The Toronto Raptors crop of rookies in 2024 was one of the feel-good stories of the season last year, but can Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Jamison Battle and Jonathan Mogbo hang as the team looks to be more competitive this season? In Episode 1932, Sean Woodley goes solo to outline what's at stake for each of Toronto's soon-to-be-sophomores, and what they each need to refine to cement themselves as part of the Raptors' long-term vision. Off the top, Sean runs through the heavy competition each of last year's rookies is going to face for minutes at their respective positions. Next, Sean gets into why Walter, while probably the most secure in his position in the team's long-term plans, is going to have to refine his promising offensive package if he's going to eek out minutes at a loaded shooting guard position. Plus, does Jamison Battle need to do anything except bang triples to keep getting minutes? Maybe not! Plus, can Jamal Shead overcome his suspect three-point shooting enough to let his passing and defense shine? And is there any hope for Jonathan Mogbo on the offensive end? For both second-round picks, this year brings sneaky high stakes. 

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How many wins would the Toronto Raptors need to win to qualify this coming season as a success as the team looks to move out of its rebuild? In Episode 1931, Sean Woodley goes solo to field a bunch of mailbag questions from you, the listeners! Off the top, Sean digs into what it would take for the Raptors to turn this coming season into a success, and why it might not be totally down the raw win total. Next, Sean talks about what we might look back on five years from now and pinpoint as potential downfalls of this era of Toronto Raptors basketball. Plus, what exactly is Immanuel Quickley and how will he get to showcase himself this year? Lastly, Sean digs into some silly questions about Love Island Reunions done Raptors style, best Tim Horton's locations, pocket condiments and more. 

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Toronto Raptors third-year guard Gradey Dick has a lot to gain from a good season in 2025-26, and plenty to lose as well. In Episode 1930, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob chat about their lasting impression of Dick's up and down second year in the NBA last season, why the first half of his year is probably more telling of his true ability than his injury-addled struggle in the back half and the hurdles he needs to clear in order to put himself in line for a big payday next summer when he becomes eligible for a contract extension. Can he figure out his troubles with finishing at the rim? Can he ever become a neutral defender in the NBA? Are there guys behind him on the Raptors pecking order like Ja'Kobe Walter or Ochai Agbaji who could in theory pass him in the Raptors' rotation hierarchy? Or does he stand a chance of supplanting of of the starters when crunch time comes around late in games this season? 

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The Toronto Raptors have reportedly made RJ Barrett's camp aware that he could be involved in trade discussions head into the new NBA season -- is it the right call for the team to explore trading the local-born fan favourite? In Episode 1929, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl chat about Jake Fischer's latest reporting on Toronto's buying intentions and why RJ Barrett is the logical odd man out if the Raptors are looking to swing a deal to upgrade the roster. Plus, they bring back an old favourite segment on the show: SUMMER VACATION WATCH! Are the Raptors good at vacationing? Is Immanuel Quickley's Paris trip the team's high watermark for offseason leisure? What's the deal with Gradey Dick and his SUV in rural Kansas? Plus, how the Raps have fallen off in the vacation game since winning the title in 2019, and the Canadian locales they would recommend each of the Raptors check out as they go Elbows Up upon coming back to Canada for the new season. 

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The Toronto Raptors have a higher ceiling than most national media types seem to think is possible, but there's absolutely some disaster potential here as well. In Episode 1928, Sean Woodley and James Herbert (CBS Sports) talk about the ceiling, floor and median outcomes for the wild card Raptors going into the 2025-26 NBA season. Off the top, Sean and James chat about how if Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram and Immanuel Quickley all adapt their games to fit with one another, there is absolutely room for the Toronto Raptors to be a playoff team in the wide open Eastern Conference. Plus, are Brandon Ingram and/or Scottie Barnes capable of being ceiling-raisers? Next, Sean and James run through the disaster outcome, where the team is a disjointed mess, but ultimately too talented to truly tank to the bottom of the East in a year that makes the contracts on the books look even less favourable than they look right now. Lastly, Sean and James make their best guess as to what will actually happen with the team. Is a finish between 6th and 8th in the East where some stuff goes well, and the next moves for the team make themselves more clear than they are right now on the table? 

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The Toronto Raptors aren't the first team you'd think of when it comes to major awards contenders this coming NBA season -- but that doesn't mean we can't talk some award winning into existence! In Episode 1927, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7) play a classic Stupid Little Game and draft their best longshot awards bets for Toronto Raptors players going into the 2025-26 season. Is Scottie Barnes a shoe-in for an All-Star nod? All-Defense? Will Brandon Ingram throw his name in the ring for any major awards in his first full year in Toronto? Can Gradey Dick makes his way into the Sixth Man conversation? Immanuel Quickley for Most Improved? And will any members of the Raptors contend for the league-wide crown in any major counting stats? We get into all of it in the Longshot Awards Draft! 

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The Toronto Raptors announced on Monday that Bobby Webster will remain as the team's General Manager and will head up basketball operations as the team will not be hiring a new Team President after all. In Episode 1926, Sean Woodley digs into the strange run of decision-making up top that very much makes it clear that Keith Pelley, Ed Rogers and the Rogers suits have fully assumed control of the franchise, why it's more encouraging that they've chosen Webster to run the show going forward than it would have been in if they hired Dwane Casey or Marc Eversley, and why it feels like a strange middle-ground decision that further underscores that the Masai Ujiri firing wasn't entirely (or at all) basketball motivated. Sean also gets into why the stability of keeping Webster around is good news for the team going into this season, and why it's reasonable to feel optimistic about where the team is heading under his leadership, even if there is a run of not-so-good decision-making in the front office's recent past. Lastly, Sean looks for kernels of optimism as Rogers continues to consume our lives even more by the day, and looks to the recent run of Toronto Blue Jays competitiveness as a major reason to believe that Rogers, even if for cynical reasons, is going to invest in the team being successful. 

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The Toronto Raptors have a lot of guys who are gonna need minutes this year -- do they have too many?! In Episode 1925, Sean Woodley goes solo to field a whole bunch of mailbag questions from you, the listeners! Off the top, Sean plays the 240 Minute Game and tries to lay out how the Raptors' minutes distribution will shake out up and down the roster this season. It's tough to fit everyone in! Next, Sean gets into why he doesn't care about the schedule release, the Raptors falling off a cliff whenever Jakob Poeltl gets hurt and whether than can change this year, and who the team's top-7 scorers will be in 2025-26. Lastly, Sean lays out his starting five of guys who should have been Raptors if not for some poor draft night decision-making. Plus, tomatoes on sandwiches? And the Toronto Blue Jays! 

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He's not the best player on the Toronto Raptors, but there's a strong case to be made that Immanuel Quickley is the most important player to the Toronto Raptors' success this coming year. In Episode 1924, Sean Woodley and Es Baraheni (The Athletic NBA Daily, Raptors Republic, CEBL) to talk about Quickley's importance to the Raptors and why he's in line to have a very good season if he can stay healthy. They chat about why Quickley's unique skillset on the Raptors' roster is essential to the team playing functional basketball, the strides he made in an abbreviated first full season as the team's lead guard, the playmaking steps he's taken and what he still needs to improve, and why his off-ball play figures to be a much more potent weapon this coming year than it was given room to be last year. Lastly, Sean and Es chat about Quickley, Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram's on-court connection, how IQ can help the team's two best players, and how they can unlock him even more. 

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Is Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković more likely to be a Coach of the Year finalist, OR to get fired before Christmas? In Episode 1923, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob play a few rounds of everyone's favourite Locked On Raptors Stupid Little Game: What's More Likely?! Off the top, they talk about whether Rajaković ahead of his third season on the job. If things go horribly, is there a chance he's let go before the New Year? Or is there a big opportunity for him to take a run at a surprise Coach of the Year award if Toronto can overachieve in the wide open East? Next, Sean and Vivek discuss whether it's more likely for the Raptors to finish Top-4 in the conference, or for the notoriously anti-tanking Pacers to finish Bottom-5 in the East? Lastly, Sean and and Vivek discuss the future of the overlooked Ochai Agbaji. Will get the extension he's eligible for before the season? Or is he on track to get moved before the trade deadline by a team with a logjam at his position?

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