Dan and Grant discuss the Denver Nuggets winning the Western Conference and heading to the NBA Finals, as well as the superstar trajectory of Nikola Jokic. After that, they talk about Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat and get into some offseason musings about the future of the Los Angeles Lakers. TIMESTAMPS BELOW⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:59 - Is Nikola Jokic the best player in the NBA? 21:09 - Boston Celtics outlook 34:40 - Miami Heat secret sauce 42:09 - Have the playoffs diminished the meaning of the regular season? 46:36 - Milwaukee Bucks coaching search 52:39 - Will LeBron James actually retire? 59:40 - Los Angeles Lakers offseason outlook 1:14:03 - Carmelo Anthony's retirement SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH: https://bit.ly/hwkmerch JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/discordhwk SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: bit.ly/31z7eyI FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TWITTER/IG: @danfavale / @danfavale TWITTER: @gt_hughes TWITTER: @fromal09 TWITTER/IG: @HardwoodKnocks / @hardwood_knocks TIKTOK: @hardwoodknocks TWITTER: @SportsMathNet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices