Toronto Raptors 2026-27 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Samson Folk (@samfolkk) of Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote to break down the 2026-27 Toronto Raptors Raptors. Subscribe to Raptors Republic and Basketball, She Wrote on YouTube! TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00 - INTRO
1:01 - The origin of Caitlin Cooper’s and Samson Folk’s friendship
3:46 - Toronto’s offseason approach
7:01 - Scottie Barnes’ playmaking and scoring development
13:44 - Kawhi Leonard’s impact
15:42 - Immanuel Quickley’s role and future
21:04 - RJ Barrett’s role and future
26:01 - Where are the Raptors on Ja’Kobe Walter?
28:47 - Collin Murray-Boyles’ development + lineup construction
36:44 - The importance of Jakob Poeltl + secondary big rotation
44:32 - Allen Graves elevator pitch
45:59 - Jamal Shead’s role
47:30 - Does Toronto have enough shooting?
49:24 - The transition offensive improvement
50:00 - Top-10 rotation
51:29 - Go-to crunch-time lineup
51:56 - Weirdo lineups we want to see
52:32 - PREDICTIONS

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