Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

Scottie Barnes struggled again in his second game back from injury and the Toronto Raptors fell 114-110 to the Houston Rockets despite Ja'Kobe Walter going off for a career-best 27 points. In Episode 1772, Sean Woodley is back from some time on the shelf to talk about the loss to Houston, Scottie Barnes mostly explainable struggles, the fan base losing its patience for no reason, the rookies, Grad...

The Toronto Raptors fell short in an attempted comeback against the Chicago Bulls and lost 122-121 on Monday while, while starting center Jakob Poeltl left the game with a groin injury. In Episode 1771, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to talk about the Raptors best efforts to come back without Poeltl in the fourth quarter, why the game offered a preview of what life...

With the December 15th milestone now behind is, it's officially TRADE SEASON in the NBA, and for the first time in a while, the Raptors don't figure to be super involved in the action -- which is a major relief! In Episode 1770, Sean Woodley is joined by Joseph Casciaro (the Score) to talk about the Toronto Raptors in the lead-up to the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline, why they don't figure to be major pl...

The Toronto Raptors fell to the Miami Heat 114-104 in Scottie Barnes' first game on the sidelines with an ankle injury -- but they absolutely cooked in the first 14:23 of the game. In Episode 1769, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the Raptors falling to 7-19 with their loss in Miami, why they missed Scottie Barnes so dearly, how they won the first 14:23 so decidedly, DUNKS, shot creation issues...

The Toronto Raptors, despite being third in shots at the rim, are 27th in the NBA in dunks -- which is very bad for people who like dunks! In Episode 1768, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Locked On NBA Newsletters, Basketball Feelings) to talk about the Toronto Raptors issues with dunking the basketball, why Jonathan Mogbo is the best hope the team has to save them from this dunkless doom,...

What is the ceiling of Toronto Raptors rookie Ja'Kobe Walter? In Episode 1767, Sean Woodley goes solo to field mailbag questions about Walter's upside, the Raptors' team build and how close they are to having the nucleus of a contending team on hand, new 2-way signing AJ Lawson and Jonathan Mogbo. Off the top, Sean digs into Walter's play so far, why his two-way potential makes him a really entici...

The Toronto Raptors lost Scottie Barnes to an ankle injury in third quarter of Monday's loss to the New York Knicks, and the Raps fell short despite RJ Barrett's 30-point night. In Episode 1766, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about the Barnes injury and the course forward if Barnes is set to miss extended time, RJ Barrett's awesome revenge game against his old team, react to Ja'Kobe Walter's caree...

The Toronto Raptors fell to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night to fall to 7-17 on the season, but Scottie Barnes' 19-point, 14-assist outing continued to lay out the case that he's making the leap the Raptors are banking on him making.  In Episode 1765, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to chat about the Raptors' 125-118 loss to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving's Mave...

The Toronto Raptors, down Jakob Poeltl, got it handed to them by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexanders' team stomped the Raps 129-92 to snap Toronto's two-game winning streak. In Episode 1764, Sean Woodley goes solo to recap the loss and where the absence of Poeltl was most felt, review Jonathan Mogbo's career-high 17-point night in another round of Toxic Positiv...

Toronto Raptors sharpshooter Gradey Dick is nearing a return, the Eastern Conference teams around the Raptors are a disaster, and the Toronto Tempo are coming to the WNBA. In Episode 1763 of Locked On Raptors, Sean Woodley goes solo to discuss the Raptors' incoming rotation crunch, their level of mobility within the East, and his first impressions of the WNBA team's name announcement. Off the top,...

Scottie Barnes dropped a career-high 35 points to go along with six rebound and nine assists as the Toronto Raptors held off an attempted Indiana Pacers comeback to win their second-straight game and improve to 7-15 on the season. In Episode 1762, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about how Barnes very much walked the superstar walk, Davion Mitchell's contributions to the closing lineup, the end of T...

A quarter of the way into the NBA season, the Toronto Raptors are 6-15 and yet still feel like overachievers -- its' a wonderful thing! In Episode 1761, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to take stop of The Good, The Bad & the Hmm from the Raptors' first 21 games, with thoughts on player development, battling through the injury bug and much more. Off the top, Sean det...

The Toronto Raptors split a home-and-home against the Miami Heat on Friday and Sunday, with RJ Barrett scoring with his familiar ruthless efficiency, Scottie Barnes pulling the strings on both ends, and Ja'Kobe Walter showing flashes in his first steady run of minutes as a rookie. In Episode 1760, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Raptors' split with the Heat, why this team is proving to be...

The Toronto Raptors could see injured guard Bruce Brown return to the lineup as early as Sunday against the Miami Heat, and that's rad! In Episode 1759, it's another Toxic Positivity Friday where Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Locked On NBA Newsletters, Basketball Feelings) to run through this week in good feelings surrounding the 5-14 Toronto Raptors. Off the top, Sean and Katie chat abo...

The Toronto Raptors picked up their first road win of the season on Wednesday night, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans with their most prolific three-point shooting night of the season, with Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle leading the way. In Episode 1758, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Toronto Raptors' 119-93 win over a very injured New Orleans Pelicans team, the 21-of-52 three-point...

Eighteen games into the NBA season, the Toronto Raptors have a strange statistical profile, but which numbers have a chance to hold up all season long? In Episode 1757, Sean Woodley is joined by the Stats Queen of Raptors internet, Keerthika Uthayakumar, to run through some Toronto Raptors small sample numbers and discuss whether or not they have a chance to sustain all season, from their league-b...

The Toronto Raptors fell 102-100 to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, with Jaden Ivey hitting a buzzer-beating game-winner to undo a great performance by Scottie Barnes and the Raptors' second unit. In Episode 1756, Sean Woodley goes solo to recap the loss to the Pistons, discuss why offensive rebounds were not enough to save the Raptors' offense on a night where the absence of Gradey Dick was...

The Toronto Raptors dropped the first game of a four-game road trip on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 122-108, as Cleveland's lead guard trio of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Ty Jerome too much for the Raptors to hang with. In Episode 1755, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to talk about the Toronto Raptors' 122-108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday nig...

Scottie Barnes returned to the lineup and the Toronto Raptors took down Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert and the Minnesota Timberwolves 110-105 to earn their second straight win and move to 4-12 on the season. In Episode 1754, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down the Raptors win, share some thoughts on the blissful stage this team is at in its life cycle, discuss Scottie Barnes' return to the lineup,...

Who would you rather be for the next 5 years: the 3-12 rebuilding Toronto Raptors, or the 2-12, should-be contending Philadelphia 76ers? In Episode 1753, Sean Woodley is joined by Trill Bro Dude (You Know Ball) to talk about the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, buddies at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, who are there for very  different reasons. Off the top, Sean and Trill get into th...

Jakob Poeltl is incredibly important to the Toronto Raptors -- is he too important to trade despite where the Raptors find themselves in the standings? In Episode 1752, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Locked On NBA Newsletters, Basketball Feelings) to play a few rounds of 'What's More Likely?', with questions about Jakob Poeltl's future in Toronto, where the Raptors stack up next to a pair...

The Toronto Raptors moved to 3-12 with a win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night on the back of RJ Barrett's 39-point, 9-rebound, 5-assist masterpiece and Jakob Poeltl's 30-point, 16-rebound effort to continue his recent hot streak. In Episode 1751, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob (Raptors in 7, Sportsnet) to talk about the Raptors win over the Pacers, how RJ Barrett closed it out when t...

The Toronto Raptors fell to  the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics in a pair of heartbreakers over the weekend, made all the more heartbreaking by the fact that the shorthanded Raptors are leaving everything they can on the floor right now with Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and more out of the lineup. In Episode 1750, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down how the Raptors kept touch against bot...

The Toronto Raptors have lost five games in a row, are a bottom-3 defensive team, and are still missing Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, Kelly Olynyk, Bruce Brown and Ja'Kobe Walter due to injury -- but that's OK! In Episode 1749, Sean  Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (Locked On NBA Newsletters, Basketball Feelings) for another round of Toxic Positivity Friday on the show, where we put up the...

How's Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic performing now into his second season on the sidelines? In Episode 1748, Sean Woodley goes solo to field a handful of listener questions about Darko Rajakovic's grade as the Raptors' bench boss so far, the upcoming 2025 Draft (yes, we're there already) and the future of a couple bench pieces on the Raptors with very different long-term outlooks. Off...