In Episode 1495, Sean Woodley goes solo in an attempt to tank the entire Toronto Raptors roster in order of importance to the team's chances of actually winning basketball games in the 2023-24 NBA season. Off the top, Sean sorts through the three most important players on the team: Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam and O.G. Anunoby, who feel like the only three guys guaranteed to be on the floor in all of the Raptors' highest-leverage moments this season. Next, Sean runs through five players who could figure into some of the Raptors' closing lineups, and zeroes in on why Gary Trent Jr., while not the 4th-best player on the team, might be the 4th-most important player on the roster in terms of ensuring the team run smoothly on offense. Lastly, where to deeper bench pieces like Gradey Dick, Precious Achiuwa, Chris Boucher, Malachi Flynn and more fit into the team's hierarchy of importance this season? These rankings are unassailable, of course. Tell us how much you agree with them in the comments!

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In Episode 1496, Sean Woodley is joined by Crina Mustafa (Sport vs Media Charity Basketball Game) to dig into a round of What's More Likely about the possibilities that lie ahead for the Toronto Raptors in the new NBA season. Off the top, they discuss whether it's more likely that the Raptors surpass their Vegas over/under by 10 or more wins and end up with 47+ victories on the season, or come 10-or-more wins short of their Vegas expectations and finish with 27-or-fewer wins in 2023-24. Next, Sean and Crina dig into whether it's more likely that Scottie Barnes earns his first All-Star nod this seaosn, or that Gradey Dick will land on an All-Rookie team at season's end. Next, Sean and Crina discuss a couple of wildly unlikely outcomes and determine whether it's more likely that Jakob Poeltl will lead the Raptors in assists this season, or that O.G. Anunoby will lead the team in scoring.

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In Episode 1499, Sean Woodley is joined by Joseph Casciaro (The Score, Pound the Rock) to share some of their boldest predictions about the 2023-24 Toronto Raptors season and discuss Precious Achiuwa not receiving an extension from the Toronto Raptors before the extension deadline. Off the top they quickly address the Achiuwa non-news and discuss what he has riding on this season before diving headlong into their bold predictions. Sean has some strong feelings on the potency of the Raptors' transition attack this coming season, while Joey Cash is betting big on a major breakout for Scottie Barnes. Plus, Sean has a scorcher of a take about Pascal Siakam's future in the unlikely event he gets traded before the deadline, Joe has Dennis Schroder making fans quickly forget about Fred VanVleet's work as a playmaker, Sean is bullish on an extremely specific and niche take about two of the Raptors' bench pieces, and Cash has the Raptors finishing surprisingly high in the standings. Let us know your bold predictions for the season to come on socials or in the comments!

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