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.A jam-packed week of Raptors action that included two overtime games, a first-ever jersey retirement and a ton of standout performances. Zulfi, Kyle and Coty break it all down and share our thoughts on the last seven days of action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Toronto Raptors have struggled to win games so far, but they've had great performances from their young players. Gradey Dick and RJ Barrett most of all. Samson Folk is joined by Keerthika Uthayakumar to talk about it all. 0:00 - Introductions 1:00 - The stats of the Raptors season 9:00 - RJ Barrett's Leap 19:48 - Gradey Dick is so good Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Samson Folk. First, they talk about why Samson hates Halloween and doesn't dress up. Then at the 8-minute mark, they start talking basketball. Which NBA team should ring the alarm bells?? Even though it's very early in the season, things are not going as planned. Cathryn decides her Ring the Alarms team is the Denver Nuggets. They break down how the former champions are not what they use to be and the cause for concern is valid. Then they talk about the latest report that NBA ratings are down. How has gambling affected the way we consume the NBA? Has the Parody era contributed to this decline? and more. Then they talk about Boston Coach Joe Mazzula, who stated on a podcast that he wants the league to become more violent! What???? Then in our Raptors Homer moment, They talk about Scottie's injury and what this means for the rest of the team. Raptors Halloween costumes, and our Hottie Highlight of the week is between Cowboy Bruce Brown & the real Raptors fans being back.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss Gradey Dick's swipes at stardom, Scottie Barnes' injury, and all the impressive performances the Raptors have been getting from their young players. Also, Vince Carter's jersey retirement, LeBron James in Toronto, and Sag for Flagg? 0:00 - Introductions 0:25 - A great 1-4 team? 1:40 - Scottie's injury 2:41 - Scottie's mask choice 3:15 - These Raptors know how to battle 4:45 - Tre's smile update 5:57 - Sag for Flagg? 8:12 - Davion's first great game 11:00 - Gradey has been amazing and could chase stardom 21:10 - A huge week of hoops 22:37 - Vince & LeBron, player empowerment 24:25 - Vince's place in Canadian basketball 25:40 - Facing LeBron 26:25 - The Lakers look good 29:10 - Mogbo & Ochai 29:45 - Ochai has become a real player 36:20 - Jonathan Mogbo captured our hearts 45:20 - Progression is fun 46:05 - Samson is excited for the Vince jersey retirement 47:20 - Can the Raptors beat the Kings? 51:05 - DeMar - RJ mirror match 52:30 - Does Immanuel come back soon? 55:10 - Samson vs Tre in fantasy 55:40 - Things to look forward to 56:45 - Young guys overperforming 58:12 - Raptors record over their next 7 games 1:01:18 - Tatum MVP 1:02:20 - Not enough marketing & goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this most recent episode of Confederacy Of Dunks Basketball Podcast, Hosts Freddie Rivas and Andy Hull welcome comedian, improviser, producer and all around hard core basketball fan Matt Mcready. The guys start off the pod by having an open conversation about the vibe around the Toronto Raptors in the beginning of this young season, not including the Denver Nuggets game. After they riff for a while they have fun with some hot takes league wide and end the podcast with a huge and very real interview from Nicola Jokic mid Raptors game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandier Baraheni to discuss NBA's opening night. What are their early takeaways and are they prepared to walk about any of our early season predictions? Then the 76ers and Joel Embiid are "under investigation" regarding the staus of his injuries and his statement regarding not playing back-to-back games. How should this team respond and should Joel play back-to-backs? LeBron and Bronny make their debut, is this actually significant? Then in our Raptors homer moment, we break down the rough start in their home opener, where are the glimmers of hope and should we start the Cooper Flag manifestations today? In the Hottie Highlight Es has to choose between the debut of the Intuit Dome, Grady Dick and T-Mac Shick Razer commercial or Wing Stop becoming the official partner of the NBA & G league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the Toronto Raptors opening loss of the season and how key players performed. They also look ahead to the upcoming games vs. the Wolves, detailing how the matchups will change each game.  0:00 - Introductions + Scrappy Teams 2:05 - The Raptors had ball pressure for a moment 4:20 - Why the defense fell apart 5:50 - The Raptors horrible offensive start 7:48 - Come back soon RJ 8:20 - Scottie played really bad 14:05 - Gradey is so, so important 16:53 - Chris Boucher will score the ball 17:28 - Jamal Shead impressed us 23:20 - Jakob had a really tough game 25:15 - Mismatch hunting can still make sense 27:55 - Can Gradey average 15ppg? 29:45 - Matchups for the game 37:00 - Summer League in the regular season 38:05 - Returning to fun basketball 41:00 - Parting shots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Confederacy of Dunks, hosts Freddie Rivas and Andy Hull welcome special guest Alan Shane Lewis from This Hour Has 22 Minutes and The Canadian Baking show to talk about insane Toronto Raptors Pre-Season grades that Freddie made up, teams that have never won a championship and they finish off brainstorming nicknames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk takes listener questions with Louis Zatzman. They discuss how many All-Stars are on the Toronto Raptors' roster, Scottie Barnes' improvements, and a whole bunch of basketball stuff. 0:00 - Introductions 1:20 - How many All-Stars are on the roster? 5:50 - Gradey Dick's Development 9:30 - Scottie's Unique Development 11:35 - Gradey's Shooting 17:15 - The Raptors are Screening Better 21:22 - Scottie & Gradey better than Scottie & IQ? 27:33 - Can a Gorilla play basketball? 30:35 - Can the Raptors offense be good? 32:50 - 15th man (speculation/reasoning, skip ahead for answers) 42:55 - Mogbo's Role/Development 48:00 - Ochai looks much better 50:20 - Reacting to Raptors roster moves 56:22 - Lonnie Walker 58:46 - Mikal Bridges jumper 1:00:30 - Authoritarian Basketball 1:01:55 - What's important from Preseason? 1:05:00 - Scottie's perfect co-stars 1:08:20 - Raptors identities? 1:14:15 - What makes a backup guard successful? 1:18:20 - 2 Guard Lineups 1:23:25 - How many wins for the Raptors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckets & Tea NBA Show is Back! Hello & Welcome's Jerome Cheng joins host Cathryn Naiker to discuss some wild NBA predictions. Which team is going to surprise a casual out of the East and West? Which team is going on sale (blowing up/trades) by the deadline? and by the end of the season? Who is going to win the stupid NBA Cup LOL Biggest Leap forward? Newest All-Star? Biggest shock of the season? Then in Raptors Predictions: Who is going to be most improved? Will Scottie make the all-star team? and will we make the play in? Do we want to make the play in? In our Hottie Highlight of the week Jerome has to choose between Vince Carter's Hall Of Fame Speech or VC moved to tears at the news Toronto is retiring his jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson & Tre are joined by producer Es to discuss Gradey & Scottie popping off, plus the awards draft. 0:00 - Introductions 2:10 - Boston win recap 4:40 - Gradey's offensive improvements 11:30 - Should Gradey start? 13:30 - Gradey's passing 15:50 - health updates for the team 16:27 - Scottie Superstar 18:40 - Scottie's pnr numbers 20:00 - Scottie's 3 level scoring 24:18 - Drafting Awards 25:45 - Scottie Barnes All-Star 28:23 - Scottie Barnes All-NBA 31:00 - RJ Barrett MIP 33:50 - RJ Barrett All-Star 36:25 - Garrett Temple Good Guy Award 38:28 - Scottie Barnes All-Defense 40:20 - Immanuel Quickley MIP 42:20 - Jonathan Mogbo All Rookie 45:40 - Ja'Kobe Walter All Rookie 47:00 - Davion Mitchell 6MOY 48:50 - Samson's Weasel Selections 50:45 - Jakob Poeltl All-Defense 56:00 - Enjoying the season 57:00 - IQ getting up threes 57:45 - Gradey Dick will be the 2nd best Raptor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week of Confederacy of Dunks, Freddie Rivas and Andy Hull welcome guest Anthony Hall from Toronto's Second City. They of course riff on the insane new theme song that Andy has created, and move on to talk a little bit about the Toronto raptors pre-season. The guys talk about IQ, Jamaal Shead, Chris Boucher and Peyton Prichard somehow always going off against the raptors. They touch on the low stakes of the pre season and how this team is in hard to evaluate without having IQ and Scottie on the floor together. After the pre season talk they get curious about the hall of fame. Vince Carter's hall of fame addition as a raptor sparked Freddie's curiosity so the guys riff on hall of fakes in general. What makes them matter? Where are they? Who gets in? Should we care? Do we care? They decide to make a Canadian heritage minute where Andy heckles James Naismith (played by Freddie) until James Naismith gives up his idea. Anthony suggest that he could be one of the guys who is wearing tight clothing. Pretty good idea honestly. Question three is all about the new documentary series the starting five which features LeBron, Jimmy, Anthony davis, Anthony Edwards and Domantis Sabonis. They each choose their own starting five and explore different angles like journeyman, veteran players, instigators and player coaches. Between the in three of them we get a big variety of takes and some straight up golden ideas if we are being real about it. Topic number four is all about the Donte Divenenzo and Rick Brunson beef. During the Minnesota Timberwolves vs New York Knicks game, don't was talking some smack to Tom Thibideau and it went viral. The guys explore other potential beefs this year like Bronny Vs Dillon, Paul George Vs Kawhi Leonard and Taylor Swift Vs Tom Thibideau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by dear friend and co-host Trevon Heath to discuss the state of the Raptors. 0:00 - Introductions 2:08 - Addressing the lack of podcasts 2:40 - Is Scottie a better leader now? 6:40 - Scottie's role on defense 8:33 - Update on RJ & Ja'Kobe's injuries 10:00 - Gradey as the 5th starter 10:45 - What Tre liked from camp 12:35 - End of bench guys getting early season shots 13:50 - Loving Jamal Shead's performance 16:35 - Ending the reaction pod 19:00 - RJ Barrett looks great 22:50 - Gradey's Ceiling and Future 27:56 - Mogbo is struggling 36:05 - Ja'Kobe's Ceiling 36:35 - Lying about the draft 38:40 - Is Chomche NBA ready? 44:00 - Will the Raptors beat their over/under? 49:00 - Raptors got so lucky with Scottie 50:15 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week our boy Adon Moss hops on the pod to talk about PRESEASON! But also NBA point guards and Andy tells a story of how he ruined Kraft Hockeyville for everyone! Workin on a NIGHT SHED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's just Andy and Freddie and we talk all about the Raptors 2024-25 presser, the expectations and how open everyone was about a rebuild. We also go deep on some jersey talk and then finally pay our last respects to the legend Dikembe Mutombo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Blake Murphy to discuss the latest in the Raptors realm. 0:00 - Introductions 1:50 - Can you podcast from VIA Rail? 2:30 - Vince's jersey retirement 5:30 - Blake's Raptor Show w/ Matt Bonner 7:50 - Es' on scene reporting of the Vince stuff 12:30 - Ja'Kobe Walter's injury 14:05 - Is IQ injured? 14:35 - Can IQ shoot 10 threes a game? 17:50 - Better shooter, Fred or IQ? 21:20 - Hoping the defense is better 22:50 - We want a strong team 24:52 - Blake gives the 905 update 29:15 - The Big Man Rotation 31:50 - The back end guard rotation 37:50 - Will Ramsey save Eric Koreen's career? 40:50 - How bad is the Raptors bench? 43:12 - What is going on with Boucher? 44:55 - Can Scottie carry the bench? 46:05 - Could the Raptors be top 6? 48:55 - Pro Wrestler names? 52:00 - We'll play Montreal hoops + bye Blake 54:00 - Ed Rogers thoughts 56:19 - PUBLIC TRANSIT 56:55 - Inside scoops from Es 58:55 - Does shocking your calves work? 1:02:00 - What position does Mogbo play? 1:06:50 - What will change on defense? 1:11:11 - Which Raptor could go pro in another sport? 1:15:12 - Best shooter on the Raptors? 1:15:23 - Best rim finisher 1:16:15 - Best iso scorer 1:17:08 - Other best stuff 1:18:10 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Imman Adan is back on the pod and we talk about the Raptors first ever jersey to hit the rafters and all the fun, nostalgic and yes, complicated feelings that come with looking back on Vince Carter's tenure with the team. We also talk about the upcoming seasons expectations and even find some time to shit on Jayson Tatum again. It's a perfect show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the latest in the Toronto Raptors realm. 0:00 - Introductions 0:30 - Tre's horrible month 2:00 - Being a family man 2:45 - New Jerseys!!! New Court!!! 7:20 - is the NBA Cup great?? 10:00 - Bruce Brown surgery 12:35 - Will Gradey start? 15:30 - Scottie's statline 24:15 - IQ's statline 31:55 - RJ's statline 42:00 - SGA worlds best player?? 44:45 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jay Rosales hops on the pod and we take the bait and talk about a list on the internet. Actually 2 lists. LETS DEBATE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is over and we are slowly getting back in Basketball mode. This week we talk with Chelsea Leite from Raptors HQ about which teams need to be all in this year. We also get Chat GPT to pitch us some Raptors slogans for the 30th anniversary season with some interesting results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week comedian and producer Dan Galea joins us for some NBA Welcome to Wrexham/Villain talk as well as who we'd upgrade on the current Raptors squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk answers listener questions about a wide variety of things. Timestamps for you lot. 0:00 - Intros 0:30 - How does Scottie become All-NBA? 3:00 - Prioritizing prospects over Agbaji? 5:00 - Are catch-all stats good? What do possession numbers mean? 9:10 - Putting Wembanyama on the Raptors 10:00 - Quickley's pull-up + Drives 12:27 - Who starts at Shooting Guard? 14:05 - Infinite loops/regress and turtles 15:12 - Scottie as a stocks monster 16:40 - How does Scottie became a Superstar? 18:40 - IQ statline prediction + will his playmaking improve? 20:45 - How do the Raptors make the playoffs? 21:58 - Enjoying the WNBA + unique aspects of the league 25:30 - What type of defense do I want to see from the Raptors? 29:16 - Great Writers & DeMar's LeBron comments 32:50 - Will Gradey average over 15.5 ppg? 34:39 - More work with Caitlin Cooper? 35:30 - Ja'Kobe Walter is the most important rookie 38:00 - Is Kelly Olynyk cooked? 40:30 - Pascal & Fred's championship run 43:55 - Climbing progress 44:43 - Most excited to talk about this season? 45:50 - Great Shooter outside of the clutch, or in it? 46:55 - SGA is better than Luka 49:19 - Saving King Joffrey or Abby TLOU 52:00 - What players fit well on the Raptors? 55:20 - Top 10 Raptors of all time? 56:40 - Scottie + Luka / Scottie + Maxey 57:50 - Offszn Q's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode we have comedian Arthur Simeon on and we talk who is the best current NBA Jam duo plus we just say the names of some old Raptors and have a bit of a laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an all fun Summer episode this week with Matt McReady and his trivia challenge and then its a DRAFT! We draft the all time international (aka non-US) team and then fail to talk about FIBA basketball for at least another 4 years probably? Go vote for the winning team on twitter and instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Raptors HQ's Chelsea Leite, to discuss Olympic Hangover highlights, and what we enjoyed most about the competition. Then switching gears and looking at this upcoming season, which teams are we most excited to see again, and which ones do we think are going to flame out? Which free agent moves are we looking forward to seeing in action & more. The NBA Cup is out and we evaluate our lack of excitement level and it's purpose. What could we do to make it more exciting? Then in the Raptors Homer Moment, we look at the free agents still available and should the Raptors go after any of these players? Finally in our Hottie Highlight of the Week segment, while talking about Precious Achewa walking Lions in nature Chelsea reveals she once worked at African Lion Safari. This sparks a whole tangent about what that experience was like. Then she is forced to choose between that or Jamal Shead picking up garbage after his teammate had a minor meltdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double whammy! This week its just Freddie but he's joined by Baskets and Tea host Cathryn Naiker! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's Mens Basketball Olympic Hopes are dashed and will we ever recover? Let's talk it out with our pal Darren Menezes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Samson Folk who have a fun, and loose conversation about Team Canada's loss to France. Where did it all go wrong? How do they feel about Jordi's decision-making? Why was Zach Edie & Wiggins left off the team and is this an anti-canada conspiracy? (jokes) How to recover emotionally after a bad loss. Then they discuss the state of the Raptors and how they feel going into next season and finally the Hottie Highlight of the week, Olympic Edition is between Snoop Dogg, Canadian Hammer throwers, or the male track and field athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex & Samson breakdown Canada's heartbreaking loss to France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Vivek Jacob to discuss Olympic Basketball. Team Canada men's quarterfinal and semi-final odds. Then they discuss the 3x3 basketball tournament, how boring it is, and what can the Olympics do to fix it. The USA basketball team and their DNPs. Is this just an embarrassment of riches or is Steve Kerr up to something? Then in our Raptors Homer moment, we look at the new 30 anniversary logo, and what other plans the team might have to celebrate the occasion. Then in our hottie highlight of the week, it's an Olympic greatness affair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're back this week with a look at Canada's men's basketball team and what they hope to do in the 2024 Paris games. We're joined by RR's own Jonathan Chen and ask him a ton of questions you've also been probably wondering about - the group of death, Zach Edey, and WHERE'S THANASIS? (Very badly injured) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by COD's Freddie Rivas to discuss Bronny James and the hype around him being a nepo-baby, Jaylen Brown stating that he isn't a professional and where does he go from here. Then they discuss Russel Westbrook to the Denver Nuggets. What are the Nuggets thinking and could this be a good fit? Then we talk Aprons! First and second, is forcing the league into even more parody than ever before ultimately going to be a good thing? In our Raptors Homer moment, we say bye to Gary Trent Jr, who just signed with the Bucks. We revisit the vision 6-9 era and discuss how do we feel about the Raptors team now going into next season. In our Hottie highlight of the week it's between dance-offs and pick up games.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors game against the Jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors game against the Nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors Summer League win over the Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk discusses his expectations for the Raptors in Vegas. Timestamps will be affected by implemented ads. 0:00 - Introductions 1:50 - Gradey Dick 7:09 - Ja'Kobe Walter 12:30 - Branden Carlsen 16:03 - Ulrich Chomche 21:10 - Jonathan Mogbo 25:00 - Masai's Grassroots Development 25:58 - Jamal Shead 28:35 - Rebuilding Team 30:15 - Ochai Agbaji 34:35 - JFL & Carton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiekr is joined by "Hello & Welcome's" Jerome Cheng. They discuss the USA vs Canada basketball game, how the US team came on top, and adjustments we could see each team make. Then they discuss Kawhi Leonard leaving the Olympic team and being replaced by Derrick White. What does this mean for Kawhi and the Clippers as well was Jaylen Brown snubbed? Could that lead to tension for Boston next season? Demar DeRozan signs with the Kings, is he a good fit? Then in Raptors news Gary Trent Jr and negotiations with the Raptors have fallen through. They discuss what the loss means for the team. Then Paul George re-hashes the Kawhi trade and talks about the possibility of coming to Toronto. We revisit what could have been. Then in our Hottie HIghlight of the week, the former Raptors edition is a tough choice between Siakam, DeRozen, and Vince Carter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode we have RR mainstay Samson Folk to talk about what we'd like to see the Raptors as individuals develop over the summer, which of our guys we'd prefer to have on a rock climbing trip and what are we going to do about this Drake thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson is joined by good friend Blake Murphy to discuss the latest in Raptors land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandiar Baraheni to discuss the biggest stories surrounding free agency this year. The end of the Splash brothers era in Golden State. What does this mean for Warriors, for Klay in Dallas and what actually is going on with Andrew Wiggins. Then they discuss Paul George to the 76ers, the similarities with the Clippers and Warriors and unhappy stars leaving for not getting paid. Do the 76ers now have what it takes to get to the top and how do they stack now compare the rest of the east? Then they discuss how overhyped thx Nepo-baby drama around Bronny James is, and would Demar DeRozen be a good fit? In Raptors News they celebrate the Immanuel Quickly signing and the promise of consistency next season. And update on the Knicks lawsuit and the Jontay Porter situation takes a darker turn. Then the hottie highlight of the week is focused on team Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(00:00) Wiggins (18:00) Edey (28:00) SGA/Murray backcourt (38:00) Roster decisions (1:00:00) Women's team roster analysis (1:08:00) Men's team's draw Powered by FanDuel which helps RR create the content you love - go here and sign up: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/fanduel Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/38IlV8U Read our articles: https://bit.ly/38FCq5B Instagram: https://bit.ly/3jKJnsg Twitter: https://bit.ly/2WOyTiy Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/38FDlTB Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kQXVG6 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2X15aDk Buy $RAPS: https://bit.ly/3naFrDr #raptors #wethenorth #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Miguel is back and we talk about the Raptors free agency possibilities and what's happening in the NBA off-season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Louis, Tre, and Es to detail the past few days in Raptors land, plus potential free agent signings. Timestamps will be affected by 30 seconds or 1 minute depending on implemented ads. 0:00 - Introductions 2:35 - Recapping the last few days 5:40 - How do Davion + Sasha fit in? 13:00 - Scottie's extension 13:40 - Quickley's extension 26:55 - Ja'Kobe Walter 37:55 - Jonathan Mogbo 46:58 - Jamal Shead 54:43 - Ulrich Chomche 59:35 - Patrick Williams 1:03:35 - Bruce Brown 1:05:20 - Does Gary leave? 1:08:00 - Goga Bitadze 1:12:45 - Naji Marshall 1:17:57 - Saddiq Bey 1:19:07 - James Wiseman 1:24:45 - Caleb Martin 1:28:00 - Jalen Smith 1:31:18 - Andre Drummond 1:32:30 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Sportsnet's Blake Murphy! They review the draft and discuss winners and losers and questions going into next season. We mix up the format and dive into the Raptors pick Ja'Kobe Waler. Then they live react to Johnathan Mogbo and find out he's childhood friends with Scottie in real time! Then they discuss the big Knicks / Nets trade. Mikal Bridges for a ton of picks. Are the Nets the new OKC? Are the Knicks the new favourites in the east & more. Then they have fun with a few free agency predictions who is going where, etc. In our Raptors homer moment, we discuss Scottie's max extension, is it a good deal? Finally, in our Hottie HIghlight of the week, it's between our newest Raptors.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Trevon Heath & Coty Wiles to discuss the Raptors selection of Ja'Kobe Walter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guy Curly from the Live by the 3 pod joins us for some off-season musings about the Scottie contract and the NBA's tanking problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Brendan Stewart to discuss the Raptors potential draft selections. 0:00 - Introductions 1:50 - DaRon Holmes 20:00 - Isaiah Collier 30:00 - Yves Missi 39:45 - Kyle Filipowski 51:00 - Carter, McCain, Edey ranked 59:00 - Brendan's Lottery Board Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week host Cathryn Naiker does a solo podcast from Los Angeles. She talks about J.J. Reddick being hired by the Lakers. What does this mean for the team and LeBron going forward? Then she reacts to Monty Williams being fired and what Detroit should do next. Then Alex Caruso gets traded to OKC for Josh Giddy. What does this trade mean for both teams and the positives on both sides? Then in our Raptors homer moment, Cathryn reacts to the news that the Raptors are interested in Bronny James. OG and Pascal free agency rumors and our hottie highlight of the week has the return of our old friend Nick Nurse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Powered by FanDuel which helps RR create the content you love - go here and sign up: https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/fanduel Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/38IlV8U Read our articles: https://bit.ly/38FCq5B Instagram: https://bit.ly/3jKJnsg Twitter: https://bit.ly/2WOyTiy Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/38FDlTB Facebook: https://bit.ly/3kQXVG6 LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2X15aDk Buy $RAPS: https://bit.ly/3naFrDr #raptors #wethenorth #BlueWireVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Adon Moss is on the pod to talk about the worst franchises in the NBA and potential new rules for the league. Plus the Boston Celtics have won the NBA Championship blah blah blah most boring champions ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Trevon Heath to discuss who the Raptors should choose in the draft. 0:00 - Introductions 2:35 - Bronny James 8:40 - Devin Carter 16:58 - Zach Edey 24:25 - Ja'Kobe Walter 32:30 - Cam Spencer 41:15 - Jared McCain 47:45 - How they fit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Raptors HQ Chelsea Leite, to discuss the NBA Finals. Is a Boston sweep inevitable or does Dallas have a win or two in them? Is the Luka criticism valid, can the Mavs step up & more? Then they discuss the Lakers coaching search drama. Dan Hurley turns down a massive offer and J.J Reddick becomes the front-runner once again. Then in our Raptors Homer moment, we discuss the 5 year anniversary of the Raptors championship. What would we do differently as fans if we could go back in time? Then Scottie Barns is on his soapbox giving dating advice, we analyze if it's good dating advice or not and give more of our perspective. Then our Hottie Highlight runner-ups are Dirk and Nash, Ellie the Elephant, or NaLyssa Smith and DiJonai Carrington on, and off again romance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a look at the most likely candidates for the 19th and 31st spots in this years draft with bigtime draft-head Matt Mcready! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath talk about who the Raptors should pick in the draft. Here's the link to Josh's Mogbo piece: Scouting Report: Jonathan Mogbo – JoshScoutEm (wordpress.com) 0:00 - Introductions + Tre's Glasses 2:10 - What type of players should the Raptors look for? 7:03 - Jaylon Tyson 14:05 - Tristan Da Silva 24:00 - Kel'el Ware 27:55 - A chance at upside 28:55 - Topic 29:40 - Raptors starting off day 2 30:20 - Ajay Mitchell 39:30 - Jonathan Mogbo 49:45 - Pacome Dadiet 1:00:08 - Parting Shots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have from Sportsnet and FAN 590, host of the JD Bunkis podcast, JD Bunkis! Would he still fold the Raptors for a few years of some hockey player and how many Seattle Supersonics posters does this guy have? Listen now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by the NBA Bit Host Mike Zakarian. They discuss what the playoffs were like this year for MIke living in NYC. Then Cathryn finds out Mike is from Massachusetts and Cathryn asks why does everyone hate Boston? Then they discuss their NBA Finals predictions. Who's going to win, how many games? Who will win Finals MVP, the coaching battle, and fun drinking games? Then they discuss Caitlin Clark the controversial foul heard around the world (sarcasm) and the media coverage surrounding her this week. Then in our Raptors homer moment, we discuss the updates on the Jontay Porter scandal. The man arrested in connection with the scandal and the NBA lobbying for federal regulation. Finally, in the Hottie HIghlight of the week, Cathryn pins Scottie Barnes against some other NBA Hottie moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back Team Canada Basketball expert Oren Weisfeld and talk about the upcoming NBA finals matchup as well as the upcoming Summer Olympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Basketball Feelings star Katie Heindl to discuss their thoughts on the NBA Playoffs. Can Minnesota do the impossible and come back from being down 0-3? Their feelings on what looks like a Boston Dallas finals & more. Then they do some detective work and try to solve the question, why does everyone hate Rudy Gobert? From the media to his peers, he seems to be one of the most unlikable players in the NBA and they dig deep to uncover some possible answers. Then they look at early off-season rumors and pick which one they think is most likely to be true. They share their love for Quinn Snider & Klay Thompson respectfully, and Katie shares a fun story about interviewing Thompson. Then in our Hottle Highlight of the week, Katie has to pick between Scottie in Hong Kong and Pascal reminiscing on his "break up" with the Raptors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk more playoffs, we look at the NBA Awards and Freddie tells us all about meeting Justin Trudeau at the Toronto WNBA event! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandier Baraheni to discuss Toronto getting a WNBA team. The announcement and how Cathryn got to interview Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the growth of women's basketball and women's sports in Canada. Then they discuss the NBA playoffs, the Haliburton injury, and what that means for the Pacers. How Boston has been able to breeze through to the finals. They comment on the electricity and charisma around the TImberwolves and is their series against the Mavericks the true Finals? The very non-controversial ALL NBA selection. Some actual Raptor Bird News and our Hottie Highlight of the week is all about the cameos at the WNBA press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Jack Quantrill to discuss who the Raptors should select with their 2nd round pick. Here's Jack's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBA 0:00 - How valuable are 2nd rounders? 3:10 - Dillon Jones 15:00 - Jamal Shead 24:41 - Bobi Klintman 33:40 - Reed Sheppard haircut + goodbye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Jack Quantrill to discuss 3 players the Raptors could consider at pick 19. 0:00 - Introductions 2:20 - Kel'el Ware 17:39 - Bub Carrington 32:11 - Terrence Shannon Jr. Here's Jack's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we get hyped about the new Toronto WNBA franchise, the NBA playoffs AND The Raptors free agency possibilities all with our guest, Derick Deonarain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Montreal's Bill Wennington joins Andrew Damelin for a heavy dose of nostalgia. From Ed Pinckney viciously dunking on him in high school, to a Jokic-like pass by Chris Mullen in college, to, yes, Michael Jordan and the Bulls, the anecdotes will rivet you. The former Chicago Bulls centre, current Bulls radio analyst, and new CEBL analyst also reveals his secret to winning, what it means to think the game, and his definition of a great broadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Samson Folk to first celebrate Toronto getting a WNBA Team! Then they talk about the Denver-Minnesota series. Did Denver blow it? Does Jokic only care about horses? and more. Then they talk about the Knicks and Cathryn asks Samson if he's Team OG or Team Pascal in this series. What do they think of Tibs running his guys into the ground and do the Knicks have a chance of getting to the finals? Then they talk about Frank Vogel being the latest coach fired. How do they feel about coaches always being the scapegoat? Then DeMar DeRozan is writing a tell-all book! What's the one thing they would hope for him to reveal? In the Hottie HIghlight of the week, Samson chooses between Scottie and Darko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back Imman Adan back to the show and talk some second round playoffs action, we also touch on Darko's first offseason and I compare him to a mug. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back all time great guest Chelsea Leite from Raptors HQ and talk about the very fun NBA playoffs as well as the perhaps less fun prospects for the Toronto Raptors this coming off season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by fashion designer Casey Bannerman to discuss the fall of the Lakers and Sun this early in the playoffs. What does it mean for those franchises and what if any options do they have going forward? Then they talk about Anthony Edward’s and his early meteoric rise. His “gesture” which Cathryn felt was creepy, and the excitement going into the next series vs Denver. Then they discuss Jalen Brunson being the next NBA hottie and how likeable the Knicks are despite the amount Joel Embiid playing through so many injuries. Then on our raptors homer moment we talk about how Masai said they are looking at the Orlando Magic as a shining example for their rebuild. Finally in our hottie highlight of the week it’s a choice between Immanuel Quickly showing love for Toronto and Bruce Brown showing love for Tim Hortons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath discuss the bargain bin trade options and free agent possibilities for the Raptors. 0:00 - Introductions 1:45 - Ben Simmons 5:20 - Andrew Wiggins 10:40 - Cam Johnson 12:50 - John Collins 13:45 - De'Andre Hunter 17:00 - Deandre Ayton 18:10 - MPJ & J Grant 19:55 - Kevin Huerter 21:35 - Harrison Barnes 23:10 - Zach Lavine 24:50 - Bogdan Bogdanovic 25:55 - James Wiseman 30:30 - Caleb Martin 33:00 - Tyus Jones 36:25 - De'Anthony Melton 38:58 - Lonnie Walker IV 40:42 - Jaylen Nowell 44:05 - Nic Claxton 46:30 - Lottery Live Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Oren Weisfeld to discuss the NBA Playoffs! What is their biggest pleasant surprise and biggest disappointment in the playoffs so far. Is this the end of a generation big 3 (LeBron, Steph & KD) dominating? Will they have another great run again in their careers? Who are we rooting for & more. Then they talk about Pascal Siakam dominating so far in the playoffs and all the Raptors fans online wishing he was still with the Raptors. Then they talk about the Knicks / 76ers series and the post game reports that get released after the refs make a mistake. What do we think of this series so far and what good does the post game report do? Then they talk about the raptors getting the 19th pick overall. The Hottie Highlight of the week is a choice between Karaoke and cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk is joined by Louis Zatzman to discuss what went well, and what went poorly during the Raptors season. 0:00 - Introduction + season as a whole 1:35 - Ranking our fav acts of the szn 9:10 - Celebrating & Reviewing Scottie 15:05 - Scottie changed how teams defended him 19:15 - The key to the IQ + Scottie partnership 25:20 - Scottie's jumper mechanics 27:10 - Scottie, the elite defensive playmaker 34:30 - Immanuel Quickley 38:40 - Quickley changing speeds 44:40 - Quickley's defense 49:10 - Quickley's contract 50:55 - RJ Barrett 52:20 - RJ's tremendous stats 58:00 - Mice 59:54 - RJ's defense 1:02:25 - The BBQ defense fit 1:06:00 - Gradey Dick 1:16:10 - Gradey's Defense 1:19:00 - Should Gradey start next year? 1:21:35 - Jakob Poeltl 1:26:30 - Coach Darko 1:37:43 - Gary Trent Jr. 1:45:00 - Mostly Ochai (some Nwora) 1:54:20 - Kelly Olynyk 2:00:10 - Bruce Brown 2:05:50 - Chris Boucher 2:10:50 - Jontay Porter 2:12:45 - Vices etc. 2:16:15 - End of bench guys 2:26:15 - Garrett Temple 2:27:46 - Louis asks for more 2:29:30 - Next year for the Raptors 2:32:50 - Enjoying the team 2:33:40 - Goodbyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Jerome Cheng to discuss the Play-In tournament, the shocking Warriors loss, and the possible demise of their dynasty. Plus Kyle Lowry's revenge game against the Heat, Zion's injury, and what that means for the Pelicans, will the Lakers blow up in the off-season & more. Then they discuss the end of the Raptors season, Masai's post-season press conference, and our overall thoughts on the last few seasons and looking ahead at a 3-6-year rebuild. The hottie of the week is a choice given to Jerome which he takes very seriously.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Samson Folk as he discusses the Raptors exit interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Basketball Feelings' Katie Heindl, to discuss the rise of women's basketball. How Caitlin Clark's rise has helped grow the sport overall and what a missed opportunity it was for Toronto to go all-in on an expansion team last year. Then they switch to the NBA and look back at the most significant trades of the past season and discuss the best moves, the most questionable moves, and how they will affect this year's playoffs. Then they look at the tight Eastern Conference play-in race and discuss the possible outcomes this year. In the Raptors Homer moment, they discuss the Raptors finally breaking the horrendous losing streak they were on, the hopes of pizza rising once again, and what positive takeaways fans can leave with the season. In our Hottie HIghlight of the week, Cathryn asks Katie to choose between Gradey Dick & Immanuel Quickly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson details the Raptors loss to the Nets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson details the Raptors win over the Wizards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week amidst an historic Raptors losing streak, we welcome James Rathbone and honestly chat way more about the NBA in general than the position our beloved team is currently in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by professional scout Josh Codinera to discuss potential draft picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Bucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandier Baraheni to discuss the Bucks losing to the Wizards & Grizzlies, blaming their equipment and traveling staff AGAIN and do they believe in them past the first round. Then we discuss Embiid's return, and how this could shake up the Eastern Conference playoffs. Then Lavar Ball disses Puma by calling their shoes "raggedy" and blaming them for LaMelo's injuries, does he have a point, or just salty? In our Raptors Homer moment, we discuss the literal nightmare this season has turned into. Malachi Flynn's 50-point game, Dalano Banton doing well in Portland, the Jontay Porter scandal, and how everyone is looking forward to turning over a new leaf. Finally in our Raptors Hottie HIghlight of the week, it goes to Vince Carter for officially making the Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson details the Raptors loss to the Wolves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Freddie Rivas makes his incredible return to the Confederacy of Dunks podcast! Plus we are joined by interim host Brendan Halloran and longtime friend of the show Adam Christie. We talk about the Porter betting stuff as well as whether or not the Raptors will win another game for the rest of the season? STAY POSITIVE GUYS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Knicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Nets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices