Dan and Grant run through their CURRENT picks to win every 2024-25 NBA season award at the quarter pole. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO/CRITERIA 3:51 - MVP 12:46 - All-NBA Teams 31:45 - Defensive Player of the Year 44:22 - All-Defense Teams 57:15 - Rookie of the Year 1:03:30 - All-Rookie Teams 1:10:47 - Most Improved Player 1:23:01 - Sixth Man of the Year 1:31:33 - Coach of the Year 1:42:54 - NOT Coach of the Year 1:48:09 - Executive of the Year SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JO...
Dec 07, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 1180
Dan and Grant run through a list of 20-plus NBA players they believe have improved the most during the 2024-25 regular season. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Criteria/Approach 4:14 - Player No. 1 8:34 - Player No. 2 13:05 - Player No. 3 16:48 - Player No. 4 20:31 - Player No. 5 27:07 - Player No. 6 30:32 - Player No. 7 35:21 - Player No. 8 38:51 - Player No. 9 42:29 - Player No. 10 47:52 - Player No. 11 52:57 - Player No. 12 58:59 - Player No. 13 1:06:02 - Player No. 14 1:09:03 - Player No. 15...
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 1179
Dan reacts to Kenny For Real reacting to his '1 Trade Idea Every NBA Team Should Propose Right Now" article. It's reaction inception! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 3:16 - Atlanta Hawks 5:43 - Boston Celtics 6:36 - Brooklyn Nets 9:12 - Charlotte Hornets 11:13 - Chicago Bulls 13:27 - Cleveland Cavaliers 14:15 - Dallas Mavericks 16:46 - Denver Nuggets 20:59 - Detroit Pistons 23:04 - Golden State Warriors 28:32 - Houston Rockets 31:14 - Indiana Pacers 32:34 - Los Angeles Clippers 36:45 - Los Angeles Lak...
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 1178
Dan and Grant go through 40-plus sets(!) of NBA players and decide which one they would rather have for the NEXT FIVE YEARS. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:58 - Our approach 5:36 - Darius Garland vs. Tyrese Haliburton 9:32 - Herb Jones vs. Keegan Murray 12:30 Chet Holmgren vs. Evan Mobley 16:41 - Tyrese Maxey vs. Jared McCain 20:21 - Stephon Castle vs. Jared McCain 22:18 - Stephon Castle vs. Jeremy Sochan 23:25 - Scottie Barnes vs. Jalen Williams 25:54 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jayson Tatum? 30...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 1177
Dan quizzes Grant on which NBA player has the better ball-handler rating in NBA 2K25. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:11 - GRANT IS NERVOUS PEOPLE 2:47 - Stephen Curry or Ja Morant? 3:30 - Luka Doncic or Trae Young? 4:20 - Jalen Brunson or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? 4:54 - Devin Booker or Damian Lillard? 5:22 - Tyrese Haliburton or James Harden? 6:18 - Kevin Durant or Donovan Mitchell? 7:19 - Rob Dillingham or Jayson Tatum? 7:53 - Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Edwards? 8:36 - LeBron James or D'Ange...
Nov 28, 2024•19 min•Ep. 1176
Dan and Grant check in on some of the most important rookie of the 2024-25 NBA season and evaluate their performances so far with...grades! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:03 - Grading criteria 5:14 - Zaccharie Risacher 9:05 - Tidjane Salaun 11:18 - Matas Buzelis 14:21 - Ron Holland II 17:59 - Reed Sheppard 21:21 - Dalton Knecht 26:24 - Zach Edey 30:20 - Jaylen Wells 33:23 - Rob Dillingham 40:22 - Jared McCain 45:10 - Ryan Dunn 49:18 - Donovan Clingan 52:39 - Stephon Castle 57:41 - Bub Carrington 1:...
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 1175
Dan and Grant through some of the biggest new NBA additions from over the offseason and grade how things are panning out so far. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Our approach 3:42 - Dejounte Murray on the New Orleans Pelicans 5:19 - Isaiah Hartenstein the Oklahoma City Thunder 6:00 - Klay Thompson on the Dallas Mavericks 10:19 - Mikal Bridges on the New York Knicks 16:33 - Karl-Anthony on the Knicks 24:00 - Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo on the Minnesota Timberwolves 34:08 - DeMar DeRozan on...
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 1174
Dan talks with Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) about the future of Giannis Antetokounmpo and goes through which potential NBA draft lottery teams would consider trading Cooper Flagg for the two-time MVP. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:36 - The Bucks shouldn't trade Giannis Antetokounmpo...for now 7:43 - Who has the better Giannis trade package: The Thunder or Rockets? 11:09 - Are the Pelicans a sleeper Giannis destination? 14:03 - Can OKC trade for Giannis without including Jalen Williams? 17:28 - The...
Nov 21, 2024•54 min•Ep. 1173
Dan talks with Morten Stig Jensen ( @msjnba ) from Yahoo Sports, Forbes and The NBA podcast about the Knicks. Afterwards, they grade every 2024-25 NBA City Edition jersey. The YouTube version of these grades will drop Wednesday, November 20! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:03 - Let's talk about the OKC Thunder! (Jk, it's the Knicks) 1:54 - Impressions of the Knicks with Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns 13:07 - How can the Knicks reach the Boston Celtics level? 27:11 - Is Tom Thibodeau the right ...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 1172
Dan and Grant go through some early NBA season trends, developments and predictions and then play 'Fact or Fiction?' Topics include Nikola Jokic, the Golden State Warriors, Defensive Player of the Year, Darius Garland, Eastern Conference playoff teams, the future of the Miami Heat, trades, the Dallas Mavericks and more! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:51 - Our approach 3:21 - Tyler Herro and Norman Powell 11:47 - Jared McCain and Stephon Castle 18:59 - Nikola Jokic and the MVP race 29:40 - Darius Ga...
Nov 16, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 1171
Dan and Grant discuss the uptick in notable NBA injuries this season before breaking down the outlooks for the Oklahoma City Thunder without Chet Holmgren, the Phoenix Suns without Kevin Durant, the Indiana Pacers with a struggling Tyrese Haliburton and the Memphis Grizzlies without Ja Morant (and others). After that, they discuss the Zion Williamson dilemma for the New Orleans Pelicans. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:02 - It feels like there are more injuries... 2:53 - ...Because there are more in...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 1170
Dan and Grant play 'PEACE OR PANIC?!' with the NBA teams off to, let's say, some less-than-ideal starts. After that, they go through about 20 'PEACE OR PANIC?!' quick hits worth monitoring. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Criteria 3:26 - Milwaukee Bucks 16:36 - New Orleans Pelicans 27:37 - New York Knicks 40:35 - Orlando Magic 50:35 - Brooklyn Nets 52:09 - Denver Nuggets 59:38 - Philadelphia 76ers 1:06:33 - Los Angeles Lakers 1:13:14 - Miami Heat 1:21:30 - QUICK HITTERS: Chet Holmgren, Tyrese H...
Nov 09, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 1169
In this week's edition of THE BOUNCE AROUND, Dan and Grant discuss whether the Cleveland Cavaliers have a case to be the second-best team in the NBA, the state of the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors rebuilds, and the rise of Jaden Ivey for the Detroit Pistons. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 1:40 - Who is the second-best team in the NBA? 5:03 - Cavs?!?!?!? 10:24 - Darius Garland is peaking 14:40 - Donovan Mitchell appreciation 19:01 - Evan Mobley is evolving 25:34 - So, the second-best team is....
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 1168
Dan and Grant provide their long, overdue thoughts on every single rookie extension that was signed in advance of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 0:50 - How should we judge extensions? 3:54 - The max extensions: Cade Cunningham, Scottie barnes, Franz Wagner & Evan Mobley 8:07 - Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks 11:19 - Jalen Suggs and the Orlando Magic 14:57 - Trey Murphy and the New Orleans Pelicans 18:24 - Moses Moody and the Golden State Warriors 20:25 - Corey Kispert ...
Nov 05, 2024•40 min•Ep. 1111
Dan and Grant go through early-season reactions for ALL 30 NBA teams. After that, we compiled our favorite SUBSCRIBE overreactions and offer our thoughts on each of them. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:08 - Atlanta Hawks 7:37 - Boston Celtics 9:48 - Brooklyn Nets 11:51 - Charlotte Hornets 22:29 - Chicago Bulls 28:51 - Cleveland Cavaliers 33:04 - Dallas Mavericks 38:01 - Denver Nuggets 46:29 - Detroit Pistons 48:55 - Golden State Warriors 52:00 - Houston Rockets 57:39 - Indiana Pacers 1:02:33 - Los ...
Nov 02, 2024•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 1166
BONUS POD. Dan digs into the "rumors" that Giannis Antetokounmpo could request a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks. He tackles the best fits, but before you get mad about potential trades, he closes with thoughts on Giannis' play and the Bucks' season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:00 - Giannis Antetokounmpo rumors 1:55 - Would the Bucks actually trade Giannis? 3:14 - Is Doc Rivers an x-factor here? 4:33 - Potential Giannis trade destinations: Miami Heat 5:28 - Brooklyn Nets 7:56 - New Orleans Pelica...
Nov 01, 2024•32 min•Ep. 1165
In their first BOUNCE AROUND of the 2024-25 NBA regular season, Dan and Grant discuss what we've seen so far from the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers. After that, they catch up on news and rumors from around the league. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:33 - Are the Warriors really THIS good? 9:05 - Buy or sell the Dubs' biggest standouts 15:28 - Uh, so, Jonathan Kuminga? 25:05 - Should the Knicks be concerned about Karl-Anthony Towns? 34:55 - Thoughts on New York's defen...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 1164
Dan and Grant go through their biggest x-factor for every NBA team this season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:51 - Criteria 5:53 - Atlanta Hawks 9:01 - Boston Celtics 11:42 - Brooklyn Nets 14:35 - Charlotte Hornets 17:39 - Chicago Bulls 20:22 - Cleveland Cavaliers 23:52 - Dallas Mavericks 28:59 - Denver Nuggets 32:54 - Detroit Pistons 37:06 - Golden State Warriors 45:09 - Houston Rockets 49:54 - Indiana Pacers 55:49 - Los Angeles Clippers 59:16 - Los Angeles Lakers 1:01:50 - Memphis Grizzlies 1:05...
Oct 26, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 1163
FOR THE TRUE SICKOS ALERT. Dan asked experts covering each NBA team for their biggest storyline this season and clipped ALL 30 answerS together for your enjoyment. Check out our individual lookaheads with local experts for EVERY TEAM HERE : TIMESTAMPS FOR THIS 3.5-HOUR EXTRAVAGANZA BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:00 - Atlanta Hawks 5:51 - Boston Celtics 8:16 - Brooklyn Nets 10:25 - Charlotte Hornets 17:59 - Chicago Bulls 19:29 - Cleveland Cavaliers 35:33 - Dallas Mavericks 40:40 - Denver Nuggets 43:18 - ...
Oct 22, 2024•3 hr 24 min•Ep. 1162
Dan is joined by Tony Jones ( @Tjonesonthenba ) from The Athletic to discuss everything and anything about the 2024-25 Utah Jazz. SUPPORT TONY'S WORK BY SUBSCRIBING TO THE ATHLETIC HERE : https://theathletic.com/author/tony-jones/. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:11 - Takeaways from the past two seasons 7:14 - Will Hardy's coaching 11:19 - Are the Jazz determined to be bad for Cooper Flagg? 18:07 - Walker Kessler's place on the Jazz, continued development 22:44 - Year 2 expectations for Keyonte Geor...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1161
Dan is joined by a very special guest to break down what to expect from the 2024-25 Golden State Warriors! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:11 - Grant's biggest storylines 5:31 - Continued development of Jonathan Kuminga 15:44 - Kuminga's future 17:34 - Moses Moody's role 20:10 - The next frontier(s) for Brandin Podziemski 24:20 - Figuring out the starting five 27:16 - How good is Trayce Jackson-Davis? 32:16 - Kyle Anderson's fit and role 35:20 - Buddy Hield's fit and role 37:06 - De'Anthony Melton's...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 1160
Dan and Grant offer their predictions for every major 2024-25 NBA season award. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 4:26 - MVP 37:54 - Defensive Player of the Year 57:56 - Rookie of the Year 1:08:59 - Most Improved Player 1:25:55 - Sixth Man of the Year 1:40:38 - Coach of the Year 1:54:24 - Executive of the Year 2:05:15 - Clutch Player of the Year SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER @Ha...
Oct 19, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 1159
Dan is joined by Kyle Neubeck ( @KyleNeubeck ) from PHLY Sports ( @PHLY_Sports )/PHLY Sixers ( @PHLY_Sixers ) to discuss everything and anything about the 2024-25 Philadelphia 76ers. Support Kyle's work HERE : https://www.youtube.com/@PHLY_Sports. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:31 - The Paul George injury 3:59 - Joel Embiid's new reality 8:11 - Kyle's biggest storylines 11:45 - Embiid making adjustments for Tyrese Maxey 14:34 - Next steps for Maxey 18:49 - Breaking down Philly's defensive identity ...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 1158
Dan reacts to Andy Bailey's Bleacher Report list on one ambitious trade target for every NBA team entering the 2024-25 season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:45 - Atlanta Hawks 3:08 - Boston Celtics 4:24 - Brooklyn Nets 5:56 - Charlotte Hornets 7:18 - Chicago Bulls 8:10 - Cleveland Cavaliers 10:40 - Dallas Mavericks 11:29 - Denver Nuggets 13:08 - Detroit Pistons 14:46 - Golden State Warriors 17:06 - Houston Rockets 19:04 - Indiana Pacers 19:54 - Los Angeles Clippers 20:55 - Los Angeles Lakers 22:44...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Ep. 1157
Dan is joined by Andrew Claudio ( @AndrewJClaudio_ ) from Knicks Film School ( @KnickFilmSkool ) to discuss the outlook for the 2024-25 New York Knicks and their quest to become a legitimate NBA title contender. SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL . SUPPORT THEIR PATREON . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 6:02 - Was the Karl-Anthony Towns trade a surprise? 15:58 - Mitchell Robinson’s fit post-KAT (and injury) 18:54 - GMAC’s biggest storylines 22:21 - Jalen Brunson is more important than ever 30:55 - Karl-A...
Oct 12, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 1156
Dan is joined by Samson Folk ( @samfolkk ) from Raptors Republic ( @raptorsrepublic ) to talk about the 2024-25 Toronto Raptors season—as well as their long-term endgame. SUPPORT SAMSON'S WORK HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 1:56 - Offseason impressions 3:29 - Toronto’s overall direction 5:56 - Samson’s biggest storylines 11:19 - RJ’s continued development 15:40 - What is IQ’s ceiling? 27:53 - Are NBA teams changing how they defend? 30:49 - How will the Raptors defend? 33:06 - Jakob Poeltl’s importance to To...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 1155
Dan and Grant predict the 2024-25 NBA regular season records and over/unders for ALL 30 teams. Be sure to join our Discord to sign up for this year's over/under competition! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO 6:00 - Atlanta Hawks 10:03 - Boston Celtics 13:50 - Brooklyn Nets 16:43 - Charlotte Hornets 23:35 - Chicago Bulls 27:05 - Cleveland Cavaliers 30:31 - Dallas Mavericks 34:56 - Denver Nuggets 38:35 - Detroit Pistons 46:14 - Golden State Warriors 55:28 - Houston Rockets 1:00:27 - Indiana Pacers 1:04:28...
Oct 09, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 1154
Dan and Grant offer 2024-25 NBA Season Hot Takes for EVERY team. And then, after that, they go through some subscribe hot takes! TIMESTAMPS👇 0:00 - INTRO/Hot Take Criteria 5:26 - Atlanta Hawks 8:11 - Boston Celtics 11:11 - Brooklyn Nets 15:05 - Charlotte Hornets 17:09 - Chicago Bulls 22:41 - Cleveland Cavaliers 28:31 - Dallas Mavericks 31:23 - Denver Nuggets 35:22 - Detroit Pistons 39:13 - Golden State Warriors 44:30 - Houston Rockets 50:21 - Indiana Pacers 57:11 - Los Angeles Clippers 1:04:20 ...
Oct 05, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep. 1153
Dan is joined by freelance NBA and Miami Heat podcaster fan Allana Tachauer ( @AllanaTachauer ) to talk about...the 2024-25 Miami Heat! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:31 - Takeaways from last season 5:28 - Impressions of the offseason 7:49 - The future of Jimmy Butler 13:32 - Bam Adebayo keeps improving…Will it continue? 16:52 - Can Tyler Herro still develop? 19:27 - Terry Rozier’s fit 20:55 - What is the next step for Jaime Jaquez Jr.? 25:19 - Is Duncan Robinson still important to Miami? 26:32 - H...
Oct 03, 2024•55 min•Ep. 1152
Dan is joined by Lauren Williams ( @WilliamsLaurenL ) from The Atlanta Journal Constitution to break down the 2024-25 Atlanta Hawks. Find her work at the AJC here . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:04 - The Dejounte Murray trade 9:11 - How the draft impacted the offseason 12:58 - Is Trae Young more adaptable than advertised? 19:56 - Lauren’s biggest storylines 23:46 - The development plan for Zaccharie Risacher 31:45 - What will Dyson Daniels’ role be? 35:20 - Thoughts on Vit Krecji, Kobe Bufkin and ...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 27 min
