future 26:01 - Where are the Raptors on Ja’Kobe Walter? 28:47 - Collin Murray-Boyles’ development + lineup construction 36:44 - The importance of Jakob Poeltl + secondary big rotation 44:32 - Allen Graves elevator pitch 45:59 - Jamal Shead’s role 47:30 - Does Toronto have enough shooting? 49:24 - The transition offensive improvement 50:00 - Top-10 rotation 51:29 - Go-to crunch-time lineup 51:56 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 52:32 - PREDICTIONS JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️

    Toronto Raptors 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
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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/2iIw0IJ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?

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    HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
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