Nike has no jersey ideas left, and Rogers is about to take over MLSE, which could have major implications for the Toronto Raptors. In Episode 1708, Sean Woodley and Katie Heindl discuss a very uninspiring leaked Raptors city edition jersey and what they're hoping to see from the Raptors' 30th anniversary celebrations before reacting to the bombshell first reported by Scott Soshnick that Rogers is buying Bell out of its stake in MLSE. Off the top, Sean and Katie chat about another round of Nike poorly executing City jersey designs, why the Raptors one falls flat, and why they're still hopeful that common sense will prevail and the team will rebrand to their original colours and logo for the 30th season. Next, they chat about what they want to see from the Raptors' 30th season celebrations, retiring Vince Carters' number, and other commemorative nights they'd like to see worked into the schedule. Lastly, Sean and Katie discuss the Rogers takeover, and why it feels bad!

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What are the most important swing skills for Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett & Gradey ahead of the Toronto Raptors' 2024-25 season? In Episode 1707, Sean Woodley is joined by Vivek Jacob to kick off an annual series on the most important things that key members of the Raptors can add into their game to level up as players over the course of the upcoming NBA season. Off the top, they chat about Immanuel Quickley, and why his rim pressure and playmaking can both be classified as vital swing skills for him in his first full year as the Raptors' lead guard. Next, Sean and Vivek chat about RJ Barrett, whether his incredible accuracy as the rim is sustainable after shooting 13 percentage points better than he ever has from inside six feet over his 32 games with the Raptors, and the steps he needs to take on defense to entrench himself into the Raptors' long-term plans. Lastly, they chat about Gradey Dick, who could transform the Raptors' offense if he can be a good second-side creator getting downhill off the catch, and could help address the Raptors' three-point shooting woes simply by getting up a whole lot of looks from downtown.

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Did the Toronto Raptors front office successfully navigate the 2024 NBA offseason, and what do they need to do over the next year to instill confidence that they can still be an NBA Championship-worthy group of decision-makers? In Episode 1706, Sean Woodley goes solo to talk about Masai Ujiri and Bobby Webster's work over the summer, the mistakes that piled upon one another in the lead up to last year's disaster season, and the amount of runway they should be granted to rectify their missteps of the recent past. Off the top, Sean examines whether the front office successfully managed to turn the page towards the Scottie Barnes era this summer, and outlines why despite some missed opportunities, it was a summer that achieved the overarching goal. Next, Sean takes a look back over the last five years and digs into the poor decisions made along the way, how justifiable they were, and whether it's fair to judge the front office more on how they rectify those mistakes than those mistakes themselves. Lastly, Sean offers some thoughts on what the front office can do to further instill confidence this year, including avoiding the urge to tear down further, netting something of valuable for Bruce Brown, and scoring some wins on the margins, which they haven't quite done in recent years to the degree they did pre-championship.

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