Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

2020-21 NBA Lookaheads: Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns

Episode Summary

Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) from the We Have A Take and Stepback Sisterhood podcasts returns to Hardwood Knocks for a mega-deep dive into the Portland Trail Blazers' outlook (4:20). After that, Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) and Sam Cooper (scooperhoops) from The Timeline Pod stop by to discuss anything and everything and more pertaining to the revamped, playoff-bound, potentially championship-contending Phoenix Suns (1:05:56). Find the full breakdown of both segments below: 👉Portland Trail Blazers Lookahead (4:20) ↪️The projected starting five ↪️Impact of the Robert Covington and Derrick Jones Jr. additions ↪️Jusuf Nurkic's outlook ↪️Expectations for Rodney Hood ↪️The backup center rotation ↪️Carmelo Anthony's role and value on the retooled roster ↪️Should Melo get to wear No. 7? ↪️Portland's ideal closing lineup ↪️Quirky lineup combinations we want to see ↪️Gary Trent Jr. vs Zach Collins vs Anfernee Simons ↪️Are the Blazers done tinkering with the roster? ↪️Is CJ McCollum underrated? ↪️Win-total/Western Conference finish predictions 👉Phoenix Suns Lookahead (1:05:56) ↪️Phoenix's best non-Chris Paul move of the offseason ↪️How Devin Booker will be impacted by CP3's arrival ↪️How Deandre Ayton is impacted by CP3's arrival ↪️Jalen Smith's rookie-year expectations ↪️Dario Saric is a center, do not @ Sam. (Related: Please @ him, @scooperhoops) ↪️The backup guard rotation ↪️Mikal Bridges' outlook ↪️The secondary wing rotation ↪️Potential differences in how the Suns will play ↪️Phoenix's defensive ceiling ↪️Phoenix's ideal closing lineup ↪️Quirky lineups we want to see ↪️Win total/Western Conference finish predictions

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