How The Wolves' 2024-25 Luxury-Tax Bill Impacts Bronny James' Legacy

Dan breaks down the Chicago Bulls trading Alex Caruso to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddey. After that, he offers his thoughts on Malik Monk returning to the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers hiring JJ Redick and the Detroit Pistons' head coaching search. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - Intro0:48 - Josh Giddey's fit in Chicago, the Bulls' direction21:22 - Caruso's fit in OKC, the Thunder's long-term plans39:39 - Malik Monk's contract, Kings direction48:42 - Redick to the Lakers57:26 - Detroit's coaching searchSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

The offseason lookahead train RUH-OHLS ONWARD! Next up: The REIGNING CHAMPION Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. After that, Dan and Grant react to Pascal Siakam's max contract as well as the Detroit Pistons paying Monty Williams $65 million buckaroos to away. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - Intro1:47 - Reflecting on Boston's NBA title13:41 - Celtics offseason lookahead21:23 - Nets offseason lookahead30:47 - Knicks offseason lookahead55:37 - Sixers offseason lookahead1:09:45 - Raptors offseason lookahead1:24:15 - Pascal Siakam re-signs with the Pacers, Monty Williams leaves the PistonsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant are rolling out yet another 2024 NBA offseason lookahead. NEXT UP: The Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:58 - Nuggets19:22 - Timberwolves32:01 - Thunder51:07 - Blazers1:02:01 - JazzSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant are rolling out their 2024 NBA offseason lookaheads, beginning with the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - Intro5:19 - Chicago Bulls17:41 - Cleveland Cavaliers32:36 - Detroit Pistons45:41 - Indiana Pacers1:00:23 - Milwaukee Bucks SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) from Forbes, Bleacher Report and The NBA Podcast to discuss how much money 50-plus free agents could receive on the open market this offseason. TIMESTAMPS👇Free Agency Over/Unders (5:35)Tyrese Maxey (6:32)LeBron James (7:18)Pascal Siakam (8:21)Paul George (9:30)James Harden (12:41)OG Anunoby (15:09) DeMar DeRozan (21:05)Immanuel Quickley (22:45)Isaiah Hartenstein (23:44)Malik Monk (25:54)Klay Thompson (27:28)Buddy Hield (29:13)Nicolas Claxton (32:14)D’Angelo Russell: (34:06)Derrick Jones Jr. (35:34)Patrick Williams (37:53)Isaac Okoro (38:56)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (40:21)Kelly Oubre Jr. (42:07)Obi Toppin (44:14)Caleb Martin (44:44)Gary Harris (46:18)Tyus Jones (48:34)Tobias Harris (50:32)Jonas Valanciunas (53:34)Gordon Hayward: $12.9 million (57:11)Royce O’Neale: $15 million (59:23)Naji Marshall (1:00:20)Markelle Fultz (1:02:40)Russell Westbrook (1:05:39)Bruce Brown: $23 million (1:06:50)Kyle Lowry (1:07:40)Malik Beasley (1:10:32)Gary Trent Jr. (1:11:10)De’Anthony Melton (1:12:11)Andre Drummond (1:13:19)Kevin Love (1:14:20)Jae Crowder (1:14:44)Nicolas Batum (1:16:10)Miles Bridges (1:17:33)Kyle Anderson (1:20:01)Simone Fontecchio (1:20:57)Luke Kennard (1:22:06)James Wiseman (1:22:53)Goga Bitadze (1:23:23)Lauri Markkanen (1:23:53)Will any of these players get their team option declined and sign a new deal early? (1:26:19)Sam HauserIsaiah JoeJose AlvaradoAaron WigginsSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Bleacher Report NBA draft analyst/insider/maven Jonathan Wasserman (@NBADraftWass) joins Dan and Grant to get you primed for the 2024 NBA draft! TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:30 - Do your impressions of NBA draft prospects change this late into the process?3:17 - Is this draft class really THAT unimpressive? How wide open is the No. 1 overall spot?6:03 - Zaccharie Risacher breakdown11:44 - Alex Sarr breakdown15:42 - Nikola Topic breakdown19:31 - Donovan Clingan breakdown22:33 - Cody Williams breakdown26:34 - Matas Buzelis breakdown29:07 - Reed Sheppard breakdown33:26 - Rob Dillingham breakdown36:28 - Stephon Castle breakdown 38:41 - Bronny James Jr. breakdown45:08 - Prospect Wass is higher AND lower on than consensus48:46 - How Wass' projections change for players over the course of time51:34 - STAT PADDING—Three best PnR initiators of the draft—Three best rim protectors of the draft—Three best motion shooters of the draft—Three best on-ball defenders of the draft—Three best iso scorers of the draft—Which of the se NBA players would you trade the No. 1 pick for?56:34 - Ron Holland breakdown, Would Wass draft him No. 1 overall?SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant answer YOUR questions, react to Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers and discuss their outlook in the 2024 NBA Finals now that the Mavs are trailing the Celtics 2-0. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO2:28 - Which NBA teams will look the most different next season?14:16 - Does complaining impact how referees officiate certain players?19:06 - GAME THEORY! (The Rockets, Nets and Mikal Bridges)24:07 - Can the Phoenix Suns win a title in 2025?29:18 - DAN HURLEY STAYS AT UCONN, TURNS DOWN THE LAKERS REACTION34:03 - If JJ Redick doesn't get the Lakers gig, where do you want to see him coach? Is he unnecessarily skipping line? 41:28 - Build the perfect player using ONE skill set from TWO different players who have NOT made an All-Star, All-NBA OR All-Defense team in the past three years47:48 - What's up with the Utah Jazz?!55:01 - How do you differentiate a competitive NBA playoffs sweep from a potential choke job?1:00:10 - Which player would represent the gap between Nikola Jokic and the second-best star in the league?1:05:26 - Can a specific style of playing entice free agents to sign with certain teams? How often does it happen?1:08:06 - Will Derrick Rose make the Hall of Fame?1:10:26 - Can the Mavs realistically come back against the Celtics?SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan is joined by Grace Jean (@ErinBurr27) from the 'What's In A Game' podcast ( @WhatsinaGameNBA ) to discuss their biggest takeaways following Game 1 of the NBA Finals as well as the futures of the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic. SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT'S IN A GAME HERE AND HERE! TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:46 - The Nuggets AND Magic beat?!?5:16 - Grace's basketball background13:17 - Denver Nuggets future outlook—The complicated value of Jamal Murray (13:43)—The future of Michael Porter Jr. (23:12)—Should we adjust our perspective of the Nuggets? (30:10)—General musings on Christian Braun, Peyton Watson, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson and Julian Strawther (33:35)—Denver's biggest need this offseason (39:37)—Should the Nuggets change up their offense? (45:40)48:38 - Orlando Magic future outlook—The next frontier for Paolo Banchero (49:03)—Should we be concerned about Franz Wagner's shooting regression? (52:29)—The development of Jalen Suggs (56:46)—Will the Magic be aggressive this offseason? (1:09:42)—Jamahl Mosley making moves (1:22:26)1:24:13 - NBA Finals Takeaways, Questions, Thoughts, etc.—Kristaps Porzingis WTF—Boston's defense—Dallas' bigs—Adjustments for the Mavs—"Adjustments" for the Celtics (LOL)—MORESUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant rank every NBA team by their potential to encounter (or create) offseason chaos! TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO/Criteria4:45 - Tier 521:22 - Tier 435:39 - Tier 351:53 - Tier 21:08:17 - Tier 1SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]

Dan and Grant discuss the biggest topics floating around their brains as the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks get set to tip off the 2024 NBA Finals. After that, they cover the Minnesota Timberwolves offseason outlook as well as some coaching news and GUESS-A-PLAYERS. TIMESTAMPS👇0:00 - INTRO1:33 - Who or what is this series most about?7:47 - Who does an NBA Finals victory do more for: Luka Doncic or Jayson Tatum?14:35 - 2024 NBA Finals Lookahead43:25 - Where do the Timberwolves go from here?1:00:35 - Coaching & front office news1:07:36 - GUESS-A-PLAYERSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCHJOIN OUR DISCORDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocksTWITTER @HardwoodKnocksIG: @hardwood_knocks DAN'S TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavaleGRANT'S TWITTER: @gt_hughesBUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️[email protected]