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A podcast featuring Samson Folk, Trevon Heath and Esfandiar Baraheni discussing all the latest Toronto Raptors news, storylines, post-game analysis, live shows, and more.

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  • Yesterday · 22 min

    What Is A SUCCESSFUL Rookie Season For Allen Graves?

    Allen Graves is coming into the Raptors with a chance to be a real rotation player as a rookie. 0:48 - Kawhi Update 1:30 - Graves Summer League 5:00 - Shooting 8:00 - Finishing 12:30 - Defense 16:00 - Expectations Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Tuesday · 1 hr 43 min

    How the Raptors built an Elite & Unique defense w/ Caitlin Cooper

    Samson Folk & Caitlin Cooper breakdown the Raptors unique approach to defending + talk about the team at large afterwards. Find Caitlin's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/basketballshewrote 0:00 - Intros 1:15 - Summarizing the Raptors defense 2:17 - Why are the Raptors interesting? 7:07 - Film breakdown on stabs 13:30 - Film breakdown on strong side help 18:35 - Film breakdown on attacking the spin 27:50 - Film breakdown on low hand contests 33:25 - Film Breakdown on swipes 35:55 - The Raptors are unique 39:20 - Scottie Barnes’ defensive leap 43:18 - The Raptors teambuilding 46:30 - How does Jamal Shead win all his minutes? 55:04 - Joe Wolfond anecdotes 56:03 - The Raptors transition offense 1:09:15 - The Raptors halfcourt offense 1:19:16 - Can Scottie carry over his playoff performance? 1:28:05 - The Cavs disappointed us 1:30:30 - What are the Clippers building? 1:31:55 - Caitlin’s imposter syndrome 1:34:30 - Caitlin thinks the Raptors are contenders 1:38:55 - Caitlin puts on the Samson cap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Monday · 1 hr 8 min

    Which young Raptor will make the biggest leap?

    Samson Folk discusses the Raptors young players and their roles for the upcoming season. 0:00 - Intros 2:12 - Collin Murray-Boyles 19:00 - Ja’Kobe Walter 33:16 - Jamal Shead 43:55 - Summarizing 45:50 - Answering chatter questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 21 · 24 min

    What Makes Jamal Shead ESSENTIAL For This Raptors Team?

    Jamal Shead was incredibly impactful for the Raptors in year 2. He just found a way. But what was the unquantifiable skill? 0:45 - Kawhi update 2:30 - Unquantifiable impact 5:00 - Possession battle 13:00 - Offensive inefficiency 15:00 - Shooting 20:00 - Leadership Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 15 · 1 hr 8 min

    Breaking Down the Toronto Raptors Schedule

    Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni detail the latest with the Raptors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 7 · 1 hr 5 min

    How the NBA finds diamonds in the rough

    Samson Folk is joined by Shamit Dua to breakdown his piece on reclamation projects in the NBA. Find Shamit's piece here: https://intheno.net/do-cheap-fliers-on-failed-prospects-actually-work/ Subscribe to Shamit's work here: https://intheno.net/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • August 7 · 26 min

    The Raptors Need THIS From Collin Murray-Boyles Next Season

    Episode 1 of Es Baraheni's preview of the 2026-2027 Raptors season. What does Collin Murray-Boyles need to do in order to succeed? 0:00 - Recap of rookie year 4:00 - Defense 9:00 - Rebounding 11:00 - Runners 15:00 - Playmaking + drives 21:00 - Expectations Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 24 · 53 min

    Predicting The Raptors 2025-2026 Rotation: How many games will they win?

    Es Baraheni and Trevon Heath break down the Raptors rotation for next season. How many games will Kawhi play? Will Allen Graves be a rotation player? How will Jakob and CMB split their minutes? 0:00 - Kawhi Investigation 3:00 - Allen Graves rotation minutes 4:30 - How many games will Kawhi play? 10:00 - Scottie's load 15:00 - RJ and IQ 20:00 - Ja'Kobe 23:00 - CMB vs Jakob 30:00 - Jamal 33:00 - Deep Bench 47:00 - Win total Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 22 · 1 hr 11 min

    One skill to improve for every Toronto Raptor

    Samson Folk breaks down the Raptors roster. 0:00 - Intro & latest news 2:11 - Kawhi Leonard 4:08 - Scottie Barnes 9:34 - RJ Barrett 15:48 - Immanuel Quickley 18:21 - Jakob Poeltl 21:30 - Collin Murray Boyles 25:28 - Jamal Shead 30:55 - Ja’Kobe Walter 37:20 - Allen Graves 41:52 - Jamison Battle 45:46 - Kyle Anderson 49:06 - Trayce Jackson Davis 51:28 - Alijah Martin 55:15 - Nate Bittle 58:56 - Chucky Hepburn 1:00:20 - Jaden Bradley 1:02:47 - Seth Lundy 1:05:41 - Darko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 12 · 29 min

    The Raptors are searching for diamonds at Summer League

    Samson Folk & Esfandiar Baraheni breakdown the Raptors first two Summer League games. 0:00 - Es’ perspective from Vegas 2:05 - Who are the players competing for roster spots? 5:45 - Allen Graves is having a great start to his career 9:35 - How have the guards been so far? 13:10 - Will CMB play? 14:15 - It’s a shooting guards world 15:18 - How did the Raptors get Nate Bittle? 17:35 - Es departs 18:20 - Solo Samson 18:30 - Revisiting Nate Bittle 22:48 - Jaden Bradley 24:59 - Lundy could be a 905er 26:25 - Waiting on players to impress me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 9 · 17 min

    Breaking Down Jaden Bradley & Allen Graves before Summer League

    Samson Folk & Josh Codinera breakdown the Raptors new draftees before summer league. Josh's twitter: https://x.com/JoshScoutEm 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Why did the Raptors select these guys? 1:43 - What is the key to Graves’ upside? 2:45 - What is the key to Bradley’s upside? 3:48 - Film breakdown of Bradley’s offense 5:53 - The jumper 7:28 - Bradley’s defense 10:55 - Allen Graves film 13:00 - Graves’ jumper 14:30 - Classic big man stuff 16:28 - Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 7 · 1 hr 23 min

    LOWRY RETIRES A RAPTOR - KAWHI EXTENSION? - DEROZAN RETURN? | HUGE NEWS IN TORONTO

    Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman discuss all the latest news in Raptors land. 0:00 - Intros 2:00 - Kyle Lowry will retire as a Raptor 6:53 - Kyle & the Raptors is a great love story 10:47 - Kyle was always underrated 13:23 - Kyle is a special mentor, a special person 17:32 - DeRozan could potentially join the Raptors 37:36 - Kawhi & Uncle Dennis professionally break up 42:22 - Kawhi will sign the max, but will he help the Raptors out? 44:54 - Kawhi film room 53:10 - Kawhi can succeed with Poeltl 1:04:00 - Kawhi is a dominant offensive player 1:05:28 - Kawhi & CMB partnership 1:09:20 - Analytics love Kawhi 1:11:22 - Kawhi should elevate the Raptors in transition 1:15:00 - A funny Kawhi comparison 1:17:00 - Scottie & Kawhi partnership 1:18:00 - We’re so excited for Kawhi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 5 · 1 hr 26 min

    The Raptors did it again w/ Samson & Joe Wolfond

    Samson Folk & Joe Wolfond discuss the Raptors latest team building approach. 0:00 - Intros 0:50 - Joe loves the Raptors new vision 7:48 - Health is super important 9:45 - What are the advantages of vision 6’9 15:15 - Film Room on Bobby Webster’s dream 26:10 - How can CMB develop into a star now? 33:45 - Does Kawhi’s defense still hold up? 38:22 - Kawhi really upgrades the offense 42:00 - Did the Raptors want to build this way? Would they have preferred a franchise point guard? 53:29 - Will Quickley have a good year? 59:19 - Is the Raptors frontcourt incomplete? 1:07:07 - How does Graves fit in? 1:10:20 - Players to target 1:20:11 - Our favorite lineups for this season 1:25:40 - Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 4 · 1 hr 8 min

    Ranking The New Eastern Conference With @Peeweedaplug ​

    Es Baraheni is joined by PeeWeeDaPlug from the Numbers on the Board podcast to rank the Raptors and the rest of the new-look Eastern Conference 0:00 - Player movement 5:00 - Pierre's thoughts on Kawhi 10:00 - Relegation teams 16:00 - Lottery Teams 22:00 - Play-In Teams 30:00 - New look Sixers 40:00 - New Look Heat 44:00 - Contenders vs Pretenders 53:00 - Raptors ranking Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • July 3 · 39 min

    DARKO EXTENSION, POTENTIAL FREE AGENTS, SUMMER LEAGUE PREVIEW, ANDERSON SIGNING

    Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni discuss the latest with the Raptors. 0:00 - Intros 0:43 - Darko gets extended 6:45 - Kyle Anderson is a Raptor 10:30 - Who can the Raptors get at the guard position? 16:03 - Big men the raptors can target 21:40 - The Raptors summer league roster 27:20 - Which Raptors will drive summer league success? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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