Locked On Raptors - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Raptors

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 119-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Raptors shot a putrid 42% from the field and had to play catch-up as the starters sleepwalked to start the game. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba  Everydayer Club  If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our member...

Which Toronto Raptors players are ready for the bright lights on the NBA Playoffs? In Episode 2068, Sean Woodley and Vivek Jacob slot every member of the Toronto Raptors projected playoff rotation onto the Playoff Readiness Index, where 1 = 2015 Lou Williams, and 10 = 2019 Kawhi Leonard. Can Scottie Barnes pick up where he left off the last time he tasted the postseason back in 2022 against the Sixers? Is Brandon Ingram going to be the version of himself that put up 27-6-6 against the Suns in 2022, or the one that got locked up by Lu Dort and the Thunder in 2024? How has RJ...

The WNBA has a new CBA and the season begins May 8th -- how will the Toronto Tempo build their team between now and then?! In a bonus episode of Locked On Raptors, it's Locked On Tempo, baby, as Sean Woodley chats with Chelsea Leite (Raptors HQ) about why the new CBA stands as a major win for the players as well as the fans before diving into the upcoming expansion draft, WNBA Entry Draft and what to expect in a free agency period going into which a majority of the league's players are unrestricted free agents. Will the...

The Toronto Raptors took down the very tanky Utah Jazz 143-127 on Monday night to improve to 40-31 on the season. In Episode 2067, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about Scottie Barnes' big game (20-7-10 on 8/10 shooting) while the Raptors were without Immanuel Quickley, Brandon Ingram and Jakob Poeltl, gets into how Barnes has emerged as the team's most reliably half court creative engine, and why the team's offense in the moments that matter most down the stretch of the season needs to reflect that. Next, Sean talks about the Raptors signing former first-overall pick Markelle Fultz to...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 143-127 win against the Utah Jazz on Monday. Despite missing three starters, the Raptors exposed one of the league's worst defenses — dishing out a franchise record 49 assists and even hitting 20 threes. Collin Murray-Boyles also returned, and Markelle Fultz made his season debut! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba  Everydayer Club  If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join...

The Toronto Raptors lost games to the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns over the weekend, as they continue to sharpen themselves ahead of the NBA playoffs. In Episode 2066, Sean Woodley goes solo to break down his big takeaways from the Raptors 0-2 weekend, discusses why this stretch drive of playing meaningful basketball games can only be a good thing when it comes to readying the young Raptors for the postseason gauntlet ahead, even if they lose some games to teams like Nikola Jokic's Nuggets along the way. Next, Sean digs into why Ja'Kobe Walter's recent surge is a major...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 120-98 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Despite being the fresher team, the Raptors looked a step slow all night — especially Brandon Ingram — and had to play catch-up for three quarters. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba  Everydayer Club  If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to o...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 121-115 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. A game that saw eight lead changes and the Raptors take control thanks to a dominant third quarter ended in defeat after some late-game heroics from the Nuggets' stars. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba  Everydayer Club  If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Cl...

The Toronto Raptors are in a super close race for the 5th and 6th seeds in the East with the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. In Episode 2065, Sean Woodley checks in with David Ramil (Locked On Heat), Philip Rossman-Reich (Locked On Magic) and Brad Rowland (Locked On Hawks) for a deeper look at the teams vying to knock Toronto out of the playoff spot they've held for the majority of the NBA season. Off the top, Sean and David chat about why the Heat seem to have found their groove after a roller coaster season, the Tyler...

The Toronto Raptors cruised to a 139-109 win over the Chicago Bulls, who are terrible. In Episode 2064, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl recap the win over the Bulls, discuss whether they team has fully flipped the switch after last week's season low point in New Orleans or if they still have some things they need to tidy up, take a look at the absolutely dominance of the starting five of Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, Jakob Poeltl, Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett since Poeltl's return from injury, and runs through The Good (Ja'Kobe Walter, Jamal Shead's passing), The Bad (The...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 139-109 win against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. It was absolute DOMINANCE by the Raps in the wire-to-wire victory, which included six players scoring at least 15 points against the Bulls. Since losing six of eight, Toronto has won three straight and is once again in the top five in the East. Is the season back on track? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts...  Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More  🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba  Everydayer...

The Toronto Raptors find themselves back in the 5th seed with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat both on two-game losing streaks -- are they once again the favourites to finish 5th in the East? In Episode 2063, Sean Woodley and James Herbert (CBS Sports) chat about the race for the 5th seed between the Raptors, Magic, Heat, Hawks and sort of the Sixers and Hornets, before doing a draft of the players on each of the six teams in contention to nab one of the East's final two seeds. Does Scottie Barnes get selected ahead of Jalen Johnson, Paolo...

Is Scottie Barnes having the best defensive season in the history of the Toronto Raptors franchise? In Episode 2062, Sean Woodley goes solo to field mailbag questions from you, the listeners, about Scottie's remarkable defensive campaign, RJ Barrett's importance to the offense and expansion!  Off the top, Sean details why Barnes stands along among Raptors players when it comes to individual defensive seasons, and why it's not even a particularly close race between Barnes' 2025-26 season and the next best year a defender has had in a Raps uniform. Next, Sean talks about whether RJ Barrett is the m...

The Toronto Raptors picked up two of their most impressive and important wins of the season over the weekend against the Phoenix Suns and Detroit Pistons. In Episode 2061, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to react to the Raptors 4th quarter comeback to beat the Suns on Friday, and their fourth quarter stand to hang on against the East-leading Pistons. Off the top, they chat about how the Raptors finally introduced some variability into their late-game offense, and why it worked. Point Ingram! Mismatch hunting! Actually running plays! Wow! Next, they chat about how this weekend has helped...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 119-108 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. An absolute STATEMENT win against the No. 1 seed in the East. The Raptors dominated the glass thanks to Jakob Poeltl's monster double-double and Brandon Ingram led a stellar night for the starters with 34 points. Is this the turning point Toronto needed? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba Everydayer Club   If you never m...

Zulfi Sheikh recaps the Toronto Raptors 122-115 win vs. the Phoenix Suns on Friday. A gutsy effort to claw back from an 11-point deficit, led by Brandon Ingram's game-high performance. He finished with 36 points, but more importantly, orchestrated the late-game comeback with the ball in his hands. The Raptors survived the Suns and their hot shooting, and hopefully restored some faith in their season along the way. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba</p...

The Toronto Raptors are mired in their most dispiriting stretch of basketball all season, but is it cause for true despair? In Episode 2060, Sean Woodley and Joe Wolfond take stock of the Raptors situation both for the rest of the season and moving into the future and dig into the cases for both optimism and pessimism moving forward. Off the top, they chat about the reasons for feelings of doom and despair. Is this a team that's already hit its peak? And is their style of play ultimately too taxing for them to find a second wind between now...

The Toronto Raptors notched arguably their worst loss of the season in New Orleans on Wednesday night and have fallen out of the Top-6 in the Eastern Conference for the first time in months. In Episode 2059, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl chat about the ugly loss to the Pelicans, whether the team's good vibes and chemistry are at risk, and whether the team should have had a more bombastic reaction to Dejounte Murray's late-game taunting of Jamal Shead. Next, they chat about whether or not the Raptors falling into the 7th seed is simply them finding the level they...

Zulfi Sheikh and Duane Notice recap the Toronto Raptors 122-110 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The Raptors get absolutely PUNKED on the second night of a back-to-back, and it dropped them out of the playoffs and into the Play-In. That was BRUTAL. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts... Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba Everydayer Club   If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On...

The Toronto Raptors lost another game to a good opponent, this time a 113-99 contest against the Houston Rockets that followed the same script that's played out basically any time the Raptors line up next to the league's elite. In Episode 2058, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the loss to Houston, lament the familiar script it followed, and discuss Brandon Ingram's recent struggles and whether there should be growing concern about Ingram's ability to play up in the postseason. Next, Sean gets into tonight's game against the Pelicans, the race for the 5th and 6th seeds getting extremely...