Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Heat-Lakers Game 5 Primer, LeBron's Legacy, Knicks <3 Oladipo, Portland Trail Blazers Lookahead

Episode Summary

Adam and Dan discuss what, if anything, the Miami Heat can do to come back from their 3-1 NBA Finals deficit at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers before going into how a title would impact the legacies of both LeBron James and Anthony Davis. After that, they discuss Kenny Atkinson's potential fit as head coach of the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks' reported interest in Oladipo. From there, it's all everything Portland Trail Blazers with Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) from the We Have A Take podcast. 👉State of the NBA Finals (2:36) 👉Does a fourth title do anything meaningful for LeBron in the GOAT debate? (17:41) 👉Anthony Davis' resume boost (20:28) 👉Will the Lakers be even better next season? (25:20) 👉The Heat's interesting offseason ahead (28:59) 👉Rockets interview Kenny Atkinson (33:24) 👉The Knicks ♥️ Victor Oladipo(?) (36:39) 👉Congrats to the Seattle Storm (43:14) 👉Portland Trail Blazers lookahead with Tara Bowen-Biggs (@tcbbiggs) (44:33) ↪️Jusuf Nurkic's play post-injury ↪️Zach Collins vs. Anfernee Simons vs. Gary Trent Jr. ↪️Keep or cut loose: Carmelo Anthony (PO), Trevor Ariza (non-guaranteed), Mario Hezonja (PO) and Hassan Whiteside ↪️Free-agent needs and targets ↪️Is it time for the Blazers to swing for the fences on the trade market? ↪️NBA-wide takeaways from the bubble ↪️More!

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