Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Toronto Raptors! TIMESTAMPS ⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:26 - Toronto Raptors trade deadline vitals  2:33 - Will the Raptors duck the tax? 3:53 - Why do the Raptors want Anthony Davis? 8:10 - Raptors biggest needs 12:17 - Raptors trade targets 24:49 - How aggressive should Toronto be? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCO...

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Memphis Grizzlies! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:13 - Memphis Grizzlies trade deadline vitals 2:09 - Ja Morant’s trade value 25:06 - Future of Jaren Jackson Jr. 38:49 - What is Memphis’ direction? 41:46 - Grizzlies trade targets post-Ja Morant SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANN...

Dan and Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Indiana Pacers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:35 - Indiana Pacers trade deadline vitals  1:17 - Future of Bennedict Mathurin 12:57 - Could the Pacers buy at the deadline? 17:22 - Pacers needs and trade targets SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHAN...

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Cleveland Cavaliers! Timestamps⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - Cleveland Cavaliers trade deadline vitals 7:58 - Cavs’ biggest needs 10:15 -  Will Cleveland listen to trades for the Core Four? 15:30 - Cavs trade targets SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok:...

Dan and Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:31 - Miami Heat trade deadline vitals  5:43 - Do the Heat need a best player? 9:57 - Heat trade targets and needs 21:43 - Bam Adebayo’s trade value 34:03 - Other Heat trade candidates  SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SU...

Dan and Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:28 - Spurs trade deadline vitals 3:08 - Should the Spurs be in on Giannis Antetokounmpo? 5:52 - San Antonio’s biggest needs and targets 18:37 - How aggressive should the Spurs be? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRI...

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Golden State Warriors! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 -  Golden State Warriors trade deadline vitals 2:37 - Jonathan Kuminga’s trade value 19:42 - How aggressive will the Warriors be? 22:03 - Golden State’s biggest needs 29:02 - Warriors trade targets SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOU...

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Boston Celtics! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - Boston Celtics trade deadline vitals 2:25 - Will the Celtics duck the tax? 11:13 - What are Boston’s biggest needs? 15:38 - Celtics trade targets SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknock...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast to preview the 20226 NBA trade deadline for the Sacramento Kings! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:55 - Kings trade deadline vitals 1:43 - What is the Kings’ biggest need? 3:22 - How much are the Kings’ vets worth? 26:39 - Will Sacramento consider buying? 29:46 - Is anyone on the Kings off limits? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCK...

Dan and Grant preview the 2026 NBA trade deadline for the Denver Nuggets! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:43 - Denver Nuggets trade deadline vitals 2:07 - Will the Nuggets duck the tax? 9:38 - The future of Peyton Watson 15:22 - Nuggets biggest needs 20:46 - Nuggets trade targets SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast to break down every angle of the Trae Young trade for the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks, as well as the rest of the NBA. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO/Trade details 1:20 - Impact on the Washington Wizards 26:03 - Impact on the Atlanta Hawks 46:36 - NBA teams that should be worried about how the Trae Young trade panned out SUPPORT THE...

Dan and Grant are back for another round of "We're Just Asking Questions." Next question up: Is tanking actually the NBA's biggest problem, and what can be done to continue fixing it? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - Why do NBA fans care about tanking so much? 11:07 - Limit protections on traded picks 18:25 - Limit number of top-four picks per team 20:37 - Lock in the NBA lottery odds by March 21:...

Which NBA team is best positioned to dethrone the Oklahoma City Thunder? Dan and Grant go through their list of candidates before dropping their final picks at the end! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO  4:04 - Are the Thunder more vulnerable than we thought? 7:15 - Denver Nuggets 20:23 - San Antonio Spurs  31:13 - Houston Rockets 37:45 - Minnesota Timberwolves 52:23 - New York Knicks 58:33 - Detroit Pist...

Dan and Grant are back for another round of "We're Just Asking Questions!" Next up: Can the Milwaukee Bucks salvage the Giannis Antetokounmpo era by trading for another star? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:52 - When should the Bucks make a big trade? 3:54 - Trae Young 6:26 - LaMelo Ball 7:44 - Anthony Davis 9:53 - Donovan Mitchell 11:26 - Darius Garland 14:06 - Kyrie Irving 15:36 - Kawhi Leonard 19:1...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen (@msjnba) of 'The NBA Podcast' to talk about players NOT in the NBA rumor mill whose trade candidacy SHOULD be worth a discussion. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO/CRITERIA 3:17 - Onyeka Okongwu 9:43 - Bam Adebayo 18:14 - Chicago Bulls contracts 26:16 - Dillon Brooks 35:59 - Fred VanVleet 39:59 - Jaren Jackson Jr. 52:41 - Tobias Harris 58:22 - Peyton Watson 1:04:25 - Utah Jaz...

IT'S TIME FOR OUR FIRST MAILBAG OF THE SEASON! Dan and Grant run through a list of listen questions that cover the future of the Golden State Warriors, the best bargains in the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers scandal, the value of LeBron James, Trae Young and James and MUCH MORE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO  1:38 - The Draymond Green incident 3:29 - Should the Warriors trade Draymond Green 20:30 - How...

Dan and Grant are going back and forth on questions they have for every NBA team as we enter the official start of NBA trade season. Next up: The Western Conference! Check out the Eastern Conference pod here: https://youtube.com/live/Df2uEJANVcw . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:30 - Oklahoma City Thunder 8:40 - Denver Nuggets  18:25 - Los Angeles Lakers 31:22 - San Antonio Spurs 40:51 - Houston Rocke...

Dan and Grant hold their First Annual NBA Trade Value Draft! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO/Criteria 6:32 - THE DECISION 7:07 - Pick No. 1 14:42 - Pick No. 2 20:37 - Pick No. 3 23:20 - Pick No. 4 28:46 - Pick No. 5 32:50 - Pick No. 6 39:55 - Pick No. 7 43:22 - Pick No. 8 46:48 - Pick No. 9 48:26 - Pick No. 10 50:32 - Pick No. 11 56:46 - Pick No. 12 59:47 - THE REAL PICK NO. 12 1:04:14 - Pick No. 13  1:...

Dan and Grant go through their awards ballot a little more than one-quarter of the way through the NBA season, with a focus on one big-time question: Is the MVP race already over? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:09 - MVP 9:59 - Who’s easier to build around: SGA or Jokic? 20:36 - Defensive Player of the Year 30:29 - Should the NBA change the awards rules? 33:41 - Rookie of the Year 40:35 - Most Improve...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast to go back and forth on questions they have for every NBA team as we near the official start of NBA trade season on December 15. First up: The Eastern Conference! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:01 - Detroit Pistons 15:30 - New York Knicks 28:24 - Boston Celtics 40:54 - Toronto Raptors 52:00 - Orlando Magic 1:04:40 - Miami Heat 1:14:44 - Phi...

Dan and Grant break down the latest in the Giannis Antetokounmpo rumor mill and then spend time talking about whether the NBA's superstar-trade market will change. After that, they get into potential Giannis packages. Finally, they welcome on Hardwood Knocks' new video editor, Andrew Willet ( @theacwillett22 ). TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:58 - Latest Giannis Antetokounmpo rumors 4:07 - Why is Gian...

Dan and Grant are choppering in to discuss the state of the Los Angeles Clippers and talk about some trade scenarios—including one that could net them back some of their own first-round picks. They'll also be digging into the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:37 - Why the Clippers sent Chris Paul home 9:14 - Trades to get the Clippers their picks back 26:36 - J...

Dan and Grant are joined by Bleacher Report's Bryant Toporek ( @btoporek ) and Jay Dunbar ( @jaydunbar ) to break down their ULTIMATE 5-YEAR NBA RE-DRAFT project. Bryant Knox ( @bryantknox ) also participated, but was unable to attend. We go through the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 NBA draft classes and select players as if we're starting a franchise FROM SCRATCH. There is an obvious No. 1, but...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' to break down Western Conference NBA rookie performances so far, including Cooper Flagg, Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Kobe Sanders, Cedric Coward and MANY MORE! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO/APPROACH 6:31 - Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg 15:46 - San Antonio Spurs: Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant 23:36 - New Orleans Pelicans: Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears and...

Dan and Grant are back with another round of 'We're Just Asking Questions.' This time, we are pondering whether the Los Angeles Clippers hold the fate of the NBA's parity era in their hands because to the first-round picks they must still send to the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:48 - Clippers draft obligations to the Thunder 2:10 - Will Oklahoma City's windo...