The Rapcast Raptors Republic

Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Esfandier Baraheni to discuss Toronto getting a WNBA team. The announcement and how Cathryn got to interview Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the growth of women's basketball and women's sports in Canada. Then they discuss the NBA playoffs, the Haliburton injury, and what that means for the Pacers. How Boston has been able to breeze through to the finals. They comment on the electricity and charisma around the TImberwolves and is their series against the Mavericks the true Finals? The very non-controversial ALL NBA selection. Some actual Raptor Bird News and our Hottie Highlight of the week is all about the cameos at the WNBA press conference.
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Samson Folk is joined by Jack Quantrill to discuss who the Raptors should select with their 2nd round pick.

Here's Jack's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBA

0:00 - How valuable are 2nd rounders?

3:10 - Dillon Jones

15:00 - Jamal Shead

24:41 - Bobi Klintman

33:40 - Reed Sheppard haircut + goodbye
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Samson Folk is joined by Jack Quantrill to discuss 3 players the Raptors could consider at pick 19.

0:00 - Introductions

2:20 - Kel'el Ware

17:39 - Bub Carrington

32:11 - Terrence Shannon Jr.

Here's Jack's twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBA
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This week we get hyped about the new Toronto WNBA franchise, the NBA playoffs AND The Raptors free agency possibilities all with our guest, Derick Deonarain!
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Montreal's Bill Wennington joins Andrew Damelin for a heavy dose of nostalgia. From Ed Pinckney viciously dunking on him in high school, to a Jokic-like pass by Chris Mullen in college, to, yes, Michael Jordan and the Bulls, the anecdotes will rivet you. The former Chicago Bulls centre, current Bulls radio analyst, and new CEBL analyst also reveals his secret to winning, what it means to think the game, and his definition of a great broadcast.
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Host Cathryn Naiker is joined by Samson Folk to first celebrate Toronto getting a WNBA Team! Then they talk about the Denver-Minnesota series. Did Denver blow it? Does Jokic only care about horses? and more. Then they talk about the Knicks and Cathryn asks Samson if he's Team OG or Team Pascal in this series. What do they think of Tibs running his guys into the ground and do the Knicks have a chance of getting to the finals? Then they talk about Frank Vogel being the latest coach fired. How do they feel about coaches always being the scapegoat? Then DeMar DeRozan is writing a tell-all book! What's the one thing they would hope for him to reveal? In the Hottie HIghlight of the week, Samson chooses between Scottie and Darko.
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