Dan is joined by Yasmin Duale (@carmelodrama) from the Dishes & Dimespodcast to cannonball into all things Toronto Raptors in advance of the 2021-22 NBA season. They talk Pascal Siakam’s health and role, Fred VanVleet’s room for improvement, OG Anunoby emerging as a star, the center rotation, Goran Dragic’s fit, fringe roster spots, Malachi Flynn’s development, Scottie Barnes’ rookie expectations, lineups and muuuuuch more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
00:54 – Intro 2:33 – Goran Dragic’s fit 4:48 – OG Anunoby’s offensive evolution 7:13 – Pascal Siakam’s return/Is he underrated now? 10:14 – Where must Fred VanVleet improve? 17:40 – Rookie-year expectations for Scottie Barnes 22:36 – The center rotation 24:55 – CHRIS BOUCHER FOREVER 27:06 – Precious Achiuwa 28:37 – Sophomore expectations for Malachi Flynn 30:24 – Yuta Watanabe’s value 32:07 – Fringe-roster players 33:36 – Figuring out Toronto’s direction 36:20 – Biggest functional void on the roster 38:14 – Trade candidates 39:55 – Best crunch-time lineup 41:24 – Quirky lineups we want to see 42:44 – Win-total prediction/Toronto’s place in the East
48:25 – Gary Trent Jr. feelz