In Episode 1438, Sean Woodley is joined by Katie Heindl (DIME, Basketball Feelings) to break down Michael Grange's latest reporting at Sportsnet about the internal strife that went on within the 2022-23 Toronto Raptors, the rift between Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam and the younger players on the team (presumbably Scottie Barnes?), and why it's starting to feel like the Raptors are quickly headed towards the end of an era, with a Siakam trade very possible this off-season. Off the top, they dig into their biggest takeaways from Grange's piece, which seemed to prove a lot of what we thought was going on during the back half of a tumultuous Raptors season, and implicates every level of the franchise -- the front office, the coaching staff, the vets, and the young guys -- as part of the failure that was 2022-23. Next, they examine the possibility of a Pascal Siakam trade, which could go down soon, or not at all. But is there some potential value to simply ripping off the band-aid and pivoting into a new era for the franchise? And if that does happen, what's the feeling on the VanVleet-Siakam core and the runway they got as the faces of the team? Lastly, they quickly discuss what they're looking forward to from the Raptors Vegas Summer League squad.

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