Free Association: Does Wiggins owe it to Canada Basketball to help them qualify?

Raptors 9th overall pick Jakob Poeltl joins Tim and Sid to discuss what he can bring to the Raptors and what it means to be the first Austrian-born player to play in the NBA.

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Donnovan Bennett and JD Bunkis deliver a one-stop shop for all your Toronto Raptors talk and take listeners around the NBA with assists from the biggest names—and one-of-a-kind characters—from across the Association.

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Here’s a quick rundown of the podcast:

With some time to think after the NBA draft the guys add further perspective on how Toronto’s picks will affect free agency.

The big questions tackled are:

Does DeMar DeRozan‘s lack of free agency meetings mean he’s going to sign a maximum contract with the Toronto Raptors?

Does the drafting of Jakob Poeltl mean Jonas Valanciunas is expendable or Bismack Biyombo will not be re-signed?

JD Bunkis offers up some low cost options for the Raptors in free agency?

In the 24th minute Utah Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak came on to talk about Delon Wright and Poeltl leaving his program and becoming Toronto Raptors over the last two years.

In the 52nd minute the guys end the podcast with a heated debated about wether or not Andrew Wiggins owes it to his country to suit up for the men’s national team this summer in their bid to qualify for the Rio Olympics.

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