Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

In Episode 909, Sean and Vivek Jacob react to the Raptors' 117-99 loss to the very bad Houston Rockets, and try to figure out what's next as the deadline looms. They discuss their biggest takeaways from the game, and the growing sense of resignation around the team that this just ain't their year. They also chat about the Miami Heat's hypothetical trade package for Kyle Lowry and why it sucks, in addition to Norman Powell's status just 48 or so hours from the deadline. Lastly, they take a look at the back end of the bench, Nick Nurse's newest rotation strategy, and try to pinpoint the guys who can make a case to hang around on next year's team with some good work down the stretch.

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In Episode 908, Sean and Chris Manning (Locked On Cavs) join forces to recap the Raptors' 116-105 loss to the Cavs on Sunday night. They first get into their biggest takeaways from the Cavs side of things, and give a lot of praise to Cleveland's defense in the game, which is a weird sentence to type. Next, they did into some existential big takeaways from the eighth straight loss for the Raptors. Could this game determine the front office's deadline direction? Quite possibly! Lastly, they hand out their game MVP, play of the game and stat of the night awards.

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In Episode 907, Sean goes solo to break down the Raptors' 115-112 loss to the Jazz before taking some mailbag questions. First, Sean gets into why the team's seventh-straight loss brought with it a good amount of optimism as the Raptors regained full health. for the first time in almost a month. With just 3.5 games separating the Raptors from 5th in the East, Nick Nurse's suggestion that the team deserves a shot to figure this out makes a lot of sense. Next, Sean takes a look a the rotation changes Nurse put into place last night, and whether Paul Watson and Malachi Flynn are in line for more consistent run off the bench. Lastly, Sean takes a couple mailbag questions about Chris Boucher's defense, and Kyle Lowry in the clutch.

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In Episode 906, Sean goes solo to chat about the Raptors loss to Detroit that mercifully featured the returns of Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam to the lineup. Sean digs into to the loss, and why it only further complicates the picture for the Raptors before throwing in the towel on the campaign for the Raptors to go all-in in lieu of staying the course and riding out the season from hell. Sean then also talks about Nick Nurse's plea to let the Raptors see this thing out, and why that take is good. To close, Jon Karalis of Locked On Celtics stops by to hash out another fake Norman Powell trade. This is still a #KeepNorm podcast, but as Powell trade ideas go, this one ain't too bad.

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In Episode 905, Sean and James Herbert (CBS Sports) address the very difficult question of whether the Raptors should trade Norman Powell or not, before digging into some potential teams and trade matches that could work for Toronto. First, they chat about whether it's even the smartest decision to move on from him, and the pros of cons of keeping him instead. Next, they think of some teams that could be good fits for Powell's skill set. Lastly, they run through some fake trades that could be enough to get Toronto to budge.

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,In Episode 904, Sean and Vivek Jacob take stock of where the Raptors sit after five-straight losses thanks to the COVID outbreak within the team. They first discuss how the last five games have changed their opinions on what the Raptors' deadline direction should be, if at all. Next, they entertain the concept of tanking, and what it might look for the Raptors if they can in fact actually execute a standings drop successfully. Lastly, they examine the future of Norman Powell, who seems to be just as much in the trade rumour mill as Kyle Lowry is at this point.

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In Episode 903, Sean reacts to a heartbreaking loss at the buzzer to the Hawks before running the second half of this week's Toronto Sports Round Table with Mike DiStefano (Locked On Leafs) and AJ Andrews (Locked On Blue Jays). Sean kicks things off with a dissection of where things went wrong for the Raptors, and why the mounting losses as the Raptors continue to play short handed could unfairly skew how the team views the trade deadline and its path forward. Then, Sean, Mike and AJ continue their round table chat by coming up with their list of the top five athletes currently plying their trade in Toronto.

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In Episode 902, Sean is joined by Blake Murphy (The Athletic) to chat about his annual "All Your Trade Ideas Are Bad" mailbag at The Athletic, After taking a second to stare down their own mortality, they dig into what the Raptors' pre-deadline philosophy should be, and the blurry line between buying and selling. Next they get into Norman Powell's future and whether it would be prudent for the Raptors to sell high on him now, or pony up the cash to keep him around on what could be an expensive and tenuous deal. Lastly, they chat about packages that could land the Raptors Thad Young from Chicago, before taking a minute to discuss the Sixers' best package for Kyle Lowry and whether it moves the needle enough.

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In Episode 901, Sean is joined by Mike DiStefano (Locked On Leafs) and AJ Andrews (Locked On Blue Jays) for another Toronto sports round table chat as the Toronto sports scene heats up heading into the spring. In part one of two, the trio digs into their extreme Blue Jays optimism after the signings of George Springer, Marcus Semien and more in the off-season. Next, they talk all about Kyle Lowry trade rumours, and where each of them lands on the question of whether or not the Raptors should trade their franchise icon before the March 25th NBA Trade Deadline. Part two on Friday will dig into the best athletes in Toronto sports, where the Leafs will get their due.

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In Episode 900 (!!!), Sean is joined by Jordan Maly (Locked On Bulls) to talk through the particulars of a potential Thaddeus Young to Toronto trade. They start out with a chat about the things Young has done to revamp his game, and why he would make a perfect front court fit in an increasingly position-less Raptors front court. Next they talk through what might get a deal done. Are the Bulls going to demand a first-rounder in this year's draft? Would including Chris Boucher in the deal bring down the Bulls' draft capital price? And will the Bulls even look to move Young? Lastly, they chat about other Bulls that could be available for the right price, including Wendell Carter Jr. and Lauri Markkanen.

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