Dan is joined by Yasmin Duale (@carmelodrama) from the Dishes & Dimes podcast 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 Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices