The JD Bunkis Podcast

Scottie Barnes' long-time trainer, Brian Macon, joins JD Bunkis to get into his relationship with Scottie Barnes and share what made Barnes special from a young age, what he's noticed about Barnes' approach this season, the expectations of a franchise player, what's impressed him most in Barnes' game, how Brandon Ingram has supplemented Barnes' development, and how the Raptors can continue to improve. The show ends with 'What We Missed!' (28:30) 
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JD reacts to the Blue Jays announcement that Anthony Santander will miss a majority of the season with an injury. Ben Nicholson-Smith, senior Blue Jays reporter, and JD talk about the Jays lineup and paths they have to bolster it, what kind of trades the Jays should contemplate, the trickle down effects of Shane Bieber being labelled week-to-week,  and John Schneider's quotes on José Berríos. Later, JD reacts to Canada women's hockey team getting thrashed by the United States. 
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Keith Law, baseball writer at The Athletic, joins JD Bunkis to dig into his top prospects list and evaluation. JD asks Keith if the Jays farm system is stronger than it was this time last year, outlooks for Arjun Nimmala, Ricky Tiedemann, Gage Stanifer, and Johnny King, which Jays' prospects it's most important for to a good season, and which lower-ranked prospect Keith thinks can take a jump. The show ends with 'What We Missed!'
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JD reacts to Marie-Philip Poulin getting injured in Canada's first game. James Mirtle, senior writer at The Athletic, and JD talks about the Maple Leafs strategy heading into the Olympic break, and how different the Leafs blue line can look next season. JD and James pick which Leafs' players are most likely to be off the team by next season. The duo also discuss what could save or end Brad Treliving's job with the Leafs. Finally, JD talks about the dunk contest opportunity in the NBA. 
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Jason Bukala, Sportsnet NHL analyst and founder of The Pro Hockey Group, joins JD Bunkis to analyze Gavin McKenna's updated draft stock, Keaton Verhoeff's game and style, if late first-round picks may yield meaningful returns in the 2026 NHL draft, the practice line of Macklin Celebrini, Connor McDavid, and Tom Wilson, plus what else stuck out about the lines at Team Canada's men's hockey practice. 
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