Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan is joined by Noah Magaro-George ( @N_Magaro ) from The Vic-And-Roll Substack to discuss the 2024-25 San Antonio Spurs and, of course, superstar cornerstone Sandro Mamukelashvili. Oh, and Victor Wembanyama, too. Subscribe to The Vic-And-Roll on Substack . And follow Noah on YouTube . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - San Antonio’s direction 9:56 - Development of Devin Vassell 16:58 - Is Victor W...

Dan is joined by Jabari Ali Davis ( @JabariADavis ) from the Mad Boosties podcast to discuss everything and anything related to the 2024-25 Los Angeles Lakers. SUBSCRIBE TO MAD BOOSTIES HERE : https://t.co/k0fdAI2AMD. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:12 - Darvin Ham’s exit 6:21 - Playing style under JJ Redick 13:24 - Why did the Lakers stand pat? 22:08 - Jabari’s biggest storyline of the season 25:13 -...

Dan and Grant exit their lookahead bunker to discuss which NBA teams still seem to have unfinished business ahead of the 2024-25 regular season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:32 - Team No. 1 7:20 - Team No. 2 11:26 - Team No. 3 17:02 - Team No. 4 21:45 - Team No. 5 28:30 - Team No. 6 34:55 - Team No. 7 40:38 - Team No. 8 42:13 - Team No. 9 43:20 - Team No. 10 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD...

Dan is joined by Greg Wissinger ( @gwiss ) from The Kings Herald ( @thekingsherald ) to discuss everything about the 2024-25 Sacramento Kings. Support The Kings Herald here : https://kingsherald.com/. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:41 - What went wrong last season? 4:34 - DeMar DeRozan’s fit 15:38 - Malik Monk’s return/role 18:11 - Keegan Murray’s leap 23:39 - The emergence of Keon Ellis 27:41 - Sacr...

Dan is joined by Salman Ali ( @SalmanAliNBA ) from Red Nation Hoops to break down everything about the 2024-25 Houston Rockets. Subscribe to Red Nation Hoops . TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Rockets direction 3:39 - Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun extensions 10:23 - Amen Thompson’s upside 17:21 - Will Reed Sheppard play? 22:46 - Development of Jabari Smith Jr. 30:45 - Prospect ranking 45:53 - Will H...

Dan is joined by Fawzan Amer ( @FAmer__ ) of  The Sixth Man Show to discuss everything and anything about the 2024-25 Orlando Magic. Follow Fawzan Here : https://x.com/FAmer__. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:38 - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s fit, Impressions of the offseason 6:46 - Fawzan’s biggest storyline (Anthony Black!) 16:39 - Any concern for Franz Wagner? 24:22 - Development of Jalen Suggs 29:17...

Dan is joined by Justin Rowan ( @Cavsanada ) from The Chase Down Podcast ( @ChaseDownPod ) to discuss everything you need to know about the 2024-25 Cleveland Cavaliers. SUBSCRIBE TO  THE CHASEDOWN PODCAST. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:46 - Surprise! Everyone’s back 7:20 - Moving on from J.B. Bickerstaff 9:22 - How will the Cavs play under Kenny Atkinson? 13:50 - Is Donovan Mitchell a top-10 player?...

Dan is joined by Adam Mares ( @Adam_Mares ) from DNVR Sports and Locked On Nuggets to discuss everything and anything about the REIGNING CHAMPION DENVER NUGGETS ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season. SUPPORT THE GREAT WORK DNVR DOES HERE : https://thednvr.com/diehard/. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DNVR NUGGETS PODCAST HERE : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dnvr-denver-nuggets-podcast/id1070099369. TIMESTAMPS⬇...

Dan and Grant deliver their 2024 NBA offseason grades for every team in the Western Conference. Check out our Eastern Conference grades . TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:56 - Grading criteria 5:05 - Dallas Mavericks 17:30 - Houston Rockets 31:12 - Memphis Grizzlies 40:40 - New Orleans Pelicans 53:37 - San Antonio Spurs 1:04:09 - Denver Nuggets 1:16:23 - Minnesota Timberwolves 1:28:48 - Oklahoma City T...

Dan is joined by Lucas Kaplan ( @LucasKaplan_ ) from Nets Daily and Swish Theory to discuss the 2024-25 Brooklyn Nets. FOLLOW LUCAS' COVERAGE OF BOTH THE BROOKLYN NETS AND NY LIBERTY HERE : https://www.sbnation.com/users/Lucas%20Kaplan. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 11:59 - The future of Cam Thomas 19:09 - Trades coming? 24:04 - The value of Nic Claxton 30:06 - Development of Noah Clowney 36:42 - Jalen Wilson’s ro...

Dan and Grant are joined by Keith Parish from the Fastbreak Breakfast ( @fastbreakbreak )and Grits and Grinds( @grizzliespod ) podcasts to discuss—YOU GUESSED IT—the 2024-25 Memphis Grizzlies. SUBSCRIBE TO FASTBREAK BREAKFAST and GRITS AND GRINDS . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:19 - Impressions of the Grizzlies offseason 9:05 - Keith’s biggest storyline (Ja Morant!) 14:12 - Continued development fro...

Dan is joined by Shamit ( @FearTheBrown ) from the In The N.O. podcast and the In The N.O. Substack to for a deeeeep dive into the 2024-25 New Orleans Pelicans and the stakes they're facing heading into this NBA regular season. JOIN THE IN THE N.O. SUBSTACK . SUBSCRIBE TO THE IN THE N.O. PODCAST. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 1:51 - Takeaways from last season 2:40 - Future of Brandon Ingram 13:31 - Fi...

Dan and Grant grade the 2024 NBA offseason for EVERY team in the Eastern Conference! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:49 - Grading Criteria 9:07 - Atlanta Hawks 23:02 - Charlotte Hornets 31:41 - Miami Heat 42:05 - Orlando Magic 55:38 - Washington Wizards 1:07:48 - Boston Celtics 1:14:25 - Brooklyn Nets 1:23:42 - New York Knicks 1:36:11 - Philadelphia 76ers 1:42:46 - Toronto Raptors 1:53:42 - Chicago Bu...

Dan is joined by Lazarus Jackson ( @lazchance ) from Detroit Bad Boys to break down the 2024-25 Detroit Pistons. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:57 - Detroit’s direction 5:34 - JB Bickerstaff hire 10:07 - Did they make good use of cap space? 15:01 - Development of Cade Cunningham 21:32 - The challenge of development 24:02 - Can Jaden Ivey fit with Cade? 31:02 - Ausar Thompson’s role 38:28 - What’s goi...

Dan is joined by Jason Patt ( @Bulls_Jay ) from the Cash Considerations podcast to discuss everything and anything about the 2024-25 Chicago Bulls. SUBSCRIBE TO CASH CONSIDERATIONS . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:24 - Chicago’s direction 8:09 - Jay’s Biggest Storyline (Are the Bulls bad enough?) 9:35 - Zach LaVine’s trade value 16:58 - Future of Nikola Vucevic 23:39 - Josh Giddey’s fit 30:28 - Devel...

Dan and Grant go back and re-grade the 2023 NBA offseason for every team in the Eastern Conference! Check out our Western Conference re-grades here . TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO / Grading Criteria 4:31 - Atlanta Hawks 10:02 - Charlotte Hornets  19:28 - Miami Heat 25:52 - Orlando Magic 31:53 - Washington Wizards 37:52 - Boston Celtics 43:38 - Brooklyn Nets 46:51 - New York Knicks 52:56 - Philadelphia...

Dan is joined by Konata Edwards ( @NataTheScribe ) from CBS Sports to discuss everything and anything about the 2024-25 Charlotte Hornets. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - Intro 2:50 - Charlotte’s direction 9:28 - How will they play under Charles Lee? 13:29 - What’s next for LaMelo Ball? 21:04 - The development of Brandon Miller 28:26 - Mark Williams breakout? 31:51 - Future of Miles Bridges 35:20 - Tidjane Sa...

Enjoy this look back at Dan and Grant grading the 2023 NBA offseason for every team in the Eastern Conference. Our re-grades are coming this week! Check out our Western Conference re-grades her e. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - Atlanta Hawks 7:31 - Charlotte Hornets 14:10 - Miami Heat 20:25 - Orlando Magic 26:28 - Washington Wizards 34:19 - Boston Celtics 43:31 - Brooklyn Nets 47:47 - New York K...

Dan is joined by Matt Modderno ( @MattModderno ) from the Bleav in Wizards podcast ( @BleavinWizards ) to discuss the 2024-25 Washington Wizards. SUBSCRIBE TO THE BLEAV IN WIZARDS pod here: https://bleav.com/shows/bleav-in-wizards/. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Wizards direction 6:54 - Brian Keefe retention 9:43 - Matt’s biggest storyline (Capture the Flagg!) 12:59 - Value of Bub Carrington 19...

Dan and Grant go back and re-grade the 2023 NBA offseason for every team in the Western Conference! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 3:59 - Denver Nuggets 8:23 - Minnesota Timberwolves 11:57 - Oklahoma City Thunder 18:25 - Portland Trail Blazers 28:01 - Utah Jazz 34:39 - Golden State Warriors 43:52 - Los Angeles Clippers 51:01 - Los Angeles Lakers 56:27 - Phoenix Suns 1:03:12 - Sacramento Kings 1:09:57 -...

Here's a reposting of Dan and Grant grading every Western Conference's 2023 offseason, with an announcement at the beginning. Please note that these were recorded before moves like the James Harden trade. Be on the lookout for our NBA Western Conference offseason regrades, dropping Friday, August 16! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO/ANNOUNCEMENT 4:37 - Denver Nuggets 15:53 - Minnesota Timberwolves 25:49...

Dan and Grant play 'Better or Worse?" with every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. In this case, "better" means having more wins than last season. And "worse" means, well, you know...LOL. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO, Criteria 2:26 - Atlanta Hawks 9:11 - Brooklyn Nets 12:04 - Orlando Magic 16:57 - Chicago Bulls 21:33 - Milwaukee Bucks 25:17 - Miami Heat 29:12 - Detroit Pistons 32:32 - Charlotte Hor...

Because Dan and Grant know this is the type of content you need, they have decided to draft NBA players into different Olympic sports. (Summer events only.) Let us know what you think and who you would pick! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO, Criteria 1:57 - Fencing 3:49 - Water Polo 5:18 - 100 Meter Dash 8:09 - Swimming 9:41 - Gymnastics 10:57 - Shot put 11:53 - Rugby 12:47 - Archery 13:59 - Equestrian 1...

Grant is so BACK. To celebrate his return, he and Dan go through every NBA Western Conference team and decide whether they will win more or fewer games in 2024-25 than they did last season. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO, GRANT IS BACK!, STORY TIME 6:24 - Criteria 7:20 - Phoenix Suns 13:46 - Portland Trail Blazers 19:42 - Sacramento Kings 27:13 - New Orleans Pelicans 33:53 - Memphis Grizzlies 36:10 - S...

Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek ( @btoporek ) from Bleacher Report, Forbes and Liberty Ballers to discuss the Brandon Ingram situation with the New Orleans Pelicans, the ceiling of Victor Wembanyama  next season   and potential moves the Philadelphia 76ers still have left in them. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:49 - What will the New Orleans Pelicans do with Zion Williamson 8:40 - Do the Sixers have a...