Hardwood Knocks

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 - INTRO4:21 - Themes from last season8:17 - Oklahoma City’s collateral damage14:56 - Who picks up Lu Dort’s defensive workload?16:43 -  Jalen Williams’ “return”21:28 - Trickle-down effect of Dort’s absence24:41 - Cason Wallace’s role and future34:06 - Can Chet Holmgren be more aggressive?42:12 - Ajay Mitchell’s continue development47:56 - Jared McCain’s fit52:46 - The Thunder’s approach to player development55:16 - Bennett Stirtz, Thomas Sorber, Aday Mara1:00:02 - Importance of Kenrich Williams1:08:04 - Biggest needs1:09:21 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stats1:10:23 - OKC’s shooting1:10:41 - Top-10 rotation1:13:01 - Go-to crunch-time lineup1:13:23 - Weirdo lineups we want to see1:16:41 - PREDICTIONSSUPPORT US ON PATREON