Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he 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 firings 1:44 - What does the timing say about the Nuggets? 4:30 - Firing Michael Malone now is wild 10:36 - NBA head coaching seats are hotter than ev...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast to talk about NBA head coaches who may be on the hot seat once the regular season is over. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Criteria 2:34 - 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 Th...

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 - Intro 0:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 1 9:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 2 19:01 - Mystery NBA Player No. 3 22:59 - Mystery NBA Player No. 4 30:25 - Mystery NBA Player No. 5 37:...

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 - Intro 1:13 - Criteria 6:26 - Team 1 11:52 - Team 2 21:03 - Team 3 30:24 - Team 4 35:44 - Team 5 42:36 - Team 6 49:59 - Team 7 58:05 - Team 8 1:08:00 - Tea...

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 absurdness 1:13 - Criteria 3:08 - NBA Playoff Team No. 1 8:10 - NBA Playoff Team No. 2 17:23 - NBA Playoff Team No. 3 25:21 - NBA Playoff Team No. 4 31:56 - NBA Playoff Team No. 5...

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 - INTRO 0:32 - Mystery NBA Player No. 1 5:58 - Mystery NBA Player No. 2 16:39 - Mystery NBA Player No. 3 27:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 4 30:24 - Mystery NBA Player No. 5 35:...

Dan and Grant draft NBA stars that they believe are most likely to get traded next. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:45 - Criteria 5:42 - Pick No. 1  9:01 - Pick No. 2 12:08 - Pick No. 3 17:39 - Pick No. 4 23:48 - Pick No. 5 29:03 - Pick No. 6 38:06 - Pick No. 7 42:56 - Pick No. 8  49:00 - Pick No. 9 53:59 - Pick No. 10 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO...

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 - INTRO 1:22 - Can we actually fix tanking? 7:40 - Damian Lillard injury 13:18 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's recent comments 17:06 - The future of Giannis in Milwaukee 19:17 - This Bucks offseason is...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he 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 - INTRO 2:16 - Can we make March basketball matter more? 4:35 - Atlanta Hawks 14:16 - Chicago Bulls 28:33 - Detroit Pistons 37:07 - Golden State Warriors 46:58 - India...

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 - INTRO 0:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 1 5:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 2 11:43 - Grant files a complaint with the proper authorities 12:48 - Mystery NBA Player No. 3 SUPPORT T...

Dan and Grant spotlight a bunch of NBA players whose midseason and late-season performances deserve more attention. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:43 - Criteria and approach 4:54 - Deni Avdija 10:32 - Josh Giddey 19:34 - Quentin Grimes 33:12 - Moses Moody 40:21 - Quinten Post 46:33 - Zeke Nnaji 52:51 - Jalen Pickett 58:56 - Isaiah Collier 1:03:44 - Kyle Filipowski 1:08:58 - Brice Sensabaugh 1:11:35 -...

Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac and ' The NBA Front Office Show ' to discuss teams that will define the 2025 NBA offseason as well as how the league is and will continue to react to the new collective bargaining agreement. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:45 - How much do you trust post-All-Star-break performances? 2:05 - Impressions of how the CBA has impacted the NBA so far...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast  for Part 2 of their MEGA MAILBAG. This time, they are discussing the Phoenix Suns' disastrous season, Orlando Magic trade targets, rebuilding around LaMelo Ball and Zion Williamson, NBA players who deserve more playing time and MORE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:12 - How much is Mike Budenholzer to blame for the Phoenix Suns strug...

Dan and Grant take stock of every major 2024-25 NBA season award race. PLUS: A special surprise at the end! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Submit a new NBA Award! 1:25 - Criteria and our approach 5:39 - MVP 26:37 - All-NBA 40:19 - Defensive Player of the Year 46:02 - All-Defense 56:18 - Rookie of the Year 1:02:24 - All-Rookie 1:10:17 - Most Improved Player 1:19:22 - Sixth Man of the Year 1:23:41 - Coach of t...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast to discuss which NBA teams should blow it up over the 2025 offseason. Be on the lookout for PART 2 OF OUR MEGA MAILBAG, releasing this TUESDAY, MARCH 18. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 3:10 - Phoenix Suns 9:46 - Philadelphia 76ers 19:43 - Dallas Mavericks 26:54 - Chicago Bulls 30:39 - Sacramento Kings 41:19 - New Orleans Pelicans 57:36...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to revisit the biggest acquisitions from the 2025 NBA trade deadline roughly one month later to see how they're fitting in. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 4:21 - Atlanta Hawks 14:28 - Chicago Bulls 19:33 - Cleveland Cavaliers 23:35 - Dallas Mavericks 30:01 - Detroit Pistons 37:10 - Golden State Warriors 46:09 - Los Angeles Clippers 50:25...

Dan and Grant spend two hours responding to NBA rule changes submitted by our subscribers. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Overall impressions of this exercise 2:58 - Fouling up three 7:26 - Free-throw shot clock 11:40 - Off-arm use 15:29 - Freedom of movement 20:36 - Charge calls 24:04 - Gather steps & carries 26:49 - Number and length of timeouts 31:07 - Retroactive calls on replay 35:11 -...

Dan and Grant go through a bunch of NBA teams that could end up looking dramatically different before the 2025-26 regular season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro1:35 - Our approach 5:01 - Team No. 1 18:22 - Team No. 2 27:51 - Team No. 3 40:22 - Team No. 4 48:55 - Team No. 5 57:24 - Team No. 6 1:05:22 - Team No. 7 1:13:53 - Team No. 8 1:22:12 - Team No. 9 1:31:47 - Team No. 10 1:38:52 - Honorable mention...

Dan runs through some of the most recent NBA news and rumors before being joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast to talk about potential Kevin Durant trade destinations and the weird Luka Doncic trade defense from the Dallas Mavericks. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:37 - News and Rumors Catch-Up 20:23 - The Luka Doncic trade spin, weeks later 42:08 - Kevin Durant trade destinati...

Dan and Grant pick a pair of players (and sometimes more) from each NBA team and discuss which one is more important to the organization moving forward. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - Our approach 2:12 - Atlanta Hawks 6:02 - Boston Celtics 10:54 - Brooklyn Nets 13:32 - Charlotte Hornets 16:09 - Chicago Bulls 18:16 - Cleveland Cavaliers 23:00 - Dallas Mavericks 28:20 - Denver Nuggets 31:27 - Detr...

Dan and Grant go through a bunch of NBA sophomores and play "Stock Up, Stock Down" based on everything we have seen this season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Gym Rant, Volume 1 4:27 - Sophomore stock reports overview 6:38 - Victor Wembanyama 17:58 - Chet Holmgren 26:03 - Scoot Henderson 32:57 - Toumani Camara 38:43 - Amen Thompson 50:46 - Brandin Podziemski 58:15 - Ausar Thompson 1:09:18 - Bil...

Dan and Grant check in on the NBA's biggest overachievers and underachievers so far. After that they have a conversation on the state of the NBA game and the discourse surrounding it. Finally, they discuss the Brandon Ingram extension and the long-term direction of the Toronto Raptors. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Cleveland Cavaliers 2:52 - Detroit Pistons 4:23 - Portland Trail Blazers 6:12 -...

Dan and Grant dive deep into the storylines and questions that will be capturing their attention the most to close out the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:48 - Our approach to late-season storylines 6:54 - Do the Oklahoma City Thunder have a fatal flaw? 22:14 - Are the Knicks actually the biggest threat to the Cavs and Celtics?  35:44 - How good can the Golden State Warriors be? 45...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast  for a vibe check on rebuilding NBA teams in the Western Conference. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:47 - Houston Rockets 36:18 - New Orleans Pelicans 50:19 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:03:57 - San Antonio Spurs 1:13:27 - Utah Jazz 1:28:30 - Mort teaches Dan Danish, Volume 4 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR...

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) of T he NBA Podcast  for a vibe check on rebuilding NBA teams in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:41 - 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend Reaction 10:29 - How we evaluate rebuilds 12:01 - Brooklyn Nets 32:34 - Charlotte Hornets 53:18 - Chicago Bulls 1:07:32 - Detroit Pistons 1:18:44 - Toronto Raptors 1:39:06 - Washington Wizards 2:00:06 - M...