Locked On Raptors

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! Discord: https://discord.gg/CAK3mCCjSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearG

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. Discord: https://discord.gg/CAK3mCCjS

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?Discord: https://discord.gg/RJdtKzy

The Toronto Raptors have a shot to be pretty good in 2025-26, but it could also go pretty poorly! In Episode 1922, Sean Woodley is joined by the villainous Matt Moore (HP Basketball, Locked On NBA, Locked On Nuggets) to talk about why he doesn't see the Raptors winning more than 37 games this upcoming season, the potential flaws in any statistical projection of a team that hasn't actually played together yet, his lack of belief in Brandon Ingram being an elevating for the Toronto Raptors, the perception of the Raptors being hurt because they haven't taken a traditional path to building their current roster, and how Toronto stacks up next to the Bulls, Heat, Zombie Celtics, Pacers and Hornets, and why Matt is wrong about everything! Discord: https://discord.gg/RJdtKzygSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order.This offer is only valid unti

Chris Boucher, the longest serving Toronto Raptors and last remaining member of the 2019 Championship team, is a Boston Celtic. In Episode 1921, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl reunite to talk about Boucher's lasting legacy as a long-time purveyor of energy, dunks and good vibes off the Raptors bench, whether him going to the dastardly Celtics changes how he'll be viewed in Toronto long term, why he might be one of the last beloved bench guys of his kind in an NBA that encourages back-of-roster churn more each and every year, and some of their favourite moments from Boucher's seven seasons in Toronto. Plus, they discuss whether any Raptors in history have had a weirder jump shot than Boucher, and which ex-Raptors are in line to have the most reputation-shifting seasons in new locales this coming year. Discord: https://discord.gg/RJdtKzygSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOC

The strength of the Toronto Raptors in 2025-26 seems likely to be their ability to mix and match starters with bench guys throughout 48 minutes -- can it be a recipe for success? In Episode 1920, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob play a Stupid Little Game where they attempt to build out 5-man starter-plus-bench lineups that stand a chance of winning their minutes this coming season within a strict budget. Can Scottie Barnes find success sharing the floor with Brandon Ingram and bench pieces in a way Barnes plus four reserves didn't work last season? Will Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl be a dependable backbone for Raptors' bench looks? Does RJ Barrett have a chance of succeeded running offense against lesser opponents after struggling to run the show against starters last year? All that and more as Sean and Big V reunite for the first time in six weeks! Discord: https://discord.gg/DKju8VVCSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to ht

A healthy Brandon Ingram should transform the way the Toronto Raptors play offense, and the case for optimism in the 2025-26 Toronto Raptors isn't all that hard to outline as a result. In Episode 1919, Sean Woodley is joined by Michael Pina (The Ringer) to talk about the impact a healthy Brandon Ingram can have on the floor for the Raptors despite his damaged reputation around the league, how his skillset will ease the burden on Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, the upside for the Raptors' offensive and defensive units this year, why some youthful bench contributions could have an outsized impact on the team's quality, and how the Raptors stack up in the busted Eastern Conference. Off the top, Sean and Michael get into why Michael views Ingram more favourably than most national media folks, and why the quality of his ability as a player has gotten clouded by a rough run of circumstances. Next, they dive into the impact Ingram will have on Quickley, Barnes and Barrett, all of whom figure to hav

Jakob Poeltl's extension was good for the Toronto Raptors, Sandro Mamukelashvili is a fun if low-impact signing, RJ Barrett's future is as murky as ever and the Toronto Raptors BADLY need to just do the rebrand to purple already, please. In Episode 1918, Sean Woodley continues to spew his 500 Takes of Summer after sitting out the last six weeks on daddy duty, with thoughts on why the Jakob Poeltl extension makes sense even if it locks the Raptors into an expensive roster that hasn't yet proven much, why the Mamu signing is a nice addition to a big man rotation that while unconventional, looks as stout as the Raptors have had in years, RJ Barrett's murky future with the team as the books look more and more clogged going forward, quick Summer League takeaways and his growing frustration with the Raptors refusal simply execute the purple rebrand the entire fan base seems to want. Discord: https://discord.gg/DKju8VVCSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENER

It's been a wild offseason for the Toronto Raptors and Sean Woodley is BACK to spill his thoughts on Masai Ujiri's firing, Bobby Webster as the potential new president of basketball ops, the Collin Murray-Boyles pick and more! In Episode 1917, Sean makes his return from parental leave to talk about the Raptors surprise ouster of Masai Ujiri after 12 years on the job, the somewhat concerning names being bandied out as his potential replacement and why Bobby Webster should be the man for the job if it doesn't go to Chad Buchanan or Kevin Pritchard of the Indiana Pacers. Plus, Sean gets into his thoughts on the Raptors selecting Collin Murray-Boyles with the 9th pick in the draft and how he figures to help the Raptors in year one. Discord: https://discord.gg/DKju8VVCSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until S

It's another mailbag edition of the show! Vivek Jacob looks at MLSE still keeping spending the same at Summer League, who'd be the best Raptors poker player, where the team stacks up in the East, and more!What does parting ways with Masai Ujiri really say about MLSE? Is it just a prudent financial move so money can be directed elsewhere? Who fared best in Vegas at the Blackjack and Poker tables? That's all tackled in the first segment.In the second segment, it's a parade of questions related to how the Raptors will stack up in the East. Where will they finish? Which player will stand out if the Raptors are a playoff team? Which young player can shine the most?To finish, a great question about a Raptors version of Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure. Tune in to listen!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code

Taking a trip down memory lane with some of the best Toronto Raptors head coach rants, the biggest disses by an opponent, and best moments from the broadcast with Buckets & Tea (Raptors Republic) podcast host Cathryn Naiker.In the first segment, Vivek and Cathryn debate the best head coaching rants between Sam Mitchell's "Zero, zero, zero," Dwane Casey's "We go back to Canada" and Darko Rajakovic's "Scottie Barnes is gonna be the face of the league."Next up, who dissed the Raptors more between LeBron James and Paul Pierce. Finally, Vivek and Cathryn re-live some of the best broadcast moments from Matt Devlin's "Punjabi!" to Jack Armsrong's wrong Ron reference.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first yearGametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Game

As we transition away from Summer League, it's time to shift attention to the latest on the Toronto Raptors' search for a new team president. Vivek Jacob is joined by TSN's Josh Lewenberg to discuss how much progress has been made.In the first segment, we discuss the dynamics surrounding the decision-making of bringing in a new team president and which way MLSE may be leaning.In the second segment, Vivek and Josh discuss the possible ramifications if Bobby Webster doesn't get promoted from the GM role to President. Would that trigger Webster looking for greener pastures?Finally, Vivek and Josh discuss Summer League performances and how Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter and Collin Murray-Boyles fared. Show Theme Music: Keep Fallin' / The Passion HiFi on SoundCloud

Looking back on Collin Murray-Boyles and Alijah Martin's Summer League with Hello and Welcome podcast's William Lou. Vivek and Will also discuss the bench wing depth as well as favourite bench lineup options.Will shares what he learned about Murray-Boyles and Martin as people through his conversations with them in Vegas. Then, Vivek and Will discuss what they saw out of the two over the course of Summer League action and if there were any surprises.Next, Vivek and Will rank the bench wing depth between Gradey Dick, Ja'Kobe Walter, Ochai Agbaji, Jamison Battle and AJ Lawson.Finally, the two consider some fun bench lineup options for the Raptors. Show Theme Music: Keep Fallin' / The Passion HiFi on SoundCloud

The Toronto Raptors' hopes of winning the 2025 Summer League championship ended in a semifinal loss to the Sacramento Kings. Vivek Jacob recaps the loss, zooms in on some of the individual performances, and looks at some big picture takeaways from the five games played.It was another rough first quarter offensively for the Raptors and in a matchup of a great defence against a great offence, that was always going to spell doom. The Raptors trailed by as many as 22 in the third quarter but Jamal Shead led a spirited fightback that cut the deficit to just one point. It was all too little, too late as frustrations boiled over and head coach James Wade was ejected.Ulrich Chomche and A.J. Lawson probably had the most to be proud of from this Summer League campaign. We look back on the other notable performers over the five games as well.To wrap up, what are the big picture takeaways from Summer League?Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKE

Damian Lillard's return to Portland shakes up the NBA landscape. What's behind this unexpected move? The Locked on NBA Squad Show panel dives into Lillard's decision, debating its impact on the Blazers and young star Scoot Henderson. They explore summer league insights, revealing which players might not cut it in the big leagues. Plus, get ready for some hot takes on NBA team predictions, including the Nuggets, Lakers, and Pelicans. Tune in for expert analysis on defensive strategies, the evolving Eastern Conference, and bold projections for the upcoming season. Don't miss out on the squad's insider perspectives and lively debates! 0:00 Intro: Summer league and Damian Lillard discussion 5:13 Damian Lillard's return to Portland analyzed 11:48 Summer league's value and networking aspect 18:23 Denver Nuggets' outlook for next season 25:26 Debate on perimeter vs backline defense 31:32 Anthony Davis vs Jaren Jackson Jr comparison 37:21 Eastern Conference team projections discussed 41:42 Bottom Eastern Conferenc

Collin Murray-Boyles was excellent in leading the Toronto Raptors to an 81-69 win over the Golden State Warriors and a place in the 2025 NBA Summer League semifinals. Vivek Jacob goes solo to break down the win and look ahead to the semis on Saturday against the Sacramento Kings.A quick recap is followed by analyzing what made Murray-Boyles so successful in this contest. As we've come to expect, the defence was immaculate but what really stood out was scoring 20 points pretty comfortably. Listen in to understand how he was used and why he was effective. Alijah Martin was also an important part of keeping the Raptors' offence afloat in the first half.In the second segment, we take a deeper look at why Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, and A.J. Lawson struggled to score. After scoring 26 in the previous game, it was disappointing to see Walter have a complete dud in this one. To their credit, despite the offensive struggles, they all brought great intensity and energy on the defensive side of the ball.Finally, the s

It's time to answer some mailbag questions! What's the level of confidence in the bench for next season? What are some of the under the radar skills that are emerging at Summer League? What does Alijah Martin bring to the table that Ochai Agbaji doesn't? Vivek Jacob goes solo to answer those questions and more.In the first segment, Vivek sets bench expectations by going through how the rotation could play out and which players will be the most important bench pieces. There's also a question about the Raptors not having rebranded in a little while and what the delay could be. Vivek looks at the Orlando Magic as a good recent example of a rebrand and considers the factors that may currently be affecting Toronto.Next up, Vivek looks at the underrated things Ulrich Chomche, Jamal Shead, Ja'Kobe Walter and A.J. Lawson have been doing during Summer League as well as what the keys are for Lawson to remain on the roster.Finally, the mailbag episode wraps up with a breakdown of Alijah Martin vs. Ochai Agbaji and the f

Taking a deeper look at the Toronto Raptors' Summer League performances through three games. Vivek Jacob is joined by Sportsnet's Blake Murphy to see just how much Ulrich Chomche has progressed in a year, where Ja'Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead are heading into Year 2, and if Bench Mob 2.0 is an actually possibility this season.To start, Vivek and Blake break down Chomche's performances thus far and whether that puts him in position to factor into the Raptors' regular season rotation. Chomche has shown great improvement in functioning at the pace of these games and making great plays defensively.How about Ja'Kobe Walter? He delivered the best Raptors performance so far this Summer League and it bodes well for expectations this season. Jamal Shead has been as advertised. Vivek and Blake also discuss the performances of AJ Lawson, Jonathan Mogbo and Jamison Battle.To wrap up, Vivek and Blake discuss how effective Chucky Hepburn and Alijah Martin could be as the starting backcourt for the Raptors 905 and whether Be

The Toronto Raptors remained undefeated at the 2025 NBA Summer League with a 101-97 win over the Denver Nuggets. Vivek Jacob goes solo to break down Ja'Kobe Walter's amazing performance, the team unity shining through in a tense moment, and more growth from Ulrich Chomche.This was the performance we've been waiting for from Walter at Summer League. He was clearly the best player on the floor, scoring at will and making play after play on the defensive end to finish with SEVEN steals. His 26 points in 29 minutes were the biggest factor in the win.E.J. Liddell seemed intent on getting under the Raptors' skin in this one and ultimately got himself ejected after elbowing Walter to the ground. What was great to see Toronto's perspective was just how together the team was in that moment and how everyone -- including Darko Rajakovic from the sidelines -- was prepared to do what it took to protect Walter.Finally, touching on the performances of Collin Murray-Boyles, Jamal Shead and Ulrich Chomche. Chomche in particul

Collin Murray-Boyles makes his Summer League debut, AJ Lawson provided a big spark, and Jonathan Mogbo shines. Vivek Jacob goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors improving to 2-0 after defeating the Orlando Magic 89-86.First up, Murray-Boyles got off to a rocky start as he struggled on his drives, not getting to the basket or being able to pull-up. He grew into the game as it went on and had some good two-way sequences that flashed his potential. AJ Lawson's offence has been much needed for the Raptors and he delivered once again.Then, Vivek takes a look at Chomche and how he seems to be more steady than his rookie season. Mogbo was demoted from the starting lineup but didn't let affect him. Also taking a closer look at the other notable performers.Finally, Brandon Ingram provided an update on his status and things seem to be headed in the right direction.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www