Toronto Raptors 2024-25 NBA Season Lookahead

Hardwood Knocks: An NBA Podcast

Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) from Raptors Republic (@raptorsrepublic) to talk about the 2024-25 Toronto Raptors season—as well as their long-term endgame. SUPPORT SAMSON'S WORK HERE. TIMESTAMPS⬇️
1:56 - Offseason impressions
3:29 - Toronto’s overall direction
5:56 - Samson’s biggest storylines
11:19 - RJ’s continued development
15:40 - What is IQ’s ceiling?
27:53 - Are NBA teams changing how they defend?
30:49 - How will the Raptors defend?
33:06 - Jakob Poeltl’s importance to Toronto
40:04 - Toronto’s big man rotation
43:28 - The next evolution for Scottie Barnes
47:32 - Bigs who operate from the elbows49:38 - Continued development of Gradey Dick
56:39 - The future of Ochai Agbaji
1:00:43 - Thoughts on Ulrich Chomche, Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead, Ja’Kobe Walters
1:15:15 - The strength of the starting five
1:17:29 - Top-10 rotation
1:19:48 - Best crunch-time unit, funky lineups we want to see
1:24:01 - How many games will Toronto win?
1:28:52 - Chris Boucher forever
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