Locked On Raptors

The Toronto Raptors have a 7.5% chance of getting the first-overall pick and adding Cooper Flagg to their team at the 2025 NBA Draft, and it's OK to daydream about it. In Episode 1850, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about what makes Cooper Flagg such a special prospects, and what it would mean if the Raptors were to land him both in the near and long-term future. Off the top, Sean digs into Flagg's impressive resume as a college player, and why he's absolutely what he's been sold to be over the past few years in the lead-up to his NBA Draft declaration on Monday. Next, Sean gets into what he'd do for the Raptors as soon as next season, how he'd fit with Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram and Jakob Poeltl in a theoretical jumbo starting five, the small-ball possibilities he would unlock, and why adding Flagg might fulfill Masai Ujiri's stated requirements for feeling comfortable paying the luxury tax. Lastly, Sean outlines how Flagg would change the Raptors' outlook over the next 5 to 10 years,