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Hello and Welcome

Hello and Welcome

By: The Nation Network
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Will Lou, Alex Wong, and producer Jerome Cheng have you covered on all things Raptors, in addition to the NBA and other culturally relevant topics. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

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  • React Pod: First impressions of Raptors starting 5 in preseason debut vs. Celtics
    Oct 16 2025

    Will Lou breaks down the Toronto Raptors' 110-108 loss to the Boston Celtics in preseason. He looks at how the Raptors starting five performed, the off-nights from Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley, and then takes music recommendations from the live chat.


    Three stars: Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Ochai Agbaji

    Gerald Henderson award: Xavier Tillman


    #nba #raptors #celtics


    Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show


    Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.


    Original Music by DIVISION 88.


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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • NBA Award Predictions, Most Interesting Players & Who He Coach For?
    Oct 15 2025

    Will and Alex are joined by James Herbert of CBS Sports to make their annual NBA awards predictions. They debate the MVP race between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić, discuss whether Nico Harrison could take home Executive of the Year, and share their picks for Best Teammate and other awards. Later, they choose their most intriguing players for the season and debut the inaugural edition of “Who He Coach For.”


    #nba #nbaawards


    Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show


    Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.


    Original Music by DIVISION 88.


    Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!


    Simply Spiked Canada: https://www.simplyspiked.ca/en-CA

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • 3 takeaways from Raptors preseason + Who He Play For? + Blue Jays Corner
    Oct 13 2025

    Will and Alex share their takeaways from the Raptors’ preseason so far, including thoughts on the team’s emerging defensive identity, Brandon Ingram’s potential as a true number one option, and whether the roster might be overloaded with shooting guards. Later, they dive into the most obscure NBA player references in rap lyrics and play a preseason edition of “Who He Play For.” Finally, it’s Jays Corner, as they react to Toronto’s disappointing Game 1 loss to the Seattle Mariners.


    #raptors #torontoraptors #torontobluejays #jays #bluejays


    Reach out to the show by leaving a voicemail at hellowelcome.show or email the guys info@hellowelcome.show


    Check out our merch! Visit hellowelcome.show and click on the merch link.


    Original Music by DIVISION 88.


    Reach out to sales@thenationnetwork.com to connect with our Sales Team and discuss opportunities to partner with us!


    Simply Spiked Canada: https://www.simplyspiked.ca/en-CA

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
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