The NBA Cup is here, and the 2-9 Toronto Raptors kick their cup quest off on Tuesday night against the 2-8 Milwaukee Bucks to close out their extended road trip -- do they have a shot at coming out of Eastern Conference Group B ahead of the Bucks, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers? In Episode 1746, Sean Woodley is joined by James Herbert (CBS Sports) to talk about the Cup concept and how it's worked going into year two, the Raptors' chances of competing in Group B in the East, the field they'll be competing against, and how they envision the rest of the groups in the East and West shaking out ahead of the grand conclusion in Vegas next month. Can the Raptors overcome their injury issues and get some results against teams with their own struggles? Who is the favourite to emerge from Group B? Who wins the whole thing? We get into it all on today's show!

** NOTE - Recorded before the news of Immanuel Quickley's sprained elbow leaving him questionable for Tuesday, as well as Damian Lillard being ruled out with a concussion.

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The Toronto Raptors saw the long-awaited return of starting point guard Immanuel Quickley over the weekend, but dropped a pair of games to the Clippers and Lakers on a tour of Los Angeles that saw the team get something of a reality check on their current station within the league. In Episode 1745, Sean Woodley goes solo run through his big takeaways from the weekend, Quickley's up-and-down return through two games, Ochai Agbaji's trustworthiness and much more. Off the top, Sean digs into the reality checks experienced by head coach Darko Rajakovic, big man Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett, all of whom had their struggles over the weekend. Next, Sean digs into the return of Immanuel Quickley to the lineup, how he aids their late-game offense, his issue with killing his dribble too soon, and the potential return of his floater touch. Lastly, he runs through The Good (Ochai Agbaji), The Bad (Jamison Battles' missed threes, fouling up 3 not being a federal crime) and The Hmmmmm (can the Raptors get right against the reeling Bucks on Tuesday as the NBA Cup begins?) to round out the show.

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