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Dan and Mort Jensen of the 'The NBA Podcast' to talk about the NBA plans for expansion. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - EXPANSION NEWS!1:50 - How expansion impacts the tanking discussion3:45 - Will the NBA owners approve expansion?5:38 - Which NBA team should go to the East?14:02 - Does expansion impact potential relocation?18:17 - What will the expansion draft look like?23:11 - Best player who will left unprotected in an expansion draft24:58 - WELCOME BACK TO THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS28:04 - Will Kevin Durant sign with the Sonics?29:45 - What will the Las Vegas NBA team be named?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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant play a rousing round of 'Fact or Fiction?!' a bunch of topical and big-picture NBA topics. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:54 - Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game was unethical 15:15 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA’s best player29:06 - Nerds ruined the NBA42:25 - Paolo Banchero is underrated 53:16 - The Lakers are a bigger than people realize59:29 - The Boston Celtics are the real favorites in the East1:06:17 - The Golden State Warriors should tank the play-in1:10:40 - The Charlotte Hornets are the East’s fifth-best team 1:14:06 - The Phoenix Suns are the NBA’s most dangerous non-contender1:17:56 - The San Antonio Spurs are the West’s second-best team 1:23:45 - Draft lottery reform will have wins count toward odds1:27:54 - STAD PADDINGSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant take turns picking NBA teams that they believe are already guaranteed to define the offseason before seeing how the playoffs/rest of the year unfold. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:14 - Our approach2:30 - Milwaukee Bucks10:48 - Los Angeles Lakers17:21  - Oklahoma City Thunder 22:38 - Brooklyn Nets25:45 - Atlanta Hawks29:29 - Golden State Warriors 32:25 - Orlando Magic35:18 - Charlotte HornetsSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant discuss their biggest concern for every top NBA contender and then assess how worried we should all be on a scale of 1 to 10. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:58 - MINI RANT5:28 - Our approach 7:50 - San Antonio Spurs 16:37 - Detroit Pistons24:03 - Houston Rockets 32:49 - Cleveland Cavaliers41:11 - Boston Celtics49:27 - Denver Nuggets58:38 - Oklahoma City Thunder 1:06:05 - New York Knicks1:18:14 - Minnesota TimberwolvesSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant talking about the NBA's focus on tanking, its selective enforcement of rules and whether they can actually fix the issue moving forward.  TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO0:57- Has the NBA gone too far?18:53 - Reviewing proposed tanking solutions 39:02 - OUR OWN TANKING SOLUTION49:54 - Is tanking possible to solve?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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant take turns selecting who they believe are the NBA's biggest x-factors for the rest of this season...AND BEYOND. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO3:26 - Criteria6:16 - Julian Champagnie9:29 - Stephon Castle15:15 - Scoot Henderson24:53 - Aaron Gordon29:31  - Anthony Black36:06 - Jayson Tatum’s Achilles43:44 - Reed Sheppard 48:51 - Amen Thompson53:57 - Jalen Williams56:17 - Cason Wallace1:01:08 - Jalen Green1:07:32 - Mitchell Robinson1:14:30 - Darius Garland1:18:36 - Kristaps Porzingis 1:23:38 - Jonathan Kuminga1:24:17 - Charles Lee1:28:07 - Jake LaRavia1:32:18 - Kasparas Jakucionis1:36:57 - Donte DiVincenzo1:43:11 - Jaylon TysonSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]

Dan is joined by Bryant Toporek (@btoporek) from Bleacher Report, Forbes, OnSI and Liberty Ballers to discuss the biggest Eastern Conference threats to the Detroit Pistons making the NBA Finals. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:12 - The Pistons are the East favorites, right?6:57 - Cleveland Cavaliers19:19 - Boston Celtics28:12 - New York Knicks 39:12 - Charlotte Hornets 46:53 - Philadelphia 76ers58:41 - 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: @danfavaleGrant's Bluesky: @granthughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

While Dan is still attempting to shovel himself out of the TUNDRA, please enjoy this STAT-PADDING palate cleanser of NBA who said it: Joe Mazzulla or Batman?0:00 - INTRO2:55 - Joe Mazzulla or Batman?!12:49 - Great job, Grant!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⬇️[email protected]

Which team DESERVES to win the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery the most? You better believe Dan and Grant came up with a totally scientific, not-at-all-arbitrary way of figuring it out. Introducing: KARMA. You're welcome. Or, we're sorry. Timestamps⤵️0:00 - INTRO2:16 - KARMA, explained 12:32 - Dallas Mavericks16:19 - San Antonio Spurs20:40 - Oklahoma City Thunder 24:23 - Atlanta Hawks29:32 - Golden State Warriors35:06 - Memphis Grizzlies 39:39 - Sacramento Kings43:11 - Utah Jazz48:23 - Miami Heat52:35 - Chicago Bulls56:42 - Portland Trail Blazers1:01:11 - Washington Wizards 1:09:13 - Brooklyn Nets 1:14:24 - Indiana Pacers1:20:37 - Charlotte HornetsSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant were asked by Bleacher Report to build Every NBA Team's Mt. Rushmore since 2000. So, they recorded a podcast about it! ⤵️0:00 - INTRO/OUR APPROACH3:53 - Atlanta Hawks5:36 - Boston Celtics8:14 - Brooklyn Nets10:53 - Charlotte Hornets13:30 - Chicago Bulls15:35 - Cleveland Cavaliers18:23 - Dallas Mavericks21:47 - Denver Nuggets23:53 - Detroit Pistons26:00 - Golden State Warriors27:46 - Houston Rockets32:26 - Indiana Pacers36:39 - Los Angeles Clippers39:31 - Los Angeles Lakers44:18 - Memphis Grizzlies47:36 - Miami Heat51:21 - Milwaukee Bucks53:46 - Minnesota Timberwolves58:00 - New Orleans Pelicans1:01:53 - New York Knicks1:05:05 - Oklahoma City Thunder1:07:50 - Orlando Magic1:10:54 - Philadelphia 76ers1:14:20 - Phoenix Suns1:16:04 - Portland Trail Blazers1:20:12 - Sacramento Kings1:24:06 - San Antonio Spurs1:26:50 - Toronto Raptors1:31:26 - Utah Jazz1:35:14 - Washington Wizards1:38:35 - Closing thoughtsSUPPORT 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⬇️[email protected]