Hardwood Knocks

WELCOME TO NBA 'HOT OR NOT?!' You submitted your hot takes. Dan and Grant are here to discuss whether they're too spicy or not incendiary enough. This batch of surface-of-the-sun takes will cover everything from max (or near-max) contract candidates this summer, the rise of the New York Knicks, the future of the Miami Heat, the MVP race and MUCH more! TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:30 - INTRO 3:01 - The Sacramento Kings are more likely to win a playoff series than the Memphis Grizzlies 5:18 - A 10-seed will win one of the play-in tournaments 7:14 - Damian Lillard will make First Team All-NBA 12:03 - The 2024 Rookie of the Year race will be an all-timer 13:34 - The Dallas Mavericks OR LA Clippers will miss the playoffs 16:18 - The Knicks will win more than 50 games 18:34 - The betting favorites for DPOY and MIP will NOT win the awards 24:26 - Damian Lillard OR Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will receive more MVP votes than Jayson Tatum  25:34 - The Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets have the brightest futures in the NBA 29:02 - A full-strength Los Angeles Lakers team will come out of the Western Conference 31:13 - Anthony Davis never should have been on the top-75 player list 33:52 - Mike Brown should win Coach of the Year 35:55 - The Miami Heat should trade Jimmy Butler 38:17 - The Memphis Grizzlies are better off without Ja Morant 41:32 - Victor Wembanyama is not as good as people think 44:10 - The NBA will make sure Victor Wembanyama gets to Oklahoma City, Atlanta or Orlando  46:04 - Franz Wagner is more important to the Orlando Magic than Paolo Banchero 47:22 - LeBron James or Dwight Howard should have won 2010-11 MVP award 48:52 - The Knicks will make the Eastern Conference Finals 50:04 - Jaden McDaniels and Ant Edward’s will be a better version of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown 51:22 - Jordan Poole will be traded this offseason 53:38 - These players will make MORE THAN $25 MILLION PER YEAR in their next contract JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices