Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors bench is going to be incredibly important as they attempt to navigate the upcoming season and Kawhi Leonard's unpredictable health. In Episode 2148, Sean Woodley and Zulfi Sheikh chat about the Raptors' second unit and whether or not it'll have the juice to sustain the team if and when Kawhi Leonard misses time. Off the top, they talk about super sub Collin Murray-Boyles and why he'll have a legit shot to win Sixth Man of the Year if he carries over his play from the end of last season. They also get in front of the inevitable CMB/Jakob Poeltl starter debate. Next, they chat about Jamal Shead and Ja'Kobe Walter, who have a real shot to etch their place in the annals of great Raptors bench duos. Lastly, they take stock of who has a shot to carve out the 9th spot in the Raptors' hierarchy, with Jamison Battle, Allen Graves, Kyle Anderson and Alijah Martin all having credible cases. 

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Kawhi Leonard and Scottie Barnes are the centerpieces of the Toronto Raptors, but RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl will all be crucial to helping to complete the picture for the team in 2026-27. In Episode 2147, Sean Woodley talks about why the spotlight will be on the Raptors' three supporting starters as the Raptors look to make the pivot to title contention this season, why each of them should be put in a position to succeed in their roles on this roster, and what will happen if they don't hold up as helpful, additive pieces around Kawhi and Scottie. 

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Kyle Lowry has officially retired as a Toronto Raptor after signing a one-day contract with the team on July 7th. In Episode 2146, Sean Woodley, Katie Heindl and Vivek Jacob chat all about a celebratory day for the Raptors franchise at OVO Centre as the greatest player in franchise history called it quits after a 20-year NBA career. Off the top, Sean, Katie and Big V talk about the specialness of Lowry's career with the Raptors, and the various emotions felt as he fielded questions from Raptors media one last time. Next, they reflect on their favourite elements of his career in Toronto, from his most memorable seasons, to the joy and unselfishness with which he played, and some of the flashpoint moments that stand out from his glorious 9-year run in Toronto. Lastly, they talk about what they're hoping to see during the upcoming year of celebration of his Raptors career,

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There are many winners coming out of the Kawhi Leonard trade, but the biggest just might be Scottie Barnes. In Episode 2145, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about why Scottie Barnes stands to benefit a ton from the addition of Kawhi Leonard on offense, on defense, and with regards to his longer term development into a foundational superstar. Off the top, Sean gets into why this was clearly a trade made with optimizing Barnes at the forefront of the Raptors' minds, and why Kawhi is the perfect running mate to allow him to ease into his superstardom as opposed having the burden of it thrust upon him in full this season. Next, Sean talks about all the ways in which Barnes' offensive game should be uplifted by the things Leonard brings to the table. Lastly, Sean gets into why replacing Brandon Ingram with Kawhi should free up Scottie to the most devastating version of himself on defense that we've yet seen. 

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The Toronto Raptors have extended head coach Darko Rajaković and now he gets to go to work with a very good team headlined by the newly acquired Kawhi Leonard. In Episode 2144, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond discuss why the Raps head coach's extension was very deserved, and what he figures to be able to do with a contending roster as the Kawhi Leonard 2.0 era begins next season. They discuss whether Leonard will fit into the Darko Ball ethos of the team on offense, why he's so good that the Raptors should be more than eager to concede some of their offense to Leonard's whims, and he Darko might be able to deploy the defense in an even more devastating way than he did last season when the Raptors were one of the best defenses in the NBA. Plus, they get into how tantalizing the wingy quarter of Leonard, Scottie Barnes, Collin Murray-Boyles and RJ Barrett is as a two-way unit of destruction, whether they're concerned about the team perhaps being limited in the number of ways it can play as currently constructed, and whether the team is deep enough to withstand any injury that could be incurred by the oft-injured Kawhi. We're very excited, friends.  

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The Kawhi Leonard reunion with the Toronto Raptors is clearly twinged with nostalgia, but is the good or bad kind? In Episode 2143, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl to talk about Kawhi coming back to Toronto and whether or not the nostalgia at play is the damaging and regressive kind, or something that will help propel the Raptors into their next era. Plus, Sean and Katie dig into some Kawhi-themed mailbag questions. Will Kawhi now be in line to get his jersey retired by the franchise? Does his return alter the narrative about Toronto being an distant outpost of the NBA? Would we have preferred Jaylen Brown or Kawhi Leonard considering the cost to acquire them by the Sixers and Raptors respectively? And how will the Raptors stack up in a reshaped Atlantic Division and loaded Eastern Conference?

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Sean has a lot of takes about the Toronto Raptors trading for Kawhi Leonard, and they're frankly indisputable! In a bonus episode of the pod, Sean continues to react to the Kawhi trade by outlining 12 inarguable takes about the Raptors re-acquisition of the dude who brough the franchise its first and only NBA Championship. Topics hit on by these takes include having cake and eating it too, Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl's contracts, RJ Barrett being in for a career year, Brandon Ingram's sole season with the Raptors, why the Pascal Siakam trade is good now, and of course, LeBron James' future. 

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The Toronto Raptors employ Kawhi Leonard again, and it's kind of a perfect situation for all involved. In Episode 2142, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob bask in the afterglow of the Kawhi trade a little more, discuss what excites them about how this Raptors team is going to come together, how Leonard figures to uplift the players around him, the narrative satisfaction of Kawhi choosing to come back to Toronto to finish out his career, and their thoughts on the draft picks going to the Clippers being further down the line than maybe some fans had hoped. Plus, are there remaining free agents that interest them who the Raptors should have their eyes on as they look to round out their roster? 

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The Toronto Raptors have acquired Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers for a reported package of Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first round picks, a first round swap and two second rounders per Shams Charania. In Episode 2141, Sean Woodley reacts with glee to the trade that will bring Kawhi Leonard back to the place he won the championship and Finals MVP in 2019. He talks about why the Raptors hit a home run by pulling this trade off without including any roster players beyond Ingram and Dick, why the Raptors figure to be instant contenders in the Eastern Conference with the roster as currently constructed, and why the many risks involved with the deal are worth taking for a Raptors team that didn't have a ton of options if they wanted to substantially improve in a suddenly loaded Eastern Conference. 

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All signs continue to point toward the Toronto Raptors and Kawhi Leonard being reunited after another day of reporting of the NBA's leading insiders. In Episode 2140, Sean Woodley talks about the anticipation of a deal that feels on the cusp of getting finalized, and whether there's any possibility of the Raptors could have the rug pulled out from under them by another team swooping in to top their best offer for the Los Angeles Clippers star. Plus, Sean talks about Sandro Mamukelashvili opting out of his contract and why his market might be a little too hot for the Raptors to keep him, pending what their books look like in the wake of a theoretical Kawhi trade. Lastly, with free agency starting tonight, which guys could the Raptors target with a chunk or all of their MLE if Mamu is gone? Bones Hyland? Quentin Grimes? Mo Wagner? Jock Landale? A loaded free agent class it is not!

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