Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors have extended head coach Darko Rajaković and now he gets to go to work with a very good team headlined by the newly acquired Kawhi Leonard. In Episode 2144, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond discuss why the Raps head coach's extension was very deserved, and what he figures to be able to do with a contending roster as the Kawhi Leonard 2.0 era begins next season. They discuss whether Leonard will fit into the Darko Ball ethos of the team on offense, why he's so good that the Raptors should be more than eager to concede some of their offense to Leonard's whims, and he Darko might be able to deploy the defense in an even more devastating way than he did last season when the Raptors were one of the best defenses in the NBA. Plus, they get into how tantalizing the wingy quarter of Leonard, Scottie Barnes, Collin Murray-Boyles and RJ Barrett is as a two-way unit of destruction, whether they're concerned about the team perhaps being limited in the number of ways it can play as currently constructed, and whether the team is deep enough to withstand any injury that could be incurred by the oft-injured Kawhi. We're very excited, friends.  

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The Kawhi Leonard reunion with the Toronto Raptors is clearly twinged with nostalgia, but is the good or bad kind? In Episode 2143, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl to talk about Kawhi coming back to Toronto and whether or not the nostalgia at play is the damaging and regressive kind, or something that will help propel the Raptors into their next era. Plus, Sean and Katie dig into some Kawhi-themed mailbag questions. Will Kawhi now be in line to get his jersey retired by the franchise? Does his return alter the narrative about Toronto being an distant outpost of the NBA? Would we have preferred Jaylen Brown or Kawhi Leonard considering the cost to acquire them by the Sixers and Raptors respectively? And how will the Raptors stack up in a reshaped Atlantic Division and loaded Eastern Conference?

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Sean has a lot of takes about the Toronto Raptors trading for Kawhi Leonard, and they're frankly indisputable! In a bonus episode of the pod, Sean continues to react to the Kawhi trade by outlining 12 inarguable takes about the Raptors re-acquisition of the dude who brough the franchise its first and only NBA Championship. Topics hit on by these takes include having cake and eating it too, Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl's contracts, RJ Barrett being in for a career year, Brandon Ingram's sole season with the Raptors, why the Pascal Siakam trade is good now, and of course, LeBron James' future. 

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The Toronto Raptors employ Kawhi Leonard again, and it's kind of a perfect situation for all involved. In Episode 2142, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob bask in the afterglow of the Kawhi trade a little more, discuss what excites them about how this Raptors team is going to come together, how Leonard figures to uplift the players around him, the narrative satisfaction of Kawhi choosing to come back to Toronto to finish out his career, and their thoughts on the draft picks going to the Clippers being further down the line than maybe some fans had hoped. Plus, are there remaining free agents that interest them who the Raptors should have their eyes on as they look to round out their roster? 

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The Toronto Raptors have acquired Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers for a reported package of Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first round picks, a first round swap and two second rounders per Shams Charania. In Episode 2141, Sean Woodley reacts with glee to the trade that will bring Kawhi Leonard back to the place he won the championship and Finals MVP in 2019. He talks about why the Raptors hit a home run by pulling this trade off without including any roster players beyond Ingram and Dick, why the Raptors figure to be instant contenders in the Eastern Conference with the roster as currently constructed, and why the many risks involved with the deal are worth taking for a Raptors team that didn't have a ton of options if they wanted to substantially improve in a suddenly loaded Eastern Conference. 

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