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Host Andrew Damelin is joined by Nevada Sportsnet Reporter Chris Murray to discuss Raptors 2nd round draft pick Jalen Harris. We go over Harris's remarkable backstory (his mother was dominating college basketball while four months pregnant with Jalen!), the thorny nature of being trained by his father, and why Harris was drafted into the ideal situation. Plus Murray gets sassy over Nevada and the Mountain West Conference not getting its due. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Celtics. Reggie Evans award: Kyle LowryQR Comment: Jo6ix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Andrew Damelin is joined by Malachi Flynn's assistant coach at San Diego State, Chris Acker. Coach Acker details Malachi's alpha status on a team that nearly went undefeated in his final season, the pain Malachi felt when they lost, and we get nerdy on the finer details of Flynn's game. Plus we find out the most common questions college coaches get asked by NBA scouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Wizards. Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: CJT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the latest episode of Talking Raptors and with the team trending in a good direction, Nick and Barry dive back into the studio for their thoughts and general nonsense regarding the latest and greatest Raptor news.They chat:Kyle Lowry Selling A HouseNick Nurse TechnicalCovid Madness2K21 RatingsChicken Sandwich Power RankingsTwitter QuestionsAll this and a bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy.P.S hit us up about local chicken sandwich spots. The quest continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk brings on the fantastic Joe Wolfond to talk about the Raptors recent state of play. - Mountains of technical fouls- Bembry, of the 'Defenders 3'- Our G-League stars, Jalen Harris & Malachi Flynn- Fred continues to be excellent- Pascal is doing his own thing- The Baynes situation- When do you make moves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Grizzlies. Reggie Evans Award: Fred VanVleetQR Comment: Jo6ix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Hawks. Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: moderate_observer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Brooklyn Nets. Reggie Evans Award: Pascal SiakamQR Comment: Phillip M Box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Talking Raptors, the fellas hop in the studio with a little something to celebrate. Nick and Barry discuss how our team did this week and as many storylines as they can remember.They discuss:Fred's Record NightKyle's Record ChasingVince Carter ScholarshipBench MobChicken Sandwich WarsTwitter QuestionsAll this and a bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk dissects the Raptors win over the Magic, and Fred VanVleet's record-setting performance. Reggie Evans Award: Fred VanVleetQR Comment: funkycat33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Zarar Siddiqi is joined by Don Kingu of ATB News and Ball in the Six - Twitter, InstagramWe discuss:His brilliant apparel brandThe Raptors 10 place being a false positionYuta Watanabe's recent playA message for Siakam's criticsEffect of empty stadiumsAre regular rotations overrated?Is Fred VanVleet ready for the starting point guard role? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk talks about recent Raptors news with Yasmin Duale. 1:25 - The Raptors without Lowry6:32 - Players perceptions of their own games11:23 - Are the Raptors turning the corner? 18:35 - Masai & Bobby's first bad offseason?21:18 - Pascal, the kinetic savant28:02 - Defenders 335:30 - The Malachi of it all38:48 - Patrick McCaw soon come43:08 - The timeline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Magic. Reggie Evans Award: Aron BaynesQR Comment: Clipse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Andrew Damelin is joined by Canada Basketball legend Jevohn Sheppard. They discuss his expectations for fellow-Michigan Alum Nik Stauskas with the Raptors 905, why Chris Boucher is for real, what makes Steve Nash the right fit in Brooklyn. plus a glorious overseas hoops horror story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Kings.Reggie Evans Award: Yuta WatanabeQR Comment: funkycat33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson is off but we got you covered. Katie and Oren on the The Rap-Up. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeUliAQE3gE&ab_channel=RaptorsRepublic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Talking Raptors, the fellas hop into the studio to give their takes on the state of the team. Nick and Barry dive deeper into the chicken sandwich wars and question Scott Foster's morals.They discuss:- OG and Fred's Axe Body Spray- Kyle Lowry Raptor Forever- Eastern Conference Battle- Scott Foster Is A Crook- Chicken Sandwich War- Twitter QuestionsAll this and a little bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk brings on All-Star writer, Louis Zatzman to talk about All-Star player Fred VanVleet. Also, Louis' piece on luck. - Luck, is it present?- Fred has been the Raptors best player- Analytics, you sneaky devil- Yuta + Stan- Where are we headed?- No more fading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Indiana Pacers. Reggie Evans Award: Stanley JohnsonQR Comment: Niagara_Dude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Pacers.Reggie Evans Award: Aron BaynesQR Comment: Arshdeep Singh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Heat.Reggie Evans Award: Pascal SiakamQR Comment: Clipse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Heat.Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR Comment: Red VanVleet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Alex Len Era - Its briefness divulges a yearning to belong. With the team starting to resemble something that looks like the team we all know and love, Nick and Barry hop back into the studio to chat Raps and celebrate the mini winning streak. On this episode of Talking Raptors the guys discuss:- ALex Len- Stanley Johnson- Raptors Franchise Value- Raptors fans toxic twitter- Chicken Sandwich Ratings- Twitter QuestionsAll this and a bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Mavericks.Reggie Evans Award: Kyle LowryQR Comment: Niagara_Dude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk walks through a mailbag episode with Blake Murphy.- Handsome Guy Heat- Has the Raptors defense been figured out?- Fred and Pascal's improvements- All about Stanley- Closing small and Norm- Nate Bjorkgren's exit- Trade-adjace questions- All-McPoyle team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Hornets. Reggie Evans Award: Stanley Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Hornets. Reggie Evans Award: Kyle LowryQR comment: drew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the wheels spinning and the haters grinning, Nick and Barry hop back in the studio to give their thoughts on the current state of affairs. On this episode of Talking Raptors the discuss:- Siakam Game Winners- Raptors Twitter- Fred Vanvleet Fed up- Tampa Bay Fans- Chicken Sandwich Wars- Twitter QuestionsAll this and a bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Zarar Siddiqi is joined by Sarah Kalil, the host of the first all-female Raptors podcast, Raptor Queens. Video of this interview is on our YouTube channel which you should subscribe to for good stuff: https://www.youtube.com/user/raptorsrepublicWe discuss:Why the reaction to Pascal Siakam good and bad games seems to be disproportionalIs Pascal Siakam a clutch player?Chris Boucher making his mark in the frontShould the Raptors be waiting or looking to make a move this season?There's #FadeForCade and then there's authenticity in tankingWho's made the most of Nick Nurse going deep into the bench?NBA's new Covid protocols seem weird - one of us predicts the season will be pausedHow did the first all-female Raptors podcast came to be?The art is from Zarar's daughter, Aaliya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Blazers.Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: Mark Boothe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Warriors. Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: Alex Costa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Kings. Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: Wild-Ling #1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Suns.Reggie Evans Award: Pascal SiakamQR Comment: Rambo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a very, very rough start to the season, Nick and Barry drag themselves back to the studio to talk some Raps. Discussing the team feels more like talking about a child that has disappointed you than about sports at the moment.They chat:- Fred and Kyle keeping it together- How desperate is desperate?- What's going on with Roots- Mary Browns Chicken- Twitter Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Zarar Siddiqi runs down the topic list with James Holas, aka @SnottieDrippen on Twitter. James gives us an outsider's view of the Toronto Raptors as we discuss:- The significant drop-off in play from last year- Raptors defensive approach doing themselves no favours- An outsider's perspective on Pascal Siakam- Three assumptions that did not work out for the Raptors- Should the Raptors look for a Tier 1 option?- Boston talk - Jason Taytum and Boston's main weakness- Lesser market options for the Raptors - A shift in perspective on how we look at retoolingZarar's background is from Cindy Rose Studio. Support local artists. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/779575371/toronto-city-travel-poster-ontariohttps://www.instagram.com/cindyrosestudio/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk is joined by Crina Mustafa to discuss the Raptors season thus far. - Did our Celtics-Raptors takes age horribly?- Fred VanVleet, the finisher- Overly dependent on 3's- The Big Man rotation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors depressing loss to the Boston Celtics.Reggie Evans Award: Kyle LowryQR Comment: moderate_observer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to the Pelicans. Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: Niagara_Dude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the New York Knicks. Reggie Evans Award: Yuta WatanabeQR Comment: Robin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Holidays Raptors fans! Rough start to the season but we all hope 2021 will bring better results. With the season on its way the guys hop back into the studio to give their thoughts about what we've seen.Nick and Barry discuss:- 0-3 Start- No Fans- Mary Brown's chicken- Olympic Medals Aspirations- Go Daddy, No Daddy- Twitter QuestionsAll this and a little bit more! As always we thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Lukas Weese chats with Senior NBA writer for ESPN's The Undefeated Marc Spears about the 2020-21 NBA season. Video of this interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vz5A1mJjbkTopics include: - Reporting on the NBA during a global pandemic. - The importance of building relationships. - The Toronto Raptors interior defense. - Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam. - The depth of the Eastern Conference. - Reporting from the NBA Bubble. - Continuing the conversations/actions related to Black Lives Matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors 3rd loss of the season, this time to the 76ers.Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR Comment: bherbs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk brings on the witty and insightful, Sahal Abdi to talk about the Raptors first two games of the season. - New offensive sets- Pascal as a finisher and a passer- Baynes and OG fitting in- Boucher and Thomas- Davis, Bembry, Flynn- The week ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors loss to DeMar DeRozan and the Spurs.Reggie Evans Award: Chris BoucherQR Comment: TR6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Zarar Siddiqi is joined by Oren Weisfeld to discuss:Rebounding issues against PelicansWhether frontcourt depth is an issueSiakam's growth as a ball-handlerHalf-court offense - good and badMalachi Flynn and Terence Davis competing for minutesIf/when the Raptors can use small ball to their advantageRoadmap to contentionZarar's background art is courtesy of @greatdane92 . Support local artists.https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BearsEatBeatsShop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors opening night loss to the Pelicans. Reggie Evans Award: OG AnunobyQR Comment: Gamer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back for Season 8, the fella's hop back into the studio to give you their full season preview. Their thoughts, concerns, and predictions about our team and teams around the league. Nick and Barry discuss:-Pesky Harden Rumours-Purple Jerseys-Eastern Conference Standings-Raps Team Awards-Western Conference Standings-NBA League AwardsAll this and a bit more. As always we thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy. Lets Go Raptors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Zarar Siddiqi is joined by stand-up comedian, Talking Raptors co-host and all-around wonderful person, Nick Reynoldson to talk:Comedy shows during covidJames Harden hype - does Nick want him?TV Crew needs a revampBaynes/Boucher replacing Ibaka/Gasol - quite the drop-offWatanabe, backcourt size (or lack thereof)Purple jerseys are a bit offAre refs biased based on money guys make?Uncensored League PassZarar's background is via Maria Nguyen https://www.instagram.com/dtnart/ https://dtnart.storenvy.com/ Support local artists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Samson Folk brings on his buddy, his pal, Louis Zatzman to talk about everything preseason, and the rotation for opening night. - The Wing Tandem of OG and Pascal- Bigs, bigs, bigs- Guards, guards, guards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.