Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast
by HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast
Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report's Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️ Apple: http://apple.co/2iIw0IJ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?
Episodes
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2026-27 NBA Season 'Peace Or Panic?!'
Dan and Grant take turns spotlighting some of the most concerning starts to the 2026-27 NBA season and decide whether it's time for patience or panic. Their run-through includes the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Anthony Davis, the Minnesota Timberwolves without Anthony Edwards, the...
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The 2026-27 NBA All-Pendulum Draft! (Patreon Preview)
Dan and Grant take turns selecting players whose perception is outstripping reality. Picks include names that are receiving too much negative attention, but also those whose reputations are becoming overinflated. Please consider supporting the show on Patreon, where you can get EVERY EPISODE...
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NBA Opening Week Winners | Where Do Thunder Go From Here? | The Magic's Dilemma | Jokic Hates Fans?!
Dan and Grant run alternating picking their biggest winners from opening week of the 2026-27 NBA season. They also tackle the devastating Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace injury news and it's impact on the Thunder. Then, they do the same for Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and the Magic. Finally…
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The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!
Dan and Grant run through a list of overreactions from the start of the 2026-27 NBA season and decide whether they're going to buy or sell them. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:08 - The Bulls are the worst team in the East 10:25 - Victor Wembanyama's MVP case is overrated 5:12 - The Thunder are in a...
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2026-27 NBA Awards Predictions AND Wild Card Picks
Dan and Grant drop their picks to win every major 2026-27 NBA season award while providing some WILD CARD options to monitor for each of the following categories: MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Coach of the Year and Executive of...
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1 Big Question For Every NBA Teams In The Western Conference
Dan and Mort Jensen from The NBA Podcast and Yahoo Sports break down one question they have for each team in the Western Conference entering the 2026-27 NBA season! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:09 - Oklahoma City Thunder 11:58 - Denver Nuggets 19:33 - Los Angeles Clippers 25:53 - Los Angeles…
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1 Big Question For Every NBA Team In The Eastern Conference
Dan and Mort Jensen from The NBA Podcast and Yahoo Sports break down one question they have for each team in the Eastern Conference entering the 2026-27 NBA season! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:03 - Boston Celtics 10:03 - New York Knicks 16:28 - Toronto Raptors 25:09 - Philadelphia 76ers 33:51 -...
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San Antonio Spurs 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Matthew Tynan (@Matthew_Tynan) from Locked On Spurs and the Corporate Knowledge Substack to break down the 2026-27 San Antonio Spurs. SUBSCRIBE TO LOCKED ON SPURS ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:38 - Biggest takeaway from last season 4:49 - Playing De’Aaron Fox, Stephon...
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Alternative 2026-27 NBA Season Over/Unders | Every Western Conference Team
Dan and Grant come up with their own over/under lines for every team in the Western Conference that have NOTHING to do with wins and losses. From the Minnesota Timberwolves' combined ranking on offense and defense to Zach Edey's number of games played to Ja Morant's spot-up three-point volume,...
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Los Angeles Clippers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Rob Flom (@richhomieflom) from 213 Hoops and The Lob The Jam podcast to break down the 2026-27 Los Angeles Clippers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:31 - How are fans feeling about this team? 5:37 - Clippers’ offseason approach 10:55 - How will the Clippers go about rebuilding? 15:05…
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Toronto Raptors 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote to break down the 2026-27 Toronto Raptors Raptors. Subscribe to Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote on YouTube! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 - The origin of Caitlin Cooper’s and Samson Folk’s…
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2026-27 NBA Alternative Over/Unders | The Eastern Conference
Dan and Grant come up with their own over/under lines for every team in the Eastern Conference that have NOTHING to do with wins and losses. Then, they make predictions off of those numbers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:37 - Atlanta Hawks 7:15 - Boston Celtics 12:32 - Brooklyn Nets 16:26…
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The 2026-27 Most Interesting NBA Players Draft (AD FREE!)
Dan and Grant hold a draft "lottery" in which they alternate picking NBA players they're most intrigued by for the 2026-27 season. There's just one catch: Once a player is selected, nobody else from his team can be chosen! As you test-drive this AD-FREE content, consider supporting us on Patreon…
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Detroit Pistons 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) who covers the Detroit Pistons and NBA at large on Substack to break down the—YOU GUESSED IT—2026-27 Detroit Pistons. Keep up with all of Laz’s work here: https://lazjackson.substack.com/subscribe. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:36 - Takeaways from last...
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Golden State Warriors 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Grant Hughes (@granthughes) from Bleacher Report and the world-famous Hardwood Knocks podcast to break down the 2026-27 Golden State Warriors. JOIN OUR ANNUAL OVER/UNDER COMPETITION: https://forms.gle/xC3p9vhGyEumrq8H7. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:53 - Biggest takeaways from last...
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Denver Nuggets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) of DNVR and the All NBA Show with Tim Legler to break down the 2026-27 Denver Nuggets. Subscribe to the DNVR Nuggets Podcast AND the All NBA Show on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:07 - Takeaways from last season 5:57 - The Peyton Watson trade return...
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Indiana Pacers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper) of the world-famous “Basketball, She Wrote” blog to break down the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers. Sign up for “Basketball, She Wrote” here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/basketballshewrote. And Subscribe to Caitlin’s YouTube channel:...
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Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Mike Richman (@mikegrich) from Locked On Blazers to break down the 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers! Subscribe to Locked On Blazers on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:24 - Biggest 2025-26 takeaways 2:22 - The Micah Nori hire 5:27 - The Ja Morant trade and fit 10:53 - Ja and…
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Sacramento Kings 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Will Griffith (@WillofThaPeople) and Tony Xypteras (@TonyXypteras) from The Kings Herald to break down the 2026-27 Sacramento Kings. Subscribe to their podcast, The Kings Herald Show, that also features Jerry Reynolds on both Apple and Spotify. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:12…
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New York Knicks 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Andrew Claudio (@AndrewJClaudio_) from Knicks Film School to break down the 2026-27 New York Knicks! SUBSCRIBE TO KNICKS FILM SCHOOL ON YOUTUBE. SUPPORT KFS ON SUBSTACK, TOO: https://knicksfilmschool.substack.com/. 0:00 - INTRO 1:24 - Covering the Knicks’ title run 17:01 - Impact...
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2026-27 NBA Season Win Totals | Western Conference Over/Under Predictions | Full 30-Team Standings
Dan and Grant drop their 2026-27 NBA season over/under picks for EVERY team in the Western Conference. After that, they drop their EXACT win-loss projections for all 30 teams, as well as their final standings for both conferences. JOIN OUR OVER/UNDER COMPETITION HERE:...
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Brooklyn Nets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Lucas Kaplan (@lucaskaplan) from Nets Daily to break down the 2026-27 Brooklyn Nets. Make sure to follow Lucas’ work on Nets Daily. And follow his WNBA and general basketball coverage on his Substack. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Biggest takeaways from last season 3:31 - The...
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2026-27 NBA Season Win Totals | Eastern Conference Over/Under Predictions
Dan and Grant drop their 2026-27 NBA season record predictions and over/under picks for EVERY team in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 5:28 - Atlanta Hawks 13:41 - Boston Celtics 17:54 - Brooklyn Nets 22:29 - Charlotte Hornets 27:48 - Chicago Bulls 31:33 - Cleveland Cavaliers…
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2026 NBA Media Day REACTIONS | Raptors & 76ers Vibes | Spurs Drama? | Knicks Trouble | Jokic SPEAKS
Dan is joined by Bryant Toporek (@btoporek) of Bleacher Report, Forbes and Liberty Ballers to discuss their biggest takeaways, reactions, questions, etc. from all the various 2026 NBA Media Days! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:41 - Drinking 76ers Kool-Aid 11:24 - Nikola Jokic addresses his future...
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Miami Heat 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) from Locked On Heat, Locked On NBA and RealGM Radio to break down the 2026-27 Miami Heat. SUBSCRIBE TO Locked On Heat ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:38 - The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade 5:08 - Giannis’ offensive impact 8:38 - Do the Heat have...
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Phoenix Suns 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) and Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) from The Timeline podcast to break down the 2026-27 Phoenix Suns! Subscribe to The Timeline on YouTube HERE. Support Mike and Sam on Patreon HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:32 - Biggest takeaways from last season 5:02 -...
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Utah Jazz 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Salt City Hoops’ Dan Clayton (@danclayt0n) and Mark Russell Pereira (@jazzmanmark) to break down the 2026-27 Utah Jazz. Follow all of Salt City Hoops’ Jazz coverage HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:17 - The Walker Kessler trade 8:29 - Should the Jazz have done more to replace...
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Mavericks, Rockets, Grizzlies, Pelicans and Spurs
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! NEXT UP: The Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:08 - Grading criteria 5:40 - Dallas Mavericks 21:13 - Houston Rockets 39:05 - Memphis...
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Oklahoma City Thunder 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Nick Crain (@CrainNBA), Jacob Kniffen (@JacobKniffen) and Tayler Peterson (@Tayler_P15) from The Uncontested podcast to break down the 2026-27 Oklahoma City Thunder. SUBSCRIBE TO THE UNCONTESTED ON YOUTUBE, and SUPPORT THEM ON PATREON: https://t.co/RoXfK1lcdL. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 -...
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Philadelphia 76ers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from Bleacher Report, Liberty Ballers and Forbes to break down the 2026-27 Philadelphia 76ers! Follow Bryan’s written Sixers work at Liberty Ballers. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:33 - Impressions of the Sixers offseason 4:41 - tHeRe’S oNlY oNe BaLl 12:22…
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Minnesota Timberwolves 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Kyle Theige (@KyleTheige) from The Dane Moore NBA Podcast to break down the 2026-27 Minnesota Timberwolves. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DANE MOORE NBA PODCAST on YouTube. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:32 - The Wolves’ offseason 8:04 - LaMelo Ball’s arrival and fit 18:24 - How much faster will...
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Dallas Mavericks 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Kirk Henderson (@KirkSeriousFace) from Pod Maverick and Mavs Moneyball to break down the 2026-27 Dallas Mavericks. SUBSCRIBE TO POD MAVERICK ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:39 - The Masai Ujiri + Dusty May hires 3:48 - Stylistic changes under Dusty May 8:18 - Cooper…
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Memphis Grizzlies 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Keith Parish (@fastbreakbreak) of the Fastbreak Breakfast and Grits and Grinds podcasts to break down the 2026-27 Memphis Grizzlies. SUBSCRIBE TO FASTBREAK BREAKFAST HERE AND TO GRITS AND GRINDS HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:01 - Memphis’ direction 6:17 - Impressions of…
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Nuggets, Timberwolves, Thunder, Trail Blazers and Jazz
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! NEXT UP: The Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:27 - Grading criteria 4:23 - Denver Nuggets 24:27 - Minnesota Timberwolves 39:39…
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, Suns and Kings
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! NEXT UP: The Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:39 - Grading Criteria 4:09 - Golden State Warriors 16:07 - Los Angeles Clippers 29:19 - Los Angeles…
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New Orleans Pelicans 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) of In The NO to break down the 2026-27 New Orleans Pelicans. Follow all of In The NO’s written and podcast work HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:56 - Pelicans’ direction 2:52 - Jamahl Mosley hire 4:40 - Can the Pelicans improve defensively? 6:35 - The...
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Atlanta Hawks 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Lauren L. Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) of the AJC to break down the 2026-27 Atlanta Hawks. Follow all of Lauren’s work at the AJC RIGHT HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:08 - The offseason approach 6:02 - Why did the Hawks trade Zaccharie Risacher? 8:28 - Lu Dort’s fit 12:10 -...
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Houston Rockets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) and Forrest Walker (@dunots) from the Red Nation Hoops hoops podcast to break down the 2026-27 Houston Rockets. Subscribe to Red Nation Hoops HERE. Follow Forrest on Twitch HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:57 - Rockets’ offseason approach 12:58 - Amen...
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Boston Celtics 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) of CLNS Media to break down the 2026-27 Boston Celtics. FOLLOW Bobby’s podcasting work HERE: youtube.com/watch?is=Y-54g-lmgthzPBRC&v=A55kn-nKCok&feature=youtu.be. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:22 - The Jaylen Brown trade 7:04 - Were the Celtics with...
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Hawks, Hornets, Heat, Magic And Wizards
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! NEXT UP: The Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:15 - Our grading process 5:02 - Atlanta Hawks 19:08 - Charlotte Hornets 35:27 - Miami Heat 52:13 - Orlando...
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Cleveland Cavaliers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Justin Rowan (@cavsanada) of The Chase Down Podcast to break down the 2026-27 Cleveland Cavaliers. FOLLOW THE CHASE DOWN POD ON YOUTUBE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:22 - Lessons learned from last season 4:56 - The Peyton Watson trade and fit 25:07 - Donovan Mitchell’s contract…
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Celtics, Nets, Knicks, 76ers And Raptors
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! NEXT UP: The Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:10 - Our grading criteria 4:57 - Boston Celtics 31:11 - Brooklyn Nets 40:58 - New York Knicks 48:31 -...
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Charlotte Hornets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Konata Edwards (@natathescribe) to break down the 2026-27 Charlotte Hornets! They begin by tackling the team's direction following the LaMelo Ball trade and whether that was the right decision. From there, they get into the pressure and continued development on Brandon Miller and...
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2026 NBA Offseason Grades | Bulls, Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers And Bucks
Dan and Grant are grading the 2026 NBA offseason for EVERY team! First up: The Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:12 - Grading process 5:04 - Chicago Bulls 12:31 - Cleveland Cavaliers 25:25 - Detroit Pistons 40:02 -...
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The NBA Actually Dropped THE HAMMER On Steve Ballmer And The Clippers
Dan and Grant react to the NBA laying the SMACKDOWN on the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing the salary cap by facilitating sponsorship payments to Kawhi Leonard. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:02 - Is the Clippers’ punishment surprising? 6:57 - Did Kawhi Leonard deserve a harsher punishment?...
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Orlando Magic 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Philip Rossman-Reich (@philiprr) of Locked On Magic and Orlando Magic Daily to break down the 2026-27 Orlando Magic! SUBSCRIBE TO PHILIP’S COVERAGE ON PATREON HERE: https://t.co/epoZKIt8GJ. TIMESTAMPS ⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 3:42 - The Magic’s offseason approach 10:08 - Sean Sweeney’s...
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Washington Wizards 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Matt Modderno (@MattModderno) of the Bleav in Wizards podcast to break down the 2026-27 Washington Wizards! SUBSCRIBE TO BLEAV IN WIZARDS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiV9sl0LU7fVs0tTZiX-rEFbtvI-_Jyey. TIMESTAMPS ⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:55 - What do we make of the...
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Chicago Bulls 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Jason Patt (@bullsjay) of the Cash Considerations podcast to break down the 2026-27 Chicago Bulls! SUBSCRIBE TO CASH CONSIDERATIONS ON YOUTUBE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/c/cashconsiderationspodcast. TIMESTAMPS ⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:35 - Direction under Bryson Graham 7:55 - The…
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Los Angeles Lakers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Jabari A Davis (@jabariadavis) from iHeart to break down the 2026-27 Los Angeles Lakers! TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 0:57 - The Lakers’ offseason vision 3:08 - LeBron James’ exit 7:52 - Will the Lakers even miss LeBron? 9:21 - How do the Lakers intend to play? 13:24 - Walker...
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Milwaukee Bucks 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Dan is joined by Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch) of Gyro Step podcast to break down the 2026-27 Milwaukee Bucks! SUBSCRIBE TO THE GYRO STEP HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@GyroStepPodcast. TIMESTAMPS⤵️ 0:00 - INTRO 1:46 - The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade return 9:45 - Milwaukee’s rebuilding timeline…
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Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report's Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️
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