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Blake Murphy: “There’s a Million Things to Say” About Kyle Lowry’s Raptors Impact

After nine years, the Kyle Lowry era in Toronto has come to an end, but Raptors Chairman Larry Tanenbaum has said that Lowry’s will be the first jersey retired by the franchise (Keith Allison/Flickr).


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Blake Murphy of The Athletic joins the show to delve into the performance of the Toronto Raptors during Las Vegas Summer League, especially regarding the newly drafted Scottie Barnes. Additionally, we discuss the Kyle Lowry trade, what he meant to the city and the Raptors franchise, and how they will move forward without him next season and beyond.

9:10-10:08: “[For Scottie Barnes], the playmaking on the move is real. … Barnes’ defense is gonna be his calling card early on. I think he’s been pretty good on that end. The processing speed there is really high level and they’ve had him picking up full court, they’ve had him guarding across positions. So I think he’s going to be a real player from day one defensively as hard as that is as a rookie, but the offensive game is gonna take a little bit of time.”

18:48-20:20: “The Raptors haven’t had a lot of guys stick around nine years. They haven’t had a lot of guys win a lot in Toronto also. So I think the fact that Lowry’s […] ascension kind of parallels the franchise’s own rise to being a more legitimate franchise in the NBA, and being a pretty consistently good team and eventually a championship contender. The growth of Lowry and the growth of the team as a whole are kind of hand in hand. … Lowry has always really fit kind of what Raptors fans are about. Continue reading

Sean Derenthal: Lonzo Ball Could Be Draft’s “Best Player or Basically Unplayable”

Smoke screens aside, guest Javier Pesquera retains “99.9 percent” confidence that the Lakers will select Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 overall pick (TonyTheTiger/Creative Commons).

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With the draft fast approaching – it’s scheduled for Thursday, June 22, – we’re joined by a pair of men who closely and passionately follow the NBA draft and its potential prospects year-round. Ode to Oden’s Sean Derenthal and Javier Pesquera of What’s on Draft lend their time and expertise to the show, discussing a wide range of issues, including but not limited to Markelle Fultz’s top billing, the Lonzo Ball phenomenon, the strengths and weaknesses of Josh Jackson’s and Dennis Smith Jr.’s games and the nature of this year’s international class. You won’t want to miss this one, especially if, like your hosts, you’ve been fixated on the NBA all season.

Sean Derenthal: 9:28-9:43:

“Lonzo Ball is super-, super-interesting. If you told me like five years from now that he was the best player out of this draft, I wouldn’t be surprised. If you told me that he was basically unplayable, I also wouldn’t be too surprised honestly.”

SD: 16:48-18:16:

“The problem with Josh Jackson, while he does bring all of that [defensive versatility], the reason that you wouldn’t take him is, well, one, there’s some off-court issues…Offensively, his shot is the big issue. So in the Finals, I think we saw that one-way players, it’s difficult to play these guys, Continue reading

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