Hardwood Knocks

Dan is joined by Lauren Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) from the Atlanta Journal Constitution to break down the 2023-24 Atlanta Hawks. TIMESTAMPS⬇️0:00 - INTRO2:23 - Offseason impressions6:54 - The Quin Snyder hire10:31 - Functional changes to expect under Snyder15:09 - The Dejounte Murray fit entering Year 219:38 - Is Trae Young underrated?24:29 - The development of AJ Griffin28:51 - Clint Capela and Onyeka Okongwu31:24 - Extensions for Okongwu and Saddiq Bey?33:01 - A bigger role for Jalen Johnson34:59 - The fifth starter's spot37:28 - Can this Hawks core noticeably improve on the defensive end?40:02 - Pascal Siakam trade rumors43:20 - The 10-man rotation45:42 - Atlanta's biggest weakness/most surprising strength47:44 - Best crunch-time lineup48:27 - Weirdo lineups we want to see51:05 - Over/under prediction56:20 - Final thoughtsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH: https://bit.ly/hwkmerchJOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwkSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyIFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKT