Which NBA teams will improve upon their performance after their first 25 or so games? Dan and Grant take a look at a bunch of different squads and decide. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – INTRO3:59 – Denver Nuggets19:28 – Milwaukee Bucks27:40 – Minnesota Timberwolves42:16 – New York
Dec 17, 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 is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) from Raptors Republic (@raptorsrepublic) to talk about the 2024-25 Toronto Raptors season—as well as their long-term endgame. SUPPORT SAMSON’S WORK HERE: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/author/sam/https://www.youtube.com/user/raptorsrepublic. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ Listen to “Toronto Raptors 2024-25 NBA Season Lookahead” on Spreaker. 0:00 – INTRO1:56 – Offseason
Oct 11, 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 and Grant are joined by Bleacher Report’s Bryan Toporek (@btoporek), Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR) and Jason Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) to draft NBA superteams capable of dethroning the Boston Celtics. But wait, there’s a (salary-cap) twist! TIMESTAMPS Listen to “Into The Kornet’s Nest” on Spreaker. 0:00 –
Jul 22, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Dan is joined by Es Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) from Forbes, Raptors Republic and Bleacher Report for a vibe check on the various rebuilding projects in the NBA. This time around, they spend most of their time on the Toronto Raptors but also extensively hit the Washington
Jul 10, 2024 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks
Listen to “NBA Optimism Index: The Eastern Conference” on Spreaker. Dan and Grant discuss one thing, development, player, etc. that has impressed them this season for EVERY NBA team in the Eastern Conference. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 – INTRO2:44 – Atlanta Hawks, Jalen Johnson8:50 – Boston Celtics,
Nov 23, 2023 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks 
Listen to “Peace or Panic?! (The Eastern Conference)” on Spreaker. Dan and Grant spotlight concerns for every NBA team in the Eastern Conference to start the 2023-24 NBA season and decide whether it’s time to seriously worry about them. TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 – INTRO7:08 – News
Nov 17, 2023 by Dan Favale in Hardwood Knocks