Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan is joined by Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) from Spotrac and The Front Office Show for an NBA offseason chaos draft! After that, he talks about some bigger, overarching topics and themes to monitor as we head into the summer. FOLLOW KEITH'S WORK HERE: https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/author/keith-smith.

0:00 - INTRO
3:54 - Pick No. 1
7:02 - Pick No. 2
9:18 - Pick No. 3
15:08 - Pick No. 4
18:41 - Pick No. 5
23:43 - Pick No. 6
28:19 - Pick No. 7
33:00 - Pick No. 8
37:38 - Pick No. 9
39:22 - Pick No. 10
41:28 - Trade value of first-round picks
46:22 - Changes to team-building
51:52 - Other NBA trends to monitor

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Dan and Grant discuss a WILD Game 4 of the NBA Finals, keys for the Knicks and Spurs moving forward and the race to win Finals MVP. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
6:52 - Where did it go wrong for the Spurs?
19:52 - Karl-Anthony Towns’ game-saving play
23:03 - Mike Brown’s masterclass 
30:43 - Victor Wembanyama’s approach 
33:47 - The De’Aaron Fox conundrum
47:37 - Is Wemby wearing down?
51:59 - The greatness of OG Anunoby
56:37 - Who is Finals MVP?
1:02:41 - Can the Spurs come back

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Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Golden State Warriors! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:43 - Warriors offseason vitals
4:05 - Stephen Curry extension
6:19 - Draymond Green’s player option
11:09 - Future of Kristaps Porzingis
14:15 - Which other free agents will be back?
18:56 - Brandin Podziemski extension
22:59 - Biggest needs and trade / free-agent targets
36:18 - How aggressive should the Dubs be?

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Dan and Grant run through their biggest takeaways through the first three NBA Finals games between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:55 - Tempo of the series
5:47 - The Spurs changing Victor Wembanyam’s role
12:43 - San Antonio’s defense
17:25 - New York’s offensive speed
23:37 - Jalen Brunson’s struggles
27:53 - The Spurs found their offensive stride
42:30 - What’s up with De’Aaron Fox?

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Dan and Grant gather 'round the Hardwood Knocks campfire to preview the 2026 NBA offseason for the Oklahoma City Thunder! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
0:26 - OKC Thunder cap sheet and assets
3:43 - How will they handle the second apron?
5:43 - Second apron collateral damage
12:29 - Cason Wallace extension
18:39 - Biggest needs
24:28 - Chet Holmgren's future
31:01 - Thunder trade targets

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