Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Ready or not, it's time to rank the top 10 Miami Heat players of the past decade. The tippy-top of this exercise is fairly consensus, but plenty of questions remain: Does Dwyane Wade have a case to beat out LeBron James? Will Jimmy Butler make the cut on this list? What about Ray Allen? And Justise Winslow? How high has Bam Adebayo climbed? How low as Hassan Whiteside fallen? Let's rank.

Hardwood Knocks is joined by Yasmin (@carmelohdrama), a co-host of the Dishes & Dimes podcast and the author of The Neon Playbook journal, to talk about the latest in NBA bubble happenings, player archetypes and all things Raptors, including: Pascal Siakam vs. Jayson Tatum, OG Anunoby's development, Toronto's title defense, Fred VanVleet's free agency, the deification of Kyle Lowry and the Giannis Antetokounmpo-sized elephant in the room.

Come on down, Memphis Grizzlies! You're the next subject of our "Ranking the top 10 players of the decade for every NBA team!" series. Adam and Dan thoroughly enjoyed recording this one, and while we're ultra-biased, we highly recommend this pod for non-Grizzlies fans (and obviously Grizz faithful), just because of how many quality players this team has churned out. You all know Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen made the cut...

Woo buddy, was the 1996 NBA draft class loaded or what? Kobe Bryant. Steve Nash. Allen Iverson. Ray Allen. Jermaine O'Neal. The undrafted Ben Wallace. The list goes on and on and on. For the 24th anniversary of this historically great class, Adam and Dan each drafted a six-man rotation. The goal here is to build the best team, which means the best player available doesn't always enter into the equation. We're angling for fit—and to beat the other...

Jabari Ali Davis (@JabariDavisNBA) from the Dunks and Discourse podcast stops by for an ultra-packed episode. First, he and Dan discuss the NBA's latest return-to-play news. Then, they discuss the reaction to Kyrie Irving's "Let's not play" stance, and whether the players can make a bigger difference by heading to Disney World or sitting out. After that, we get to the meat and potatoes of the podcast: Our biggest question for each of the NBA's eight non-bubble teams moving forward...

The Los Angeles Lakers are next up in Hardwood Knocks' decade-ranking series. Along with Adam Fromal (@fromal09), Dan goes through the top 10 Lakers dating back to the 2010-11 season, as determined not only by our thoughts, but the votes of our listeners. We all know where Kobe Bryant lands, but what about LeBron James? Does Anthony Davis make the cut? What about Lamar Odom? Or Andrew Bynum? It's been a weird decade in Lakers basketball. Let's talk about it.

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Hardwood Knocks' decade-ranking series is back! As per usual, Dan is joined by Adam Fromal (@fromal09) to discuss which 10 players make the cut. The Los Angeles Clippers are the next team to enter our pressure-cooker, and with the help of our wonderful listeners, we've identified the best of the best from this past decade, beginning with the 2010-11 season...

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