Dan and Grant roll through a list of NBA players who (mostly) aren’t inside the rumor mill and wonder whether they should be shopped and ultimately moved in advance of the 2025 trade deadline. TIMESTAMPS Listen to “Should These NBA Players Be Traded?” on Spreaker.
Dec 28, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Dan and Grant provide their long, overdue thoughts on every single rookie extension that was signed in advance of the 2024-25 NBA season. TIMESTAMPS Listen to “2024-25 NBA Rookie Extension Reactions (Finally!)” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO0:50 – How should we judge extensions?3:54 – The
Nov 05, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Dan and Grant deliver their 2024 NBA offseason grades for every team in the Western Conference. Check out our Eastern Conference grades. TIMESTAMPS Listen to “2024 NBA Offseason Grades: The Western Conference” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO1:56 – Grading criteria5:05 – Dallas Mavericks17:30 – Houston
Sep 05, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Dan and Grant grade the 2024 NBA offseason for EVERY team in the Eastern Conference! TIMESTAMPS Listen to “2024 NBA Offseason Grades: The Eastern Conference” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO2:49 – Grading Criteria9:07 – Atlanta Hawks23:02 – Charlotte Hornets31:41 – Miami Heat42:05 – Orlando Magic55:38
Aug 29, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Dan and Grant play ‘Better or Worse?” with every NBA team in the Eastern Conference. In this case, “better” means having more wins than last season. And “worse” means, well, you know…LOL. TIMESTAMPS Listen to “Tatum Tots And 7Up In The Hauser Tillman Says Otherwise”
Aug 12, 2024 by Dan Favale in Absolute Value 
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.
Jun 21, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Listen to “Every NBA Team’s Biggest Regret From 2023: The West” on Spreaker. Dan and Grant are rolling through their biggest regret for EVERY NBA team from the 2023 calendar year. First up: THE WESTERN CONFERENCE! And some news and rumors! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 – INTRO1:49
Dec 28, 2023 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks
Listen to “MAILBAG: Ausar Thompson For ROY? Siakam To The Knicks? Mark Cuban Sells The Mavs!” on Spreaker. MAIL TIME. After discussing Mark Cuban selling the Dallas Mavericks and the latest Josh Giddey news, Dan answers YOUR questions. This latest trip around the NBA covers
Nov 29, 2023 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks