Hardwood Knocks
Hosted by Dan and Dan Favale and Grant Hughes and Grant · HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast
4.6from 701 ratings
- 1,448
- Episodes
- 456
- Transcribed
- 701
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 4M
- YouTube views
About Hardwood Knocks
Hardwood Knocks is a totally, completely, thoroughly fun AF NBA podcast in which Bleacher Report's Dan Favale and Grant Hughes analyze the ins, outs, ups, downs and, heck, even diagonals of The Association. FOLLOW US EVERYWHERE⬇️ Apple: http://apple.co/2iIw0IJ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Xnq1yKgX8uJCllz1fOQfP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HardwoodKnocksNBA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?
- Publisher
- HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast
- Category
- leisure · news · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 29 Jul 2015
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
456 of 1,448 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Denver Nuggets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Indiana Pacers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Portland Trail Blazers 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
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Denver Nuggets 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] 37%, 38%. Given the type of shots that he takes, they're almost always wide open. He's not really taking rushed or hurried shots. So 38%, you want to see him get there. But to me, the biggest one is ball handling. And it's twofold. One of this is dribble-up ball handling. Just can he get to a point where... If you're putting a good defender on him to pressure him up the core, which, by the way, is rare because your good defender goes on Jamal Murray. Your weaker defender goes on Christian Brown. But can he just handle that pressure in a way that you're not noticing it? You're not thinking about, man, he's really taking a long time to get the Nuggets into their offense or he's struggling here. […]
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- Adam Mares
- Caitlin Cooper
- Mike Richman
- Will Griffith
- Tony Xypteras
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,543,302
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 411 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 290 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
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- Quality
- 100
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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Dan and Dan Favale and Grant Hughes and Grant host the show. Published by HardwoodKnocks: An NBA Podcast.
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