Hardwood Knocks

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 impressions3:29 - Toronto’s overall direction5:56 - Samson’s biggest storylines11:19 - RJ’s continued development15:40 - 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 Toronto40:04 - Toronto’s big man rotation43:28 - The next evolution for Scottie Barnes47:32 - Bigs who operate from the elbows49:38 - Continued development of Gradey Dick56:39 - The future of Ochai Agbaji1:00:43 -  Thoughts on Ulrich Chomche, Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead, Ja’Kobe Walters1:15:15 - The strength of the starting five1:17:29 - Top-10 rotation1:19:48 - Best crunch-time unit, funky lineups we want to see1:24:01 - How many games will Toronto win?1:28:52 - Chris Boucher foreverSUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS M