Dan and Grant go through their official 2024 NBA Awards picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Executive of the Year and Clutch Player of the Year. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:04 - MVP 14:02 - Defensive Player of the Year 30:51 - Clutch Player of the Year 39:40 - Executive of the Year 51:46 - Coach of the Year 1:01:56 - Sixth Man of the Year 1:11:53 - Rookie of the Year 1:24:52 - Most Improved Player SUPPOR...
Apr 09, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 1063
Dan and Grant go through their biggest x-factor for every (potential) 2024 NBA playoff team. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - News update 1:03 - Intro/Criteria 6:01 - Atlanta Hawks 9:52 - Boston Celtics 12:09 - Chicago Bulls 14:03 - Cleveland Cavaliers 16:18 - Dallas Mavericks 21:29 - Denver Nuggets 28:16 - Golden State Warriors 30:40 - Houston Rockets 33:19 - Indiana Pacers 36:31 - Los Angeles Clippers 39:05 - Los Angeles Lakers 41:32 - Miami Heat 43:47 - Milwaukee Bucks 46:46 - Minnesota Timberwolves 50:11...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 1062
Dan is joined by Salman Ali ( @SalmanAliNBA ) from Red Nation Hoops ( @RedNationHoops ) to discuss the Houston Rockets, their late-season surge and what the future could and should hold. SUBSCRIBE TO RED NATION HOOPS HERE AND ON YOUTUBE . TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 3:32 - What's behind the recent success? 6:17 - What have the Rockets learned about themselves without Alperen Sengun? 9:16 - The development of Amen Thompson, the Amen-Alperen dynamic 18:17 - How much do we read into Jalen Green's hot...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1061
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:44 - Minnesota Timberwolves 11:32 - New Orleans Pelicans 19:16 - Oklahoma City Thunder 29:15 - Phoenix Suns 38:50 - Portland Trail Blazers 46:02 - Sacramento Kings 54:23 - San Antonio Spurs 1:00...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 1060
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:55 - Dallas Mavericks 8:37 - Denver Nuggets 14:19 - Golden State Warriors 24:10 - Houston Rockets 32:27 - Los Angeles Clippers 39:12 - Los Angeles Lakers 46:56 - Memphis Grizzlies SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HAR...
Mar 30, 2024•54 min•Ep. 1059
Dan and Grant discuss which 2024 NBA playoff teams and hopefuls are under the most pressure—using tiers! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:31 - NBA Pressure Index 46:14 - STAT PADDING (GUESS-A-PLAYER!) SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 1058
Dan breaks down his most improved player from NBA team for the 2023-24 regular season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - Atlanta Hawks 2:30 - Boston Celtics 3:16 - Brooklyn Nets 4:44 - Charlotte Hornets 6:36 - Chicago Bulls 8:09 - Cleveland Cavaliers 9:50 - Dallas Mavericks 11:09 - Denver Nuggets 12:38 - Detroit Pistons 14:01 - Golden State Warriors 16:03 - Houston Rockets 19:34 - Indiana Pacers 20:45 - Los Angeles Clippers 22:14 - Los Angeles Lakers 24:01 - Memphis Grizzlies 26:47 - Miami Heat 2...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 1057
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:29 - Miami Heat 8:42 - Milwaukee Bucks 13:56 - New York Knicks 22:30 - Orlando Magic 30:13 - Philadelphia 76ers 37:19 - Toronto Raptors 47:06 - Washington Wizards 54:22 - STAT PADDING (GUESS THAT PLAYER!) SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHA...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 1056
Dan and Grant run through one goal or storyline they'll be monitoring during the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season for the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 8:46 - Atlanta Hawks 19:09 - Boston Celtics 25:18 - Brooklyn Nets 31:19 - Charlotte Hornets 36:05 - Chicago Bulls 41:52 - Cleveland Cavaliers 46:51 - Detroit Pistons 53:46 - Indiana Pacers 1:01:40 - STAT PADDING SUPPO...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 1055
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. In Part 2 of our Western Conference deep dive, we're covering the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz. CHECK OUT PART 1! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:04 - Minnesota Timberwolves 11:08 - New Orleans Pelicans 34:02 - Oklahoma City Thunder 51:18 - Phoenix Suns 55:47 - Portland Trail Blazers 59:10 - Sacrament...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 1054
Enjoy this sneak snippet from our upcoming episode dropping in which Dan and Grant discuss the intricacies of the New Orleans Pelicans defense. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Mar 17, 2024•21 min•Ep. 1053
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. In Part 1 of our Western Conference deep dive, we're covering the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:19 - Dallas Mavericks 14:34 - Denver Nuggets 19:00 - Golden State Warriors 24:22 - Houston Rockets 38:16 - Los Angeles Clippers 52:19 - Los Angeles Lakers 58:35 - Memphis Grizzlies 1:02:54 - STA...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 1052
Dan is joined by Kyle Theige ( @KyleTheige ) from The Dane Moore NBA Podcast and Flagrant Howls podcast to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves and their ceiling heading into the 2024 NBA playoffs. They get into the Wolves' comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Karl-Anthony Towns injury and prospective return, rotation changes for Minnesota, Jaden McDaniels struggles, the rise of Naz Reid, a continued ascent for Anthony Edwards and so much more. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:32 - The Karl-...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 1051
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. We begin with the Eastern Conference. In Part 2 of 2, we'll be tackling questions submitted for the Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards. Check out Part 1 in which we answer questions on the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers! IT'S RIGHT HERE...
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 1050
Dan and Grant are answering questions you have for EVERY team in the NBA. We begin with the Eastern Conference. In Part 1 of 2, we'll be tackling questions submitted for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:04 - Atlanta Hawks 11:39 - Brooklyn Nets 29:59 - Boston Celtics 39:21 - Charlotte Hornets 45:58 - Chicago Bulls 56:01 - Cleveland Cavaliers 1:05:21 - Detroit Pis...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 1049
Dan and Grant check in on the 2024 NBA awards race. In Part 2, they give their *current but subject to change* picks for Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, All-Defense, All-Rookie and All-NBA. CHECK OUT PART 1 WHERE THEY TALK MVP, MOST IMPROVED AND MORE HERE . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 4:52 - Sixth Man of the Year 17:25 - Defensive Player of the Year 37:49 - Rookie of the Year 1:00:10 - All-Rookie Teams 1:09:31 - All-Defense Teams 1:23:25 - All-NBA Teams 1:42:26 - STAT P...
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 1048
Enjoy this sneak-snippet from Monday's episode in which Dan and Grant discuss when (or if) Victor Wembanyama will be the best player in the NBA. Can he really usurp Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Devin Booker and others while they're still in their prime? And if so, how soon should we expect Wemby to be the best player in the NBA? Can he rise as quickly as LeBron James did? SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE...
Mar 03, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1047
Dan and Grant check in on the 2024 NBA awards race. In Part 1, they give their *current but subject to change* picks for MVP, Clutch Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Executive of the Year and Coach of the Year. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:57 - Criteria and methodology 6:34 - MVP 38:06 - Clutch Player of the Year 43:58 - Most Improved Player 1:03:20 - Executive of the Year 1:14:55 - Coach of the Year 1:26:32 - STAT PADDING SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DIS...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 1046
Dan is joined by Ryan Blackburn (@BlackburnNBA) from Mile High Sports and The Alley-Oop podcast (@AlleyOopPod) to discuss the Denver Nuggets, their continued evolution, their NBA title defense, the MVP case of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon at the 5 lineups, the importance of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the value of Michael Porter Jr., two timelines and MUCH MORE. FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE ALLEY-OOP PODCAST HERE . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:17 - Are the Denver Nuggets sending the rest...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1045
Dan does some housekeeping and answers some mailbag questions from the Hardwood Knocks Discord. (SHAMELESS PLUG: JOIN OUR DISCORD 👉 https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb.) This time around, we're covering the trade value of Jalen Green, some Houston Rockets stuff, ring culture and player movement through the lens of Kevin Durant, a proposed rule change, restrictions in the new CBA and MORE! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:47 - Why do sign-and-trades take place in free agency? 5:14 - How do pick swa...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1044
Dan is BACK from vaca and tackles some topics he's been itching to comment on while he was away, including matters related to the Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA All-Star Game and JJ Redick/basketball coverage and discourse and fandom in general. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:36 - Mitch Kupchak leaves Charlotte, Hornets direction 7:10 - Brooklyn fires Jacque Vaughn, What's next for the Nets? 13:07 - Let's talk about the NBA All-Star Game 23:30 - Doc Rivers, JJ Redick,...
Feb 24, 2024•51 min•Ep. 1043
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 center rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Feb 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 1042
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 power forward rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Feb 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 1041
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 small forward rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Feb 19, 2024•31 min•Ep. 1040
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 shooting guard rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Feb 16, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1039
Dan and Grant drop their top NBA 10 point guard rankings! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️ hardwoodknocks@gmail.com...
Feb 14, 2024•26 min•Ep. 1038
Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek ( @btoporek ) of Bleacher Report, Forbes, Liberty Ballers and The NBA Podcast discuss the biggest questions they have for the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season following the trade deadline. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NBA PODCAST HERE . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:41 - Chicago Bulls 11:27 - Who is the second-best team in the Eastern Conference: Knicks, Cavaliers, Bucks or Sixers? 21:33 - What's up the Philadelphia 76ers? Will Joel Embiid play again this season? 26:57 - Which tea...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 1037
Enjoy this sneak-snippet from Monday's episode with Bryan Toporek ( @btoporek ) of Bleacher Report, Forbes, Liberty Ballers and The NBA Podcast in which he and Dan discuss whether the masses are sleeping on the Phoenix Suns. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NBA PODCAST HERE . SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale GRA...
Feb 10, 2024•12 min•Ep. 1036
Dan and Grant react to (pretty much) everything that happened ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 4:11 - New York Knicks 8:32 - Philadelphia 76ers 11:28 - OG ANUNOBY HAS SURGERY 12:34 - BACK TO THE SIXERS 17:10 - Dallas Mavericks 26:32 - Charlotte Hornets 30:36 - Oklahoma City Thunder 37:33 - Washington Wizards 40:46 - Toronto Raptors 45:13 - Utah Jazz 40:46 - Toronto Raptors 49:32 - Indiana Pacers 54:21 - Phoenix Suns 58:40 - Detroit Pistons 1:04:52 - Milwaukee Bucks...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 1035
Dan discusses the latest updates on Joel Embiid and Zach LaVine, and what it means for the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls heading into the trade deadline. After that, he and Grant get into the Embiid discourse, the league's 65-game minimum for awards and some STAT PADDING, baby. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @HardwoodKnocks IG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @d...
Feb 06, 2024•52 min•Ep. 1034
