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Samson Folk does a deep dive on Jamal Shead.

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Samson Folk & Benjy Ritholtz discuss the two teams they cover.

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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?

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

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Samson, Tre, and Es talk about Media Day

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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...

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

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath talk to Chuck about Allen Graves.

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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 Grave...

Samson Folk & Joe Wolfond talk about Kawhi Leonard's extension with the Raptors.

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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 Mu...

Samson & Es & Louis go live to break down the Kawhi news.

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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 - on...

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath are joined by Steph Noh to investigate if the Raptors are actually contenders with Kawhi Leonard.

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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

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...

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

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Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni detail the latest stroke of the Kawhi news.

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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

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Samson Folk & Caitlin Cooper breakdown the Raptors unique approach to defending + talk about the team at large afterwards.

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0:00 - Intros

1:15 - Summarizing the Raptors defense

2:17 - Why are the Raptors interesting?

7:07 - Film breakdown on stabs

13:30 - Film breakdown on strong side help

18:35 - Film breakdown on attacking the spin

27:50 - Film breakdown on low hand contests

33:25 - Film Breakdown on swipes <...

Samson Folk discusses the Raptors young players and their roles for the upcoming season.

0:00 - Intros 

2:12 - Collin Murray-Boyles 

19:00 - Ja’Kobe Walter 

33:16 - Jamal Shead 

43:55 - Summarizing 

45:50 - Answering chatter questions

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Jamal Shead was incredibly impactful for the Raptors in year 2. He just found a way. But what was the unquantifiable skill?

0:45 - Kawhi update

2:30 - Unquantifiable impact

5:00 - Possession battle

13:00 - Offensive inefficiency

15:00 - Shooting

20:00 - Leadership

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Samson Folk discusses Scottie Barnes' game and projects it for next season.

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Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni detail the latest with the Raptors.

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail their understanding of the Kawhi situation.

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Samson Folk is joined by Shamit Dua to breakdown his piece on reclamation projects in the NBA.

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Episode 1 of Es Baraheni's preview of the 2026-2027 Raptors season. What does Collin Murray-Boyles need to do in order to succeed?

0:00 - Recap of rookie year

4:00 - Defense

9:00 - Rebounding

11:00 - Runners

15:00 - Playmaking + drives

21:00 - Expectations

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Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the latest with the Raptors.

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Es Baraheni and Trevon Heath break down the Raptors rotation for next season. How many games will Kawhi play? Will Allen Graves be a rotation player? How will Jakob and CMB split their minutes?

0:00 - Kawhi Investigation

3:00 - Allen Graves rotation minutes

4:30 - How many games will Kawhi play?

10:00 - Scottie's load

15:00 - RJ and IQ

20:00 - Ja'Kobe

23:00 - CMB vs Jakob

30:00 - Jamal

33:00 - Deep Bench

47:00 - Win total

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Samson Folk breaks down the Raptors roster.

0:00 - Intro & latest news

2:11 - Kawhi Leonard

4:08 - Scottie Barnes

9:34 - RJ Barrett

15:48 - Immanuel Quickley

18:21 - Jakob Poeltl

21:30 - Collin Murray Boyles

25:28 - Jamal Shead

30:55 - Ja’Kobe Walter

37:20 - Allen Graves

41:52 - Jamison Battle

45:46 - Kyle Anderson

49:06 - Trayce Jackson Davis

51:28 - Alijah Martin

55:15 - Na...

Samson Folk & Trevon Heath detail the latest with the Raptors.

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Samson Folk & Esfandiar Baraheni breakdown the Raptors first two Summer League games.

0:00 - Es’ perspective from Vegas

2:05 - Who are the players competing for roster spots?

5:45 - Allen Graves is having a great start to his career

9:35 - How have the guards been so far?

13:10 - Will CMB play?

14:15 - It’s a shooting guards world

15:18 - How did the Raptors get Nate Bittle?

17:35 - Es departs

18:20 - Solo Samson

18...

Samson Folk & Josh Codinera breakdown the Raptors new draftees before summer league.

Josh's twitter: https://x.com/JoshScoutEm

0:00 - Intro

0:25 - Why did the Raptors select these guys?

1:43 - What is the key to Graves’ upside?

2:45 - What is the key to Bradley’s upside?

3:48 - Film breakdown of Bradley’s offense

5:53 - The jumper

7:28 - Bradley’s defense

10:55 - Allen Graves film

13:00 - Graves’ jumper

14:30 - Classic...

Samson Folk & Esfandiar Baraheni detail Kyle Lowry's big day and all the latest Raptors news.

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Samson Folk & Louis Zatzman discuss all the latest news in Raptors land.

0:00 - Intros

2:00 - Kyle Lowry will retire as a Raptor

6:53 - Kyle & the Raptors is a great love story

10:47 - Kyle was always underrated

13:23 - Kyle is a special mentor, a special person

17:32 - DeRozan could potentially join the Raptors

37:36 - Kawhi & Uncle Dennis professionally break up

42:22 - Kawhi will sign the max, but will he help the Raptors out?

44:54...

Samson Folk & Joe Wolfond discuss the Raptors latest team building approach.

0:00 - Intros

0:50 - Joe loves the Raptors new vision

7:48 - Health is super important

9:45 - What are the advantages of vision 6’9

15:15 - Film Room on Bobby Webster’s dream

26:10 - How can CMB develop into a star now?

33:45 - Does Kawhi’s defense still hold up?

38:22 - Kawhi really upgrades the offense

42:00 - Did the Raptors want to build this way? Would...

Es Baraheni is joined by PeeWeeDaPlug from the Numbers on the Board podcast to rank the Raptors and the rest of the new-look Eastern Conference

0:00 - Player movement

5:00 - Pierre's thoughts on Kawhi

10:00 - Relegation teams

16:00 - Lottery Teams

22:00 - Play-In Teams

30:00 - New look Sixers

40:00 - New Look Heat

44:00 - Contenders vs Pretenders

53:00 - Raptors ranking

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Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni discuss the latest with the Raptors.

0:00 - Intros 

0:43 - Darko gets extended 

6:45 - Kyle Anderson is a Raptor

10:30 - Who can the Raptors get at the guard position?

16:03 - Big men the raptors can target 

21:40 - The Raptors summer league roster 

27:20 - Which Raptors will drive summer league success?

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Samson Folk, Trevon Heath, and Esfandiar Baraheni discuss the latest with the Raptors.

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Samson Folk, Esfandiar Baraheni, and Trevon Heath detail the Raptors latest signing.

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Es Baraheni dissects Kawhi Leonards fit with the 2026 Raptors with film and stats.

2:00 - Ingram vs Kawhi

5:50 - Playtypes

8:30 - Playmaking/Rebounding

13:00 - Defensive playmaking

21:00 - Team building Spiel

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Samson Folk is joined by Esfandiar Baraheni & Trevon Heath to breakdown the Raptors latest move.

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Samson Folk dissects the film on newest Raptor, Allen Graves.

0:00 - Who is Allen Graves?

1:35 - Film on why the Raptors picked Graves

8:21 - Some numbers for everyone

10:34 - Offensive tape

18:48 - slight concerns

26:15 - Graves is the possession king

30:05 - Hoping for skill development

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