Who's more important to winning a title, Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Who has more long-term upside, Lonzo Ball or Trae Young? What's up with the Jazz's free-throw shooting? Who will have the best career among this season's rookie big men (Mo Bamba, Deandre Ayton, Jaren Jackson Jr., etc.)? Should the Kings fire Joerger? Which player from the pre-Twitter era would be viewed most differently now? - - The latest Hardwood Knocks mailbag takes Andy and Dan all around the NBA, into the past and back again. Let's do this. - - As always, please subscribe to and rate Hardwood Knocks on iTunes. You can also find us on basically anywhere podcasts are offered. And as 50 Cent's biopic suggests: Follow Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey), Dan Favale (@danfavale), the show (@HardwoodKnocks) and NBA Math (@NBA_Math) on Twitter or die trying. - - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices