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Will Lou and Alex Wong go live from 2026 All-Star Sunday Night. They react to a mesmeric performance by Kawhi Leonard in the round robin games, recap Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram's moments, and reflects on what worked and what didn't with the NBA's latest All-Star tweak. #nbaallstar #nba #allstar #raptors #kawhileonard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou and Alex Wong go live from All-Star Saturday Night 2026 to recap a decently entertaining All-Star Saturday and then react to Kawhi Leonard's strangely off-putting comments about the 2019 championship Toronto Raptors team. #nba #raptors #kawhileonard #allstar Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will and Alex come live from Intuit Dome after the first night of NBA All-Star Weekend. They discuss how Collin Murray-Boyles and Alijah Martin performed at the Rising Stars Game, and the issues behind how the players are covered. They are then joined by Lindsay Dunn who was at the Celebrity Classic with Brandon Ingram and Glorilla. They also react to the news of Toronto Raptors legend Chris Paul retiring. Finally, they look ahead to All-Star Saturday and Sunday. #nba #raptors #allstar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 113-95 loss to the Detroit Pistons. He details the Raptors' lack of ability to handle physicality, and why the Pistons were so impressive in how they approach games. Three stars: RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Gillette (for sending us to this game) Gerald Henderson award: Paul Reed #nba #pistons #raptors Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will and Alex discuss the biggest questions surrounding the Raptors for the final 28 games of the regular season as they focus on: Jakob Poeltl’s health, the team’s record against top teams in the league, crunchtime offence concerns, and more. Later, they look at this year’s All-Star Saturday participants and review the Super Bowl. #raptors #torontoraptors Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 122-104 win over the Indiana Pacers game. He breaks down the takeover performance by Scottie Barnes in the third quarter, the adjustment to start Ja'Kobe Walter in the second half, and the energetic debut of Trayce Jackson-Davis in his Raptors debut. Three stars: Scottie Barnes, Ja'Kobe Walter, Trayce Jackson-Davis Gerald Henderson award: Jarace Walker #nba #raptors #pacers Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou goes live to break down the Toronto Raptors' 123-107 win over the Chicago Bulls. Then he shares takeaways from general manager Bobby Webster's press conference following the 2026 NBA trade deadline. Three stars: Brandon Ingram, Collin Murray-Boyles, Sandro Mamukelashvili Gerald Henderson award: Guerschon Yabusele #nba #raptors #tradedeadline Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will and Alex come to you live to hang out as we wind down to the 3pm ET NBA trade deadline. We react to the Ivica Zubac trade on an otherwise quiet trade deadline day. They discuss why the Raptors had such a quiet trade deadline and debate if Bobby Webster has done a good job in his first year as lead decision maker. #raptors #torontoraptors #nbatrade #nbatrades Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou recaps the Toronto Raptors' 128-126 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He details why the Raptors keep choking away leads, and then takes listener questions about the trade deadline. Three stars: Scottie Barnes, Brandon Ingram, Collin Murray-Boyles Gerald Henderson award: Bones Hyland #nba #raptors #timberwolves Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We sort of got Chris Paul! #raptors #torontoraptors #nbatrade Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou and Alex Wong check in with the latest transactions and reports during NBA trade deadline week. They live react to the James Harden trade, walk through the other deals from the day, then pivot to the Raptors topics around Domantas Sabonis and Jakob Poeltl's health. Then, Alex takes you behind-the-scenes on writing the SLAM cover story on Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram, and gives a shocking revelation about the Raptors' locker room. Timestaps: - James Harden live trade reaction (1:10) - Jaren Jackson Jr. to Utah (15:40) - Minnesota emerges as Giannis destination (28:10) - Raptors still pursuing Domantas Sabonis (42:00) - Behind the scenes on Raptors' SLAM shoot (1:08:00) - Raptors locker room smells like fish???? (1:36:00) - Immanuel Quickley does a super nice thing for a random kid (1:39:30) #nbatrade #raptors #torontoraptors Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou is joined by TSN's Josh Lewenberg to discuss what the Toronto Raptors will do ahead of Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline. They discuss the Raptors' links to Domantas Sabonis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and other minor center targets. #nba #raptors #tradedeadline Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou reacts to the Toronto Raptors' 107-100 win over the Utah Jazz. He breaks down the unorthodox tactics by the Jazz who played a one-man zone with Jusuf Nurkic in the paint, and the full-court trapping. He then discusses Scottie Barnes making the All-Star game along with former Raptors Norman Powell and Pascal Siakam, and Brandon Ingram not making the cut. Three stars: RJ Barrett, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Scottie Barnes Gerald Henderson award: Isaiah Collier #nba #raptors #jazz Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Lou goes live to discuss the Toronto Raptors' 130-120 loss to the Orlando Magic. He breaks down the mistakes from the disastrous fourth quarter in which the Raptors got outscored 44-21 and wonders why there was such a lack of organization and leadership from Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram when the game was sliding away. Three stars: Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes, Ja'Kobe Walter Gerald Henderson award: Wendell Carter Jr. #nba #magic #raptors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will, Alex and Jerome are joined by theScore’s Joseph Casciaro to answer mailbag questions about the most overrated sports moments, favorite podcast guests, most influential hoopers and more. Later, they draft their top-10 Sopranos characters (2:30:30) before answering e-mails (3:10:00) about Evan Mobley, Bill Simmons, how to use NBA lingo to skip work, and more. Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys [email protected] Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link. Original Music by DIVISION 88. Reach out to [email protected] to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.