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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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We sort of got Chris Paul!

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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

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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

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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

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