Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan and Grant discuss the Knicks' dominant rise and the Mitchell Robinson injury, react to NBA draft lottery reform, tackle the Cavaliers' offseason lookahead and of course, give their thoughts on the series and upcoming Game 7 between the Spurs and Thunder. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:25 - Draft lottery reform
34:40 - Orlando Magic hire Sean Sweeney
36:24 - Dominance of the Knicks
42:29 - Mitchell Robinson injury
46:50 - How the Knicks were built 
1:00:55 - Spurs vs Thunder
1:24:40 - Cleveland Cavaliers offseason lookahead
1:25:03 - Cavs offseason vitals
1:27:58  - Will Cleveland stay in the second apron?
1:28:56 - James Harden’s future
1:37:48 - The Donovan Mitchell extension 
1:44:39 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agent targets
1:52:13 - Giannis Antetokounmpo for Evan Mobley?
1:57:52 - Fake trades galore

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Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks NBA campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Minnesota Timberwolves. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:11 - Timberwolves offseason vitals
5:20 - Cost of retaining Ayo Dosunmu
10:04 - Do the Wolves need a big move?
19:10 - Realistic trade targets
36:28 - How much is ownership willing to spend?

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Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Toronto Raptors offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
0:59 - Raptors offseason vitals
3:11 - Will they pay the tax 
4:43 - Do they need an offensive cornerstone?
6:36 - Best way to build around Scottie Barnes and Collin Murray-Boyles
9:23 - RJ Barrett Extension
14:57 - Biggest needs + trade / free-agent targets
35:59 - LaMelo Ball?!

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Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official New Orleans Pelicans offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
0:34 - The Jamahl Mosley hire
8:47 - Pelicans offseason vitals 
11:34 - How will they approach the offseason?
16:48 - Trey Murphy III trade value
21:31 - Zion Williamson
27:36 - Any extensions in New Orleans?
29:56 - Biggest needs + targets

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Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks NBA campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Detroit Pistons. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:15 - Pistons offseason vitals
5:15 - Will the Pistons use cap space?
7:46 - Cost of Jalen Duren
16:39 - Will Ausar Thompson get an extension?
25:02 - Biggest needs + Trade / Free-Agency targets
40:02 - How aggressive will Detroit be?

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Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Utah Jazz offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:18 - Jazz offseason vitals
4:29 - What do the Jazz do at No. 2?
8:43 - Future of Ace Bailey
14:46 - Walker Kessler’s price tag
19:29 - Keyonte George extension
23:43 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agent targets
31:14 - Brice Sensabaugh extension + more trade targets

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Western Conference Finals Takeaways + NBA News

Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Washington Wizards offseason lookahead. Find every offseason lookahead here. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
0:51 - Wizards offseason vitals
3:46 - What will they do at No. 1?
14:10 - Future of Trae Young
23:04 - Future of Anthony Davis
28:37 - Bilal Coulibaly extension
31:52 - Wizards need and trade / free-agency targets 

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Dan and Mort Jensen of 'The NBA Podcast' gather around the Hardwood Knocks campfire to for the officially official Milwaukee Bucks offseason lookahead. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:51 - Bucks offseason vitals
4:16 - The Giannis trade timeline 
6:37 - Chances of Bucks keeping Giannis
11:57 - Priorities in a Giannis trade
16:33 - Potential Giannis trades
28:15 - Dark Horse Giannis destinations 
41:17 - Future of Ryan Rollins
44:19 - Other needs and trade targets

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Dan and Grant announce the winners of our over/under competition and then draft 10 NBA free agents based on who's going to get MORE than the $15 million MLE this summer. This is an abridged addition of our BONUS pod. Get the full-length edition and many more benefits HERE: https://www.patreon.com/cw/hardwoodknocksnba/membership. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - Free-Agency Criteria
3:43 - Over/Under contest winner
6:47 - HWK Announcement
9:55 - Pick No. 1 
15:55 - Pick No. 2
20:55 - Pick No. 3
24:05 - Pick No. 4
28:04 - Pick No. 5
32:50 - Pick No. 6
36:45 - Pick No. 7
41:54 - Pick No. 8
45:51 - Pick No. 9
48:04 - Pick No. 10

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