Dan is joined by Clippers reporter Justin Russo ( @flybyknite ) for a deep dive into—you guessed it!—the 2025-26 Los Angeles Clippers. Please note we recorded BEFORE the Kawhi Leonard salary-cap circumvention allegations. SUBSCRIBE TO JUSTIN'S 'RUSSO WRITES' SUBSTACK HERE . TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:18 - Takeaways from last season 3:43 - Planning for the future 10:27 - Did the offseason hurt their defensive identity? 15:31 - Evolution of Ivica Zubac 20:29 - The fit of Bradley Beal 28:14 - Optimizing Kawhi Leonard 36:17 - Chris Paul's role 38:50 James Harden adjustments 43:39 - The frontline rotation 45:13 - Impact of Bogdan Bogdanovic injury 48:16 - Will the Clippers play enough in transition? / Overall play style 54:51 - Potential pain points 56:42 - Roles for Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. 1:02:49 - Early impressions of Yanic Konan Niederhauser 1:07:46 - Kobe Brown, Cam Christie, cutting payroll 1:12:51 - Biggest weakness, strengths, under-the-radar storylines 1:22:59 - Top-10 rotation 1:25:24 - Go-to crunch-time unit 1:27:12 - Weirdo lineups we want to see 1:29:56 - PREDICTIONS! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH JOIN OUR DISCORD SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️ TikTok: @hardwoodknocks Twitter @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Dan's Bluesky: @danfavale Dan's Twitter: @danfavale Dan's IG: @danfavale Grant's Bluesky: @granthughes BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️
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