Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan and Grant run through their biggest takeaways through the first three NBA Finals games between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:55 - Tempo of the series 5:47 - The Spurs changing Victor Wembanyam’s role 12:43 - San Antonio’s defense 17:25 - New York’s offensive speed 23:37 - Jalen Brunson’s struggles 27:53 - The Spurs found their offensive stride 42:30 - W...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Oklahoma City Thunder! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:26 - OKC Thunder cap sheet and assets 3:43 - How will they handle the second apron? 5:43 - Second apron collateral damage 12:29 - Cason Wallace extension 18:39 - Biggest needs 24:28 - Chet Holmgren's future 31:01 - Thunder trade targets SUPPORT US ON...

Dan and Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of Yahoo Sports and HBO Max gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the NBA offseason for the Sacramento Kings. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:44 - Kings offseason vitals 5:05 - What happens with DeMar DeRozan? 14:33 - The Zach LaVine player option 24:11 - How will the Kings approach the offseason? 25:30 - Trade value rankings 42:48 - Biggest needs + trade/...

Dan and Gerald Bourguet (@geraldbourguet) of Suns After Dark gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the NBA offseason for the Phoenix Suns. Support Gerald's coverage of the Suns HERE: https://www.patreon.com/cw/SunsAfterDark. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 - this season 6:07 - Offseason vitals 8:09 - The MLE 11:46 - Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin free agency 14:55 - Mark Willia...

Dan and Tony East(@tonyreast) of Locked On Pacers and Circle City Spin gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire for the officially official Indiana Pacers offseason lookahead. Support Tony's independent work at Circle City Spin here: https://www.circlecityspin.com/. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:09 - Impressions of Ivica Zubac trade post-lottery 7:18 - Pacers offseason cap vitals 10:52 - How aggre...

Dan and Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of Yahoo Spots and HBO Max gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire for the officially official Brooklyn Nets offseason lookahead. 0:00 - INTRO 1:04 - Nets offseason vitals 3:52 - What should the Nets do with the No. 6 pick? 11:38 - How aggressive will the Nets be? 18:09 - Future of Michael Porter Jr. 26:20 - Noah Clowney extension eligibility  28:54 - Biggest needs...

Dan and Philip Rossman-Reich (@philiprr_OMD) of Locked On Magic and Orlando Magic Daily gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire for the officially official Orlando Magic offseason lookahead. Follow all of Philip's work here: https://t.co/epoZKIt8GJ. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:39 - The Sean Sweeney hire 10:15 - Orlando Magic offseason vitals 12:17 - Are the Magic okay being this expensive? 19:3...

Dan and Grant convene to preview the 2026 NBA Finals matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. After that, they dig into the Oklahoma City Thunder's short- and long-term outlooks. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:37 - Spurs vs Knicks tactical questions  49:58 - Spurs and Knicks x-factors 55:57 - Storylines and subplots 1:07:20 - Spurs vs Knicks RAGEBAIT 1:15:37 - Spurs vs Knicks predic...

Dan and Grant gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:25 - Cleveland Cavaliers offseason vitals 3:12 - Will they stay in the second apron? 4:10 - James Harden's next contract 13:08 - Donovan Mitchell's future 20:01 - Biggest needs + trade targets 27:28 - Evan Mobley and Giannis Antetokounmpo 33:14 - Fake...

Dan and Grant discuss the Knicks' dominant rise and the Mitchell Robinson injury, react to NBA draft lottery reform, tackle the Cavaliers' offseason lookahead and of course, give their thoughts on the series and upcoming Game 7 between the Spurs and Thunder. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:25 - Draft lottery reform 34:40 - Orlando Magic hire Sean Sweeney 36:24 - Dominance of the Knicks 42:29 - Mitchel...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks NBA campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:11 - Timberwolves offseason vitals 5:20 - Cost of retaining Ayo Dosunmu 10:04 - Do the Wolves need a big move? 19:10 - Realistic trade targets 36:28 - How much is ownership willing to spend? SUPPORT US ON PATREON 🫶 SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASIN...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Toronto Raptors offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:59 - Raptors offseason vitals 3:11 - Will they pay the tax  4:43 - Do they need an offensive cornerstone? 6:36 - Best way to build around Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles 9:23 - RJ Barrett Extension 14:57 - Bigges...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official New Orleans Pelicans offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:34 - The Jamahl Mosley hire 8:47 - Pelicans offseason vitals  11:34 - How will they approach the offseason? 16:48 - Trey Murphy III trade value 21:31 - Zion Williamson 27:36 - Any extensions in New Orleans? 29:56 -...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks NBA campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Detroit Pistons. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:15 - Pistons offseason vitals 5:15 - Will the Pistons use cap space? 7:46 - Cost of Jalen Duren 16:39 - Will Ausar Thompson get an extension? 25:02 - Biggest needs + Trade / Free-Agency targets 40:02 - How aggressive will Detroit be? SUPPORT US ON PATR...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Utah Jazz offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:18 - Jazz offseason vitals 4:29 - What do the Jazz do at No. 2? 8:43 - Future of Ace Bailey 14:46 - Walker Kessler’s price tag 19:29 - Keyonte George extension 23:43 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agent targets 31:14 - Brice...

Western Conference Finals Takeaways + NBA News

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Washington Wizards offseason lookahead. Find every offseason lookahead here . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:51 - Wizards offseason vitals 3:46 - What will they do at No. 1? 14:10 - Future of Trae Young 23:04 - Future of Anthony Davis 28:37 - Bilal Coulibaly extension 31:52 - Wizards nee...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Milwaukee Bucks offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:51 - Bucks offseason vitals 4:16 - The Giannis trade timeline  6:37 - Chances of Bucks keeping Giannis 11:57 - Priorities in a Giannis trade 16:33 - Potential Giannis trades 28:15 - Dark Horse Giannis destinations  41:17...

Dan and Grant announce the winners of our over/under competition and then draft 10 NBA free agents based on who's going to get MORE than the $15 million MLE this summer. This is an abridged addition of our BONUS pod. Get the full-length edition and many more benefits HERE: https://www.patreon.com/cw/hardwoodknocksnba/membership. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - Free-Agency Criteria 3:43 - Over/Under contest wi...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Denver Nuggets. TIMESTAMP⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:44 - Nuggets offseason vitals 5:35 - Nikola Jokic extension 14:06 - Peyton Watson’s restricted free agency  21:27 - Will Denver go into the second apron  27:43 - Can the Nuggets trade a starter and get better? 45:25 - Biggest needs and trade targets 49:46 -...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to drop a handful of NBA offseason predictions in order of increasing spiciness. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:46 - Good players are going to get underpaid 11:00 - More teams will create cap space  15:12 - The Denver Nuggets make core changes  24:20 - Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Ja Morant get traded  30:34 - Jalen Duren isn’t getting a fiv...

Dan and Grant convene to talk about Spurs vs Timberwolves, Cavaliers vs Pistons, the Knicks, the Thunder and the larger NBA playoff landscape. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:19 - The Pistons have a Jalen Duren problem 7:43 - Cade Cunningham needs more help 20:23 - Have the Cavs figured out the Pistons? 25:42 - Pistons-Cavs Game 6 predictions  30:28 - Dylan Harper is a star 33:38 - Are the Timberwolve...

Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes and SI to discuss the Philadelphia 76ers' firing Daryl Morey, what it means for their future and also their overall offseason. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:39 - Did Daryl Morey deserve to get fired? 14:02 - Has the Sixers’ direction now changed? 23:09 - Will Philly avoid the luxury tax? 28:22 - What happens with Kelly Oubre Jr. a...

Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Boston Celtics. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - Celtics offseason vitals 5:20 - Was this season a waste? 11:20 - Future Neemias Queta 16:05 - The Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown talk 25:19 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agency targets 40:16 - Payton Pritchard extension 40:51 - Jaylen Brown'...

Dan and Grant unload the takeaways clip for every Round 2 series of the NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ Knicks-Sixers (3:35) Pistons-Cavs (25:52) Thunder-Lakers (43:48) Spurs-Timberwolves (50:03) 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...