Locked On Raptors

The Toronto Raptors closed out their preseason schedule with a 116-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets to finish 3-2 in the exhibition season, while continuing to hint at this team having a little bit more upside if things break right than has been projected all summer long. In Episode 1730, Sean digs into his biggest takeaway from the preseason as a whole, talks about why the Raptors got it exactly right with their final roster decisions, and runs through The Good, The Bad & The Hmmmm from the preseason. Off the top, Sean digs into why this preseason opened the door just a bit for the Raptors to be a surprise riser, with Scottie Barnes' all-encompassing presence, some optimism among the second unit guys, and the team's try-hard ethos all being elements that could push the Raptors' win total up this season. Next, Sean dives into the Raptors' decision to swap Jamison Battle into Branden Carlson's two-way spot and give Bruno Fernando the last spot on the 15-man roster, and why that was the exact right course of