Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan discusses the recent report about the Phoenix Suns being frustrated they don't have a real point guard. He gets into why he wouldn't be in a rush to trade substantial assets, but then also offers a potential avenue for Phoenix to explore. SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks...

Dan and Grant take turns spotlighting some of the most concerning starts to the 2026-27 NBA season and decide whether it's time for patience or panic. Their run-through includes the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Anthony Davis, the Minnesota Timberwolves without Anthony Edwards, the Indiana Pacers without Tyrese Haliburton, the Toronto Raptors without Kawhi Leonard, Naz Reid drama in Ch...

Dan and Grant take turns selecting players whose perception is outstripping reality. Picks include names that are receiving too much negative attention, but also those whose reputations are becoming overinflated. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon , where you can get EVERY EPISODE AD-FREE plus TWO BONUS pods a month:  https://www.patreon.com/cw/hardwoodknocksnba. SUPPORT US ON PATREON...

Dan and Grant run alternating picking their biggest winners from opening week of the 2026-27 NBA season. They also tackle the devastating Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace injury news and it's impact on the Thunder. Then, they do the same for Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and the Magic. Finally, they hit some of the newsier items, including Nikola Jokic's thoughts on booing Nuggets fans and the lates...

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 Wi...

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 - D...

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...

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 - Chic...

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...

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 EAS...

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...

Dan and Grant come up with their own over/under lines for every team in the Eastern Conference that have NOTHING to do with wins and losses. Then, they make predictions off of those numbers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:37 - Atlanta Hawks 7:15 - Boston Celtics 12:32 - Brooklyn Net 16:26 - Charlotte Hornets 22:51 - Chicago Bulls 26:53 - Cleveland Cavaliers 32:22 - Detroit Pistons 39:38 - Indiana Pac...

Dan and Grant hold a draft "lottery" in which they alternate picking NBA players they're most intrigued by for the 2026-27 season. There's just one catch: Once a player is selected, nobody else from his team can be chosen! As you test-drive this AD-FREE content , consider supporting us on Patreon or our YouTube membership section .  ALSO: DON'T FORGET TO JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION . TIMESTAMP...

Dan is joined by Lazarus Jackson ( @lazchance ) who covers the Detroit Pistons and NBA at large on Substack to break down the—YOU GUESSED IT—2026-27 Detroit Pistons. Keep up with all of Laz’s work here : https://lazjackson.substack.com/subscribe. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:36 - Takeaways from last season 5:43 - The offseason approach 8:26 - Jalen Duren’s return and continued development 23:36 - T...

Dan is joined by Grant Hughes (@granthughes) from Bleacher Report and the world-famous Hardwood Knocks podcast to break down the 2026-27 Golden State Warriors. JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION : https://forms.gle/xC3p9vhGyEumrq8H7. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:53 - Biggest takeaways from last season 7:03 - Offseason impressions 11:23 - The Stephen Curry extension 22:20 - Impact of Kristaps Po...

Dan is joined by Adam Mares ( @Adam_Mares ) of DNVR and the All NBA Show with Tim Legler to break down the 2026-27 Denver Nuggets. Subscribe to the DNVR Nuggets Podcast AND the All NBA Show on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:07 - Takeaways from last season 5:57 - The Peyton Watson trade return 13:02 - Nikola Jokic’s commitment 14:54 - Christian Braun’s importance 20:17 - More players bringing...

Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper ( @C2_Cooper ) of the world-famous “ Basketball, She Wrote ” blog to break down the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers. Sign up for “ Basketball, She Wrote ” here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/basketballshewrote. And Subscribe to Caitlin’s YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@CaitlinCooperBSW. JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION : https://forms.gle/xC3p9vhGyEumrq8H7. TIM...

Dan is joined by Mike Richman ( @mikegrich ) from Locked On Blazers to break down the 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers! Subscribe to Locked On Blazers on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:24 - Biggest 2025-26 takeaways 2:22 - The Micah Nori hire 5:27 - The Ja Morant trade and fit 10:53 - Ja and Dame 12:01 - Deni Avdija’s role with Ja and Dame 13:26 - Damian Lillard’s return and usage 18:01 - Scoo...

Dan is joined by Will Griffith (@WillofThaPeople ) and Tony Xypteras ( @TonyXypteras ) from The Kings Herald to break down the 2026-27 Sacramento Kings. Subscribe to their podcast, The Kings Herald Show , that also features Jerry Reynolds on both Apple  and Spotify . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO  2:12 - The Kings’ offseason approach 5:26 - Scott Perry’s vision for the roster 9:01 - How will the Kings...

Dan is joined by Andrew Claudio ( @AndrewJClaudio_ ) from Knicks Film School to break down the 2026-27 New York Knicks! SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL ON YOUTUBE . SUPPORT KFS ON SUBSTACK , TOO: https://knicksfilmschool.substack.com/ . 0:00 - INTRO 1:24 - Covering the Knicks’ title run 17:01 - Impact of Mike Brown 20:45 - Appreciating the Knicks’ run 23:10 - Mitchell Robinson’s exit 26:20 - Andre...

Dan and Grant drop their 2026-27 NBA season over/under picks for EVERY team in the Western Conference. After that, they drop their EXACT win-loss projections for all 30 teams, as well as their final standings for both conferences. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE : https://forms.gle/ehLDByEWtmoBSZgQ9. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:51 - SPIN THE WHEEL 7:46 - Dallas Mavericks 12:40 - Denver Nugget...

Dan is joined by Lucas Kaplan ( @lucaskaplan ) from Nets Daily to break down the 2026-27 Brooklyn Nets. Make sure to follow Lucas’ work on Nets Daily . And follow his WNBA and general basketball coverage on his Substack . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Biggest takeaways from last season 3:31 - The offseason approach and franchise direction 6:21 - Julius Randle’s fit 10:04 - Egor Demin’s continue...

Dan and Grant drop their 2026-27 NBA season record predictions and over/under picks for EVERY team in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:28 - Atlanta Hawks 13:41 - Boston Celtics 17:54 - Brooklyn Nets 22:29 - Charlotte Hornets 27:48 - Chicago Bulls 31:33 - Cleveland Cavaliers 35:47 - Detroit Pistons 40:49 - Indiana Pacers 44:11 - Miami Heat 48:48 - Milwaukee Bucks 56:36  - New Yor...

Dan is joined by Bryant Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes and Liberty Ballers to discuss their biggest takeaways, reactions, questions, etc. from all the various 2026 NBA Media Days! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:41 - Drinking 76ers Kool-Aid 11:24 - Nikola Jokic addresses his future 19:58 - Jalen Duren updates + Ausar Thompson’s handle 29:45 - Brandon Ingram’s Achilles injury 35:05 - Th...