# Chasing Champions - How do the Raptors & Knicks compare?

An episode of [Pull Up Tre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/736333342), 1 Oct 2026, 1 h 10 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/680699031da48c8a6678fb35/e/6abdcaac38e6d69a301845f7/media.mp3

Samson Folk & Benjy Ritholtz discuss the two teams they cover. Benjy's twitter: https://x.com/BenRitholtzNBA Knicks Film Skool: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmKROtn7VeDZ6k6NIT8HdzA 0:00 - Intros 1:50 - Thoughts on the Raptors post-Kawhi trade 4:35 - Learning from championship teams 8:50 - Are the Raptors missing pieces to be a contender? 14:50 - Can the Knicks dominate the regular season? How have they changed? 22:23 - Can the Raptors finish with a better record than the Knicks? 24:00 - Can the Raptors beat the Knicks in a series? 32:35 - How are these teams similar? 35:05 - Revisiting the OG/IQ/RJ trade 37:43 - How has IQ been since the trade? 46:30 - How has RJ been since the trade? 54:33 - How has OG improved as a Knick? 1:01:40 - We love rebounding wings 1:03:49 - Does Benjy like Darko? 1:06:05 - Good coach quotes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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