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Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss how the Miami Heat should approach the 2025 NBA offseason. TIMETSTAMPS

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss how the Milwaukee Bucks should approach their future following the news that Damian Lillard suffered a torn ACL injury. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:08 - Damian Lillard's injury 4:30 - Appreciating Dame's legacy11:25 - Can the Bucks continue to contend?21:50 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's future and trade talk23:16 - San Antonio Spurs31:07 - Houston Rockets42:25 - Oklahoma City Thunder48:31 - Memphis Grizzlies52:25 - Atlanta Hawks54:10 - Golden State Warriors57:11 - Miami Heat and New York Knicks59:25 - Denver Nuggets1:02:27 - Detroit Pistons1:04:41 - Utah Jazz1:06:26 - Boston Celtics1:07:36 - Portland Trail Blazers1:08:31 - Los Angeles Lakers1:09:48 - Dallas Mavericks1:11:20 - Toronto RaptorsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG:

Dan and Grant uncork their biggest reactions and observations from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Farewell, Memphis Grizzlies0:40 - Cap situation & Jaren Jackson Jr. extension3:09 - Memphis faces challenges on the trade market6:29 - Should blowing it up be an option?9:58 - What type of addition do the Grizzlies need?12:24 - Is Jaren Jackson Jr. a trade candidate?16:12 - Can you trade Ja Morant or Desmond Bane and get better?23:09 - Would you trade Ja for Trae Young?25:44 - Guess-A-Player No. 130:07 - Guess-A-Player No. 235:47 - Guess-A-Player No. 346:22 - Guess-A-Player No. 4SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant uncork their biggest reactions and observations from the first week of the 2025 NBA playoffs! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:50 - Aren't the playoffs great?!2:54 - Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors19:40 - Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers31:47 - New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons48:47 - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves59:22 - Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks1:15:24 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat1:23:33 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies1:31:07 - Boston Celtics vs. Orlando MagicSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to break down the latest NBA rumors, news and organizational overhauls we are already seeing. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:32 - The Atlanta Hawks are making changes22:06 - Will the Warriors get rid of Jonathan Kuminga?45:27 - Nico Harrison spoke about Luka Doncic again...1:00:57 - What are the New Orleans Pelicans doing?1:12:40 - How should the Phoenix Suns approach the offseason?1:33:25 - Are the Sacramento Kings stuck?SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com 

Dan and Grant preview and drop their predictions for EVERY first-round series in the 2025 NBA playoffs. TIMESTAMPS⬇️:00 - INTRO0:38 - Playoff vibes5:24 - Indiana Pacers vs Milwaukee Bucks23:43 - Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Clippers41:27 - New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons58:00 - Los Angeles Lakers vs Minnesota Timberwolves1:20:08 - Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic1:34:04 - Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors1:55:18 - Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat2:05:26 - Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis GrizzliesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant (finally) drop their 2025 NBA awards ballots, including a HANDFUL OF BRAND-SPANKING NEW CATEGORIES nominated by our subscribes! TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:25 - Our approach2:50 - MVP17:47 - All-NBA 28:14 - Defensive Player of the Year36:39 - All-Defense45:40 - Rookie of the Year50:34 - All- Rookie59:24 - Most Improved Players1:06:33 - Sixth Man of the Year1:09:03 - Coach of the Year 1:12:36 - Executive of the Year1:17:31 - Clutch Player of the Year1:20:27 - Best Finisher Under 6'5"1:22:47 - The Aaron Wiggins Award1:24:48 - The Jaxson Hayes Award1:27:48 - Worst Contract 1:28:52 - Black Hole Award1:31:44 - Stars Who Made The Biggest Sacrifice Award1:34:57 - They Should Have Played More, Dammit! (Duop Reath Award)SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthug

Dan and Grant revisit some of their biggest misses and WORST predictions prior to the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro1:25 - Our approach4:26 - Chicago Bulls5:51 - Cleveland Cavaliers7:01 - Dallas Mavericks8:01 - New Orleans Pelicans9:53 - Orlando Magic11:15 - Philadelphia 76ers13:42 - Detroit Pistons17:40 - Portland Trail Blazers21:22 - Houston Rockets26:21 - Los Angeles Clippers29:26 - Phoenix Suns33:00 - Brooklyn Nets36:26 - JJ Redick39:56 - LaMelo Ball41:45 - Jonathan Kuminga44:43 - New York Knicks55:01 - Ja Morant59:50 - Reed Sheppard1:03:48 - Cody Williams1:06:44 - Scottie Barnes1:08:34 - Bouncing around the rest of the NBA1:15:24 - Winner of HWK's over/under competition!SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to discuss the future of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic after the team fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Details of Denver's firings1:44 - What does the timing say about the Nuggets?4:30 - Firing Michael Malone now is wild10:36 - NBA head coaching seats are hotter than ever14:49 - Jalen Pickett ruined everything!18:28 - Are the Nuggets cleaning house?22:20 - Did the Jamal Murray injury accelerate this?25:36 - The future of Nikola Jokic32:31 - Can the Nuggets get better this summer?41:06 - Should the Nuggets hire Mort Jensen?!SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA head coaches who may be on the hot seat once the regular season is over. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Criteria2:34 - Tuomas Iisalo (Memphis Grizzlies)3:22 - Mitch Johnson (San Antonio Spurs)6:09 - Doug Christie (Sacramento Kings)8:57 - Doc Rivers (Milwaukee Bucks)16:29 - Michael Malone (Denver Nuggets)28:37 - Tom Thibodeau (New York Knicks)37:54 - Mike Budenholzer (Phoenix Suns)45:33 - Willie Green (New Orleans Pelicans)51:01 - Jamahl Mosley (Orlando Magic)58:35 - JB Bickerstaff (Detroit Pistons)1:05:38 - Nick Nurse (Philadelphia 76ers)1:08:32 - Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat)1:12:07 - Honorable mentionsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Guess-A-Player Volume 4 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro0:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 19:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 219:01 - Mystery NBA Player No. 322:59 - Mystery NBA Player No. 430:25 - Mystery NBA Player No. 537:44 - Mystery NBA Player No. 6SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant dive into the most disappointing teams of the NBA season and evaluated their future outlooks according to their S.C.R.E.W.E.D scale, a proprietary scoring metric that rates the hopelessness of a given franchise.TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro1:13 - Criteria6:26 - Team 111:52 - Team 221:03 - Team 330:24 - Team 435:44 - Team 542:36 - Team 649:59 - Team 758:05 - Team 81:08:00 - Team 91:14:01 - Team 10SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan is joined by Es Baraheni (@justesbaraheni) of The Athletic Daily and Raptors Republic to discuss which 2025 NBA playoff teams have the most at stake entering the postseason. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - Intro/Nuggets-Wolves absurdness1:13 - Criteria3:08 - NBA Playoff Team No. 18:10 - NBA Playoff Team No. 217:23 - NBA Playoff Team No. 325:21 - NBA Playoff Team No. 431:56 - NBA Playoff Team No. 542:14 - NBA Playoff Team No. 653:16 - NBA Playoff Team No. 71:03:42 - NBA Playoff Team No. 81:06:20 - NBA Playoff Team No. 91:14:40 - NBA Playoff Team No. 10JOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Guess-A-Player Volume 3 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:32 - Mystery NBA Player No. 15:58 - Mystery NBA Player No. 216:39 - Mystery NBA Player No. 327:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 430:24 - Mystery NBA Player No. 535:31 - Mystery NBA Player NO. 6JOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant draft NBA stars that they believe are most likely to get traded next. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:45 - Criteria5:42 - Pick No. 1 9:01 - Pick No. 212:08 - Pick No. 317:39 - Pick No. 423:48 - Pick No. 529:03 - Pick No. 638:06 - Pick No. 742:56 - Pick No. 8 49:00 - Pick No. 953:59 - Pick No. 10SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant catch up some of the some of the latest NBA news and rumors, including the injury to Damian Lillard, fallout from the sale of the Boston Celtics, salary-cap notes and more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO1:22 - Can we actually fix tanking?7:40 - Damian Lillard injury13:18 - Giannis Antetokounmpo's recent comments17:06 - The future of Giannis in Milwaukee19:17 - This Bucks offseason is critical 26:50 - Biggest questions following Boston Celtics Sale30:04 - How long with the Celtics stay together40:58 - How much say will Bill Chisholm have?45:04 - Did the Celtics sale help or hurt expansion?53:41 - Salary-cap updates, Most interesting offseason team1:02:43 - Mark Cuban's Luka Doncic comments1:03:40 - Do you believe Cuban's version of Mavs sale?1:06:29 - What is Cuban's goal here?SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twi

Dan is joined by Morten Stig Jensen (@msjnba) of The NBA Podcast to talk about NBA teams that have (seemingly) turned things around or explored new highs following the All-Star break or since the start of March. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO2:16 - Can we make March basketball matter more?4:35 - Atlanta Hawks14:16 - Chicago Bulls28:33 - Detroit Pistons37:07 - Golden State Warriors46:58 - Indiana Pacers54:29 - Los Angeles Clippers1:01:20 - Minnesota Timberwolves1:13:12 - Phoenix Suns1:25:18 - Portland Trail BlazersSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Guess-A-Player Volume 2 is here! Can you beat Dan and Grant to correctly guessing the mystery NBA player?!? Join our discord to submit your OWN Guess-A-Player nominees: https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:30 - Mystery NBA Player No. 15:57 - Mystery NBA Player No. 211:43 - Grant files a complaint with the proper authorities12:48 - Mystery NBA Player No. 3SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesGrant's Twitter: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan and Grant spotlight a bunch of NBA players whose midseason and late-season performances deserve more attention. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:43 - Criteria and approach4:54 - Deni Avdija10:32 - Josh Giddey19:34 - Quentin Grimes33:12 - Moses Moody40:21 - Quinten Post46:33 - Zeke Nnaji52:51 - Jalen Pickett58:56 - Isaiah Collier1:03:44 - Kyle Filipowski1:08:58 - Brice Sensabaugh1:11:35 - Kyshawn GeorgeSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TikTok: @hardwoodknocksTwitter @HardwoodKnocksInstagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavaleDan's Twitter: @danfavaleDan's IG: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesGrant's Twitter: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️hardwoodknocks@gmail.com

Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac and 'The NBA Front Office Show' to discuss teams that will define the 2025 NBA offseason as well as how the league is and will continue to react to the new collective bargaining agreement. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO0:45 - How much do you trust post-All-Star-break performances?2:05 - Impressions of how the CBA has impacted the NBA so far5:01 - Unintended consequences of the NBA CBA9:29 - What the Celtics can tell us about the second apron17:36 - Will we see more bad contracts moving forward?21:08 - Will teams start squeezing their own free agents?30:07 - When will NBA free agency be cool again?36:37 - Is getting rid of the NBA draft impossible?39:39 - There will ALWAYS be trades, people44:24 - Phoenix Suns48:12 - Brooklyn Nets50:51 - Oklahoma City Thunder52:59 - Minnesota Timberwolves57:31 - Utah Jazz1:01:09 - Houston Rockets1:05:55 - Portland Trail Blazers + Milwaukee BucksSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO