Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan and Grant bounce around with some burning questions they have as we wrap up the first quarter of the 2025-26 NBA season, including: Are the Toronto Raptors for Real? Who is the NBA's third best team? Are the Atlanta Hawks better off without Trae Young? And more! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:06 - Are the Atlanta Hawks better off without Trae Young? 27:45 - Just how good are the Los Angeles Laker...

Dan and Grant are back for another around of 'We're Just Asking Questions!' This time, we're talking LaMelo Ball's future with the Charlotte Hornets. After that, Dan is joined by Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast  to discuss where the New Orleans Pelicans go after firing Willie Green. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:49 - What does LaMelo Ball mean to the Hornets? 8:32 - What is LaMelo's trad...

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' discuss their initial impressions of notable NBA rookies in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:10 - Charlotte Hornets: Kon Knueppel, Ryan Kalkbrenner & Sion James 12:25 - Brooklyn Nets: Egor Demin and Drake Powell 25:24 - Toronto Raptors: Collin Murray-Boyles 26:15 - Victor Wembanyama injury update 30:11 - BACK TO COLLIN MURRAY-BOYLES 3...

Dan and Grant are back with "WE'RE JUST ASKING QUESTIONS!" Our next question up: Should the Memphis Grizzlies move on from Ja Morant? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO/CRITERIA 2:34 - Golden State Warriors 19:36 - Denver Nuggets 27:58 - Houston Rockets 36:05 - Phoenix Suns 43:44 - Detroit Pistons 1:01:17 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:09:54 - Charlotte Hornets 1:15:25 - Brooklyn Nets 1:21:06 - New Orleans Pel...

Dan and Mort Jensen from 'The NBA Podcast' break down the Dallas Mavericks firing Nico Harrison, what it means for their direction, and whether they'll now explore Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving trades. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:39 - Initial Nico Harrison reaction 2:45 - Was Nico the problem in Dallas? 15:28 - Can the Mavs ever escape the Luka Doncic trade? 23:35 - Anthony Davis’ trade value  28...

Dan and Grant are back with "WE'RE JUST ASKING QUESTIONS!" Our next question up: Should the Memphis Grizzlies move on from Ja Morant? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - What’s going on with Ja Morant? 2:46 - Is Ja Morant on the decline? 6:22 - The Grizzlies made their choice 9:48 - Is Ja Morant justified in being frustrated? 15:29 - Should the Grizzlies trade Ja Morant? 25:29 - How much blame does Memphis should...

Dan and Grant play 'PEACE OR PANIC?!' with NBA teams off to troubling starts to the season. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:01 - Dallas Mavericks  14:01 - Orlando Magic 27:09 - Atlanta Hawks 35:33 - Memphis Grizzlies 48:25 - Los Angeles Clippers 1:01:11 - Minnesota Timberwolves SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️...

Dan and Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast go through some of this season's biggest breakout players and buy or sell WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEIR FUTURES. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:18 - Matas Buzelis 10:07 - Josh Giddey 24:19 - Jonathan Kuminga 30:48 - Jalen Duren 39:36 - Austin Reaves 49:38 - Alperen Sengun 55:47 - Jaime Jaquez Jr. 1:02:26 - Quenton Jackson 1:05:58 - Ajay Mitchell 1:13:51 -...

Dan and Grant debut the "WE'RE JUST ASKING ASKING QUESTIONS" segments. These will be bonus mini pods in which we, you guessed it, just ask questions—some spicier than others, but all in the name of curiosity. First up: Should the Lakers sell high on Austin Reaves? TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - Should the Lakers sell high on Austin Reaves? 0:50 - How much will Reaves get in free agency? 6:20 - Teams that cou...

Dan and Grant go through the most dominant starts to begin the 2025-26 NBA season and decide which teams are actually for real. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:35 - Denver Nuggets 12:55 - San Antonio Spurs 28:12 - Miami Heat 41:39 - Oklahoma City Thunder 48:49 - Chicago Bulls 56:25 - Milwaukee Bucks 1:08:32 - Philadelphia 76ers 1:20:36 - New York Knicks 1:23:42 - Portland Trail Blazers 1:25:47 - Utah...

Dan is joined by Mort Jensen ( @msjnba ) of  The NBA Podcast , Yahoo Sports AND HBO Max to break down every rookie extension, every non-extension, and what it all means for the future of NBA free agency. TIMESTAMPS⤵️  0:00 - INTRO 1:47 - Future of free agency 17:19 - Dyson Daniels 23:43 - Christian Braun  28:05 - Jabari Smith Jr. 36:09 - Nikola Jovic 39:09 - AJ Green 41:30 - Paolo Banchero 44:31 -...

Dan and Grant break down the recent allegations against Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones while getting into a larger discussion about NBA and sports betting in general. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:32 - Terry Rozier allegations 14:13 - Chauncey Billups allegations 26:43 - Damon Jones allegations 30:17 - Fallout of NBA sports betting scandal SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOC...

Dan and Grant are holding an NBA Overreactions draft following our first batches of regular-season games. TIMESTAMPS⤵️  0:00 - INTRO 3:13 - Victor Wembanyama is the best player in the NBA 16:45 - Alperen Sengun is an MVP candidate  25:31 - Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry are an all-time fit  33:40 - Is Joel Embiid finished? 41:44 - The Mavs are going to ruin Cooper Flagg! 50:32 - Anthony Edwards is...

Dan asked an expert who covers each NBA team to make one prediction for this coming season. Here's what they said. TIMESTAMPS⤵️   0:00 - INTRO 1:20 - Atlanta Hawks 5:30 - Boston Celtics 6:14 - Brooklyn Nets 8:48 - Charlotte Hornets 10:26 - Chicago Bulls 11:56 - Cleveland Cavaliers 15:21 - Dallas Mavericks 17:35 - Denver Nuggets 19:52 - Detroit Pistons 23:15 - Golden State Warriors 25:18 - Houston...

Dan is joined by Samson Folk ( @samfolkk ) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Toronto Raptors. SUBSCRIBE TO RAPTORS REPUBLIC HERE . https://www.youtube.com/raptorsrepublic. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:37 - Masai Ujiri’s exit  4:51 - Raptors pressure index  8:19 - Expectations for Scottie Barnes  17:27 - Brandon Ingram’s fit 23:37 - How RJ Barrett’s game...

Dan and Grant go through their preseason NBA awards picks...WITH A TWIST for each one. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 6:00 - MVP 15:51 - MVP Wild Cards 18:01 - Defensive Player of the Year 23:50 - DPOY Wild Cards 25:16 - Rookie of the Year 30:27 - ROY Wild Cards 35:46 - Most Improved Player 44:31 - MIP Wild Cards 48:17 - Sixth Man of the Year 53:29 - SMOY Wild Cards 55:02 - Coach of the Year 58:31 - CO...

Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Western Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:47 - Dallas Mavericks 6:13 - Denver Nuggets 11:17 - Golden State Warriors 16:31 - Houston Rockets  23:06 - Los Angeles Clippers  27:57 - Los Angeles Lakers 34:38 - Memphis Grizzlies  39:06 - Minnesota Timberwolves  43:49 -...

Dan is joined by Bobby Manning ( @RealBobManning ) from CLNS Media and The Garden Report   for a deep dive into the Boston Celtics. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GARDEN REPORT HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00- INTRO 1:42 - The Jayson Tatum timeline  7:58 - Celtics direction this season 13:43 - Anfernee Simons’ fit 18:13 - Will the Celtics play faster? 21:31 - Impact of Joe Mazzulla 25:11 - Derrick White and Jaylen Bro...

Dan is joined by Wes Goldberg ( @wcgoldberg ) from Locked On Heat and RealGM Radio for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Miami Heat. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCKED ON HEAT . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:08 - Impact of last season 3:52 - The Heat’s timeline  6:54 - Will Miami play faster? 13:53 - Norman Powell’s fit 16:21 - The importance of Tyler Herro 20:37 - Continued development of Nikola Jovic 23:47 - Ceiling...

Dan and Grant drop their over/under and full record predictions for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 4:47 - Atlanta Hawks 8:46 - Boston Celtics  11:53 - Brooklyn Nets 14:31 - Charlotte Hornets  19:23 - Chicago Bulls 21:46 - Cleveland Cavaliers  25:51 - Detroit Pistons 30:10 - Indiana Pacers 33:21 - Miami Heat  39:12 - Milwau...

Dan is joined by Adam Mares (Adam_Mares) from DNVR Sports and the All NBA Podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Denver Nuggets. SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALL NBA PODCAST HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbCjMq1m6Kjok4OGuO7CSQ. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:00 - Lessons learned from last season 3:15 - The Cam Johnson fit 5:53 - Defensive changes under David Adelman 10:56 - The Jonas Valanciunas fit...

Dan is joined by Grant Hughes (@granthuhges) of the world-famous Hardwood Knocks NBA podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Golden State Warriors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:28 - The Jonathan Kuminga situation  12:37 - Al Horford’s fit 17:29 - The defense 24:15 - The Jimmy Butler fit 30:31 - Expectations for Stephen Curry 34:45 - Expectations for Draymond Green 38:41 - Next frontier for Brandin...

Dan and Grant are joined by Lucas Kaplan ( @lucaskaplan ) from Nets Daily for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Brooklyn Nets. FOLLOW LUCAS' WORK HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - What is the Nets’ plan? 5:26 - The Cam Thomas situation  15:28 - Brooklyn’s draft philosophy  20:01 - The vision Egor Demin 22:18 - Outlook for Nolan Traore and Ben Saraf  26:00 - Will Drake Powell and Danny Wolf play?...

Dan is joined by Sarah Todd ( @nbasarah ) of the Deseret News and the  Unsalvageable ' podcast for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Utah Jazz. SUBSCRIBE TO UNSALVAGEABLE HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:43 - Biggest takeaways from last season 5:48 - The future of Walker Kessler 12:57 - What’s next for Lauri Markkanen? 22:37 - Development of Ace Bailey 29:32 - The backcourt rotation  43:12 - Taylor H...

Dan and Grant are joined by Andrew "GMAC" Claudio ( @andrewjclaudio_ ) of Knicks Film School for a deep dive into the 2025-26 New York Knicks. SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL HERE . TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 -Intro 2:13 - The Thibodeau firing 7:27 - Tactical changes under Mike Brown 10:43 - Who should start? 17:56 - Josh Hart’s fit  21:55 - How will the Knicks flesh out the roster? 25:35 - Jordan Clarkson...