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Samson Folk & Benjy Ritholtz discuss the two teams they cover. Benjy's twitter: https://x.com/BenRitholtzNBA Knicks Film Skool: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmKROtn7VeDZ6k6NIT8HdzA 0:00 - Intros 1:50 - Thoughts on the Raptors post-Kawhi trade 4:35 - Learning from championship teams 8:50 - Are the Raptors missing pieces to be a contender? 14:50 - Can the Knicks dominate the regular season? How have they changed? 22:23 - Can the Raptors finish with a better record than the Knicks? 24:00 - Can the Raptors beat the Knicks in a series? 32:35 - How are these teams similar? 35:05 - Revisiting the OG/IQ/RJ trade 37:43 - How has IQ been since the trade? 46:30 - How has RJ been since the trade? 54:33 - How has OG improved as a Knick? 1:01:40 - We love rebounding wings 1:03:49 - Does Benjy like Darko? 1:06:05 - Good coach quotes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk does a deep dive on Immanuel Quickley. 0:00 - Who is Immanuel Quickley? 12:30 - Film on IQ’s playmaking 20:04 - IQ’s scoring with film 28:45 - Film on IQ’s strong defense 40:33 - Technical difficulties 41:40 - We’re BACK 42:15 - ATO plays w IQ 46:26 - General IQ thoughts, All Star upside? 53:25 - Ad read 56:55 - Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson, Tre, and Es talk about Media Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Esfandiar Baraheni discuss where the Raptors stand. 0:00 - Intros 3:33 - Biggest takeaways from Bobby’s presser 9:35 - RJ’s extension stuff 15:56 - Kawhi & Raptors organization on ethics 19:55 - How do we feel about Bobby’s job so far? 29:25 - Training camp preps 40:47 - Center upgrades? 42:46 - Guard upgrades? 47:08 - Potential trades 59:45 - Samson thinks Es is lying 1:01:45 - The fellas talk movies 1:10:38 - Samson wants to save your brain 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard were made for each other. 0:00 - Kawhi in transition 7:00 - Scottie as a finisher 8:20 - Previous success stories 14:00 - The Difference with BI 20:00 - Scottie helping Kawhi 25:00 - Potential Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath talk to Chuck about Allen Graves. Chuck's twitter: https://x.com/ChuckingDarts Chuck's substack: https://substack.com/@chuckingdarts Chuck's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@chuckingdartsnbapodcast2215/videos 0:00 - Intros 0:44 - Tre’s initial thoughts on Graves 2:14 - Jaden Bradley’s contract 3:55 - Chuck gives the Graves pitch 13:30 - Improving athleticism as a pro 20:00 - Allen Graves’ on ball offense 27:50 - Graves’ playmaking 29:15 - Do we believe in Graves’ jumper? 36:11 - Graves’ off ball cutting 42:00 - Will Graves be a rotation player? 50:18 - Allen Graves’ defensive film 58:58 - Who do we want to see Graves playing with? 1:05:25 - ad read 1:06:15 - Does Chuck think the Raptors can contend? 1:15:15 - Chuck’s drafting philosophy 1:18:30 - Saying goodbye 11:28 PM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Joe Wolfond talk about Kawhi Leonard's extension with the Raptors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni get together for the annual awards draft. 0:00 - Introductions 3:35 - Scottie vs Kawhi’s team 8:15 - The awards draft rules 9:28 - Scottie Barnes All-Star 11:47 - Scottie Barnes All-NBA 2nd team 14:24 - Kawhi Leonard All-Star 17:25 - Darko Coach of the Year 22:45 - Kawhi Leonard 3rd team All-NBA 24:52 - Scottie Barnes DPOY 30:43 - Scottie Barnes 1st Team All Defense 31:23 - Collin Murray-Boyles 6MOY 35:32 - Immanuel Quickley 3PT Comp 36:15 - Jamison Battle 3PT Comp ??? 37:25 - Jamal Shead bench assist title 39:30 - Allen Graves All-Rookie 2nd Team 40:30 - Can the Raptors win the title? 48:47 - Scottie Barnes FMVP 51:25 - Kawhi Leonard Steals Title 53:10 - Kawhi Leonard Clutch Player of the Year 55:24 - Kawhi is the blueprint of a star playoff run in Toronto 57:42 - Awards we didn’t give Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson & Es & Louis go live to break down the Kawhi news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk does a deep dive on Collin Murray-Boyles. 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Playoff riser CMB 5:55 - The jumper 11:12 - All-Defense level defense 21:55 - Spacing w/ Jakob 25:26 - CMB driving the basketball 29:20 - CMB’s passing 32:28 - Back to the driving 37:55 - CMB’s finishing in the paint 39:08 - Star outcomes 40:47 - CMB cutting weight, playing center 44:24 - CMB vs RJ 47:15 - online arguments 50:10 - Devin Carter available 50:42 - Chopping it up 55:30 - The irony of being a bald Samson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Steph Noh to investigate if the Raptors are actually contenders with Kawhi Leonard. Steph's SP page: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/author/stephen-noh Steph's twitter: https://x.com/StephNoh?lang=en 0:00 - Introductions 1:58 - Kawhi trade news 2:58 - Steph thinks the Raptors are contenders 4:15 - Is the Raptors frontcourt good enough? 13:55 - Are the Raptors wings/forwards good enough? 17:39 - Steph's thoughts on Kawhi as a Raptor 22:04 - Is the Raptors backcourt good enough? 30:05 - The Raptors defense 38:45 - The Raptors halfcourt offense 45:00 - The Raptors transition offense 50:45 - Are the Raptors contenders? 52:37 - Steph thinks Scottie should've been All-NBA 56:00 - Tre reps Jamaica 58:48 - Goodbyes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk tries to rank Kawhi Leonard & Scottie Barnes as a duo in the NBA. 0:00 - Introductions 1:40 - The best duos in the NBA 10:15 - Kawhi & Scottie will be impact monsters 11:27 - A star defensive duo 18:35 - Box score production 19:21 - Can Scottie improve at running offense? 25:35 - Kawhi providing unprecedented offense 30:50 - Scottie is a multiplier 34:15 - Scottie has to be better than Draymond 38:24 - Can CMB perform the role player role? 39:47 - Kawhi & Scottie can leapfrog duos 41:37 - Is Kawhi washed on defense? 50:12 - The Poeltl dilemma 51:50 - Revisiting the Scottie PG theory 57:36 - Guard screening for the Raptors 1:00:00 - Talkin nonsense Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamison Battle, Alijah Martin and Nate Bittle might make the Raptors surprisingly deep. 2:30 - Jamison Battle 11:30 - Alijah Martin 20:00 - Kyle Anderson and TJD 24:00 - Nate Bittle 27:00 - End of bench Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni detail the latest stroke of the Kawhi news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allen Graves is coming into the Raptors with a chance to be a real rotation player as a rookie. 0:48 - Kawhi Update 1:30 - Graves Summer League 5:00 - Shooting 8:00 - Finishing 12:30 - Defense 16:00 - Expectations Don't forget to like, comment and share the video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.