Hardwood Knocks Takeover: Portland Trail Blazers 2025-2026 NBA Season Lookahead

Mort invited Lauren Gunn to join the show, and the two discuss their NBA storylines to follow for the 2024-2025 season.Listen in, as Mort & Lauren discuss Dereck Lively, Zach LaVine, the Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, and much, much more.Odds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/ncaab

31 Aug 20241h 26min

Mort's invited Keith Smith along to discuss how Eastern Conference teams did during the offseason, while also looking ahead to the upcoming season.Listen in, as Mort & Keith discuss the weird Atlanta Hawks, the strong minimum contracts made by the Milwaukee Bucks, and why both of them are skeptical of the Josh Giddey fit in Chicago.Odds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/ncaab

27 Aug 20241h 38min

Mort's back after announcing the Olympics, and he's invited Ryan Blackburn along to discuss how Western Conference teams did during the offseason, while also looking ahead to the upcoming season.Listen in, as Mort & Ryan discuss the exciting Sacramento Kings, the not-so-exciting Los Angeles Clippers, and whatever the heck the Portland Trail Blazers are doing.Odds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/ncaab

25 Aug 20241h 52min

XJ and Geoff of The Hot Hand Theory join the podcast to talk All-NBA First Timers!Listen in as we each drop our 5 players that we’re picking to earn All-NBA Team honors for the first time in their career.It’s a passionate, analytical and competitive episode with some truly “nerd-pilled” NBA analysts telling you who’s about to have the best season of their career!Who do you think is ready for a breakout season? How will you fare at our All-NBA related trivia? How aren’t you following The Drop Step and Hot Hand Theory already! Make sure to check us out following the links down below!Like, Rate and Share if you enjoyed the episode.Check out The Hot Hand Theory here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vezYZwD8FYL8SyUchQ6RP?si=a5f6cd8af6004986Check out Geoff on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FrankBarrett119Check out XJ on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/xavierjdesignsCheck out The Drop Step on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBACheck out The Hot Hand Theory on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/HotHandTheoryOdds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-schedule-release-opening-night-games-of-2024-25-season

17 Aug 20241h 42min

Jack Quantrill (TheDropStepNBA) continues the August takeover of the NBA Podcast with Canadian Basketball expert Esfandiar Baraheni (JustEsBaraheni) joining to talk future Olympic teams!Listen in as Jack and Es predict the 12 man rosters for team USA and team Canada while discussing the current Olympic Basketball tournament too.Will Jayson Tatum forget to answer the phone for a 2028 call up? Just how good does Zach Edey need to be for Canada to jump to the next level and what can the O.G. Dream Team tell us about the future of Olympic Basketball state side?All that and more in an action packed episode 711 of The NBA Podcast!Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPodFollow Jack on Twitter: https://x.com/TheDropStep_NBAEs on Twitter here: @JustEsBaraheniOdds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/klay-thompson-to-mavericks-how-have-the-betting-odds-shifted

9 Aug 202456min

There are still 10 franchises who've yet to hold the Larry O'Brien aloft in NBA history. Listen in as Jack Quantrill (@TheDropStep_NBA) and Dan Favale (@danfavale) go through each team yet to win an NBA championship and rank them by how likely we think they are to break that duck. Can Mat Ishbia and Steve Balmer drive their respective franchises to glory whilst bankrupting themselves in the process? Which one of Paolo Banchero, Ja Morant, Ant Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton is ready to put their name in the history books? Can pick rich teams like the Nets, Jazz and Hornets speed up the rebuild and launch themselves into championship contention? All that and more on episode 710 of The NBA Podcast!Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPodFollow Jack on Twitter: https://x.com/TheDropStep_NBA​​Follow Dan on Twitter: https://x.com/danfavaleOdds via FanDuel Sportsbookhttps://www.fanduel.com/research/klay-thompson-to-mavericks-how-have-the-betting-odds-shifted

3 Aug 20241h 26min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR).This time, they're re-drafting the 2019 through 2023 NBA draft classes.Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=awardshttps://www.fanduel.com/research/nba-rookie-of-the-year-odds-alexandre-sarr-an-early-favorite

31 Juli 20241h 21min

In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR).Their mission? Build superteams that could take down the Boston Celtics in 2024-25.Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=nba-finalshttps://www.fanduel.com/research/paul-george-to-76ers-how-have-the-betting-odds-shifted

25 Juli 20241h 13min