Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Our player rankings series is (finally) continuing onward. The Knicks are the next team to appear under our microscope, and yeesh, are they a doozy. Once again, Adam and Dan will take input from our lovely listeners to compile the top 10 players to suit up in orange and blue over the past decade, beginning with the 2010-11 season. This particular exercise wasn't easy once you move beyond obvious names like Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler. So, yeah, let's do this.

NBA basketball is back, which means it's time for one of those trademarked, ultra-packed episodes of Hardwood Knocks. Adam and Dan first discuss their observations, both big picture and immediate, from the play so far at Disney World. After that, they talk about the uncertain future of the Magic following Jonathan Isaac's injury. And then, finally, they go IN-IN-IN-DEPTH on their picks for this year's three All-NBA teams...

Dan is once again joined by Mo Dakhil (MoDakhil_NBA) from The Athletic and Bleacher Report wrap up their discussion on the biggest question facing every Western Conference team at Disney World. This episode features mega deep dives on the Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Jazz, Thunder and Rockets—plus some bonus talk on Lou Williams and Rudy Gobert's trade value.

The NBA regular season is about to officially re-begin, and Hardwood Knocks is continuing their look at the biggest question facing every team inside the Disney World campus. We've already done the nine Eastern Conference teams, and now, Mo Dakhil (MoDakhil_NBA) from The Athletic and Bleacher Report joins us to tackle a two-part Western Conference series. Up first: The Suns, Spurs, Kings, Blazers, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Mavs.

Regular-season NBA basketball is fast-approaching. Like, it actually seems as if it's going to happen. Really, truly, actually going to happen. Which means it's Disney World primer time. Over the next two podcasts, we'll be asking and analyzing the biggest question facing every NBA team involved in the restart. First up is the Eastern Conference: The Celtics, Nets, Pacers, Heat, Bucks, Sixers, Magic, Raptors and Wizards. We've tapped Adam Spinella (@Spinella14) of Celtics Blog to helps us out...

Hardwood Knocks delivers and breaks down their picks for all the major 2019-20 NBA awards: MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Executive of the Year and Coach of the Year. Just as a reminder, we're not necessarily predicting who WILL win, but who we think SHOULD win. Let's ride.

It's the New Orleans Pelicans turn to get our decade-rankings treatment. As per usual, with the help of our listeners, Adam and Dan rap about the 10 most impactful players to wear a Pelicans—or Hornets—jersey since the 2010-11 season. Longevity obviously boosted certain standings, but with the number of high-profile players to spend abbreviated stints in New Orleans, it begs the question: Do Chris Paul, Zion Williamson and David West all make the cut?

Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) joins Hardwood Knocks to throw hedging out the window. He and Dan exchange hard, potentially unpopular NBA truths that they genuinely believe. Think of this as spicy-to-hot takes rebranded, with more nuance and context than the average molten opinion. Let us know what you think. And more importantly, let us know your NBA hard truth.

Our decade-rankings series continues with the Minnesota Timberwolves. As a brief refresher, Adam, Dan and any listeners kind enough to fill out the survey have ranked their top 10 most impactful Wolves since the 2010-11 season. These, in turn, will give us a cumulative top 10 that we go through at length. And what's more, debates abound for the Timberwolves...

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