# The Raptors HAVE to take these guys in the draft w/ J. Kyle Mann & Samson

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Podcast: [Pull Up Tre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pull-up-tre-1087524)
Published: 2026-06-19T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Samson Folk is joined by J Kyle Mann of The Ringer to breakdown the NBA Draft. 0:00 - Intros 0:35 - Is it J Kyle or Kyle 2:00 - Who fits well with the Raptors? 4:34 - Labaron Philon 6:12 - Raptors need pull up shooting 7:40 - Back to Philon 10:42 - The depth of athletic testing, development and what it means 18:17 - Can Stirtz play fast? In the playoffs? 20:22 - Draft reporting 20:45 - Kyle’s Haliburton-esque pick 23:10 - Kyle’s draft philosophy 27:43 - Kyle loves Quaintance 33:00 - Zuby Ejiofor 34:37 - Baba Miller 38:49 - Feel in basketball 42:30 - ad read 43:10 - Wings & forwards 43:38 - Dailyn Swain 50:20 - Allen Graves 54:10 - Nate Ament 57:00 - Low stakes players 58:40 - Aday Mara 59:00 - Reactive vs proactive passers 1:01:00 - Final thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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