Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors kicked off the 2025-26 NBA season with their annual Media Day on Monday! In Episode 1950, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in Seven) to talk about their biggest takeaways from Media Day as well as Bobby Webster's season-opening press conference on Friday. Off then top, they chat about how utterly normal this year's Media Day was, which is a breath of fresh air aft...

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The Toronto Raptors are set to take part in their annual Media Day on Monday -- what are we most interested in hearing? In Episode 1949, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl to talk about the things they're most interested in hearing from the Toronto Raptors has they address the media in the coming days before digging into mailbag questions from the listeners. Off the top, Sean and Katie discuss...

Toronto Raptors rookie Collin Murray-Boyles has shot to be an impact defensive player from day one of his rookie season. In Episode 1948, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about the Raptors' recent 9th-overall pick, how he expects the Raptors to use him on both ends of the floor in his first season in the pros, and whether or not he has a chance to make an All-Rookie team. Off the top, Sean gets into...

The Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks are projected to finish well apart from one another in the Eastern Conference, but is the disparity between them as wide as it was last year? In Episode 1947, Sean Woodley and Gavin Schall (Locked On Knicks) link up to talk about how the Raptors and Knicks stack up in a wide open Eastern Conference going into the season. Off the top, they talk about whether...

The Toronto Raptors have plenty of questions going into this season, but there's plenty of stuff you can bank on as well. In Episode 1946, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to talk about the most bankable things about the 2025-26 Raptors team. Off the top, they chat about why at long last this seems like a team primed to be a normal three-point shooting team, at least from a volume perspective...

The Toronto Raptors have their fair share of uncertainty hanging over them heading into a new NBA season, most notably: will Brandon Ingram be able to stay on the floor? In Episode 1945, Sean Woodley goes solo to run through what he deems to be the three biggest uncertainties surrounding the team heading into the 2025-26 Raptors season. Off the top, Sean digs into Brandon Ingram, whose health isn'...

After a couple of seasons where player growth and development was the primary focus, this will be the first season where Rajakovic will face real expectations of winning. Vivek Jacob is joined by Joe Wolfond to discuss where the offence, defence and wins should be at for 2025-26. The first segment focuses on the defence and whether or not last year's strides are for real. The second segment tackle...

The Toronto Raptors need to make the 2025-26 season a big one and Immanuel Quickley is key to that. Vivek Jacob is joined by Hello and Welcome's William Lou to break down why this season is so important for Quickley, how he can make it a big success, and what reasonable expectations should be for him. In the first segment, discussions include the perspective when Quickley was first acquired as par...

Darko Rajakovic has a good problem with what projects to be a deep rotation and decisions to make on who plays and who doesn't. Vivek Jacob is joined by The Athletic and Sportscasting's Esfandiar Baraheni to discuss how things might shake out. In the first segment, Vivek discusses with Es why R.J. Barrett might be playing fewer than 30 minutes per game this season. There's plenty of players offeri...

Taking a closer look at the keys to the Raptors improving both their three-point attempt frequency rate and shooting percentage. Just how vital are Immanuel Quickley and Brandon Ingram to the three-point puzzle? Vivek Jacob goes solo to discuss. In the first segment, the focus is specifically on three-point attempt frequency and how the Raptors can improve on finishing 28th last season. The second...

If everything goes right for the 76ers health wise this season, they should be better than the Toronto Raptors -- but that's not how things in Philly work, are they? In Episode 1940, Sean Woodley chats with Trill Bro Dude (You Know Ball) to talk about the state of the 76ers and how they stack up next to the Raptors in the Eastern Conference's middle class. Off the top, they chat about whether the...

The Miami Heat seem primed to be annoying good again, even with a roster that isn't all that thrilling to behold; can the Toronto Raptors keep pace? In Episode 1939, Sean Woodley is joined by David Ramil (Locked On Heat) to talk about the Heat's prospects for their first full season without Jimmy Butler and dig into why they're likely to be pretty good again, because they will simply never die! Th...

The Milwaukee Bucks have the star power, but do the Toronto Raptors have the depth to rack up more regular season wins this season? In Episode 1938, Sean Woodley and Camille Davis (Locked On Bucks) chat about how the Bucks and Raptors stack up within the middle tier of the Eastern Conference this coming season. Off the top, Sean gets the latest on the ongoing Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Watch and...

The Detroit Pistons were one of the stories of the league last season, but can they avoid the same fate as a similar Toronto Raptors team from recent memory? In Episode 1937, Sean Woodley is joined by Ku Khahil (Locked On Pistons) to talk about how the Pistons and Raptors stack up in the wide open middle pack in the Eastern Conference. Off the top, they chat about how what factors in addition to C...

The Toronto Raptors traded away the Indiana Pacers' 1st-rounder in 2026 in the Brandon Ingram trade -- could that pick end up being a golden ticket, or are the Pacers gonna be too good even without Tyrese Haliburton? In Episode 1936, Sean Woodley chats with Tony East (Locked On Pacers) to kick off a week-long look at some of the Raptors' closest competitors in the middle of the Eastern Conference...

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Will the Toronto Raptors honour Masai Ujiri with a statue to commemorate his contributions to the franchise? And if so, when will it go up, what will it depict and where should it stand? In Episode 1935, Sean Woodley goes solo to close out the pod's offseason with a mega mailbag show! Sean fields questions about statues, whether Malik Monk still makes sense as a potential Raptors target, the best...

The Toronto Raptors finally stand a chance of playing a normal, entertaining basketball season for the first time in years! In Episode 1934, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings) lay out the guide for Toronto Raptors fans to enjoy this coming season, sort through how to navigate the confluence of high internal expectations and extremely low expectations nationally, and pinpoint the t...

The Toronto Raptors could stand to benefit from all kinds of player development arcs this season, but which ones would be the most helpful? In Episode 1933, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to play a classic Locked On Raptors Stupid Little Game: What's More Likely?! Off the top, Sean and Vivek discuss whether they'd rather see Gradey Dick become a league-average defender OR see Brandon Ingram...

The Toronto Raptors crop of rookies in 2024 was one of the feel-good stories of the season last year, but can Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead, Jamison Battle and Jonathan Mogbo hang as the team looks to be more competitive this season? In Episode 1932, Sean Woodley goes solo to outline what's at stake for each of Toronto's soon-to-be-sophomores, and what they each need to refine to cement themselves a...

How many wins would the Toronto Raptors need to win to qualify this coming season as a success as the team looks to move out of its rebuild? In Episode 1931, Sean Woodley goes solo to field a bunch of mailbag questions from you, the listeners! Off the top, Sean digs into what it would take for the Raptors to turn this coming season into a success, and why it might not be totally down the raw win t...

Toronto Raptors third-year guard Gradey Dick has a lot to gain from a good season in 2025-26, and plenty to lose as well. In Episode 1930, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob chat about their lasting impression of Dick's up and down second year in the NBA last season, why the first half of his year is probably more telling of his true ability than his injury-addled struggle in the back half and the hurdl...

The Toronto Raptors have reportedly made RJ Barrett's camp aware that he could be involved in trade discussions head into the new NBA season -- is it the right call for the team to explore trading the local-born fan favourite? In Episode 1929, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl chat about Jake Fischer's latest reporting on Toronto's buying intentions and why RJ Barrett is the logical odd man out if the...

The Toronto Raptors have a higher ceiling than most national media types seem to think is possible, but there's absolutely some disaster potential here as well. In Episode 1928, Sean Woodley and James Herbert (CBS Sports) talk about the ceiling, floor and median outcomes for the wild card Raptors going into the 2025-26 NBA season. Off the top, Sean and James chat about how if Scottie Barnes, RJ Ba...