Smith & Jones

Jan 30 2025 214 ep. 53 mins 25
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Eric Smith and Paul Jones discuss the biggest stories across the NBA and the Raptors.

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New NBA Alumni President Antonio Davis on His New Role & Toronto Memories

Jan 30 2025 50 mins  
Eric Smith & Paul Jones are back with another Raptor Great, Antonio Davis! The guys talk to him about his new role as the president of the NBA Alumni association. What will he look to do with his new role as president? What can they do with the players association to help retired players transition into their post playing career? And how can the alumni association better educate pe

30 Years of Raptors History with Alvin Williams

Jan 22 2025 37 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back with fan favourite Alvin Williams in a special podcast-only episode! The guys start by going over Alvin's time in Toronto and the start of his basketball career. What was the biggest difference between college and the NBA? What was it like having Butch Carter as his head coach? Where did Alvin's disdain for the city of his birth, Philadelphia, com

Playing in the NBA with Diabetes, Coming from Panama, & T.O Memories with Gary Forbes

Jan 16 2025 47 mins  
Eric Smith & Paul Jones are back with another episode of Smith and Jones! This week, former Raptor Gary Forbes joins the show to discuss growing up in Panama during a time of political turmoil, moving to New York City as a young boy, and his memories of playing in the NCAA with two teams. The guys also get into how being diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes affected not only Forbes' bask

Bob Delaney on NBA Refereeing, Mental Health, & Going Undercover

Jan 09 2025 40 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back from the holidays with a special podcast-only version of the show! The guys are joined by long time NBA referee and former undercover cop, Bob Delaney! They start by going over some of his first memories when it was announced Toronto got an expansion team. The guys then get into some of his stories from refereeing in the NBA, how going undercover

Aaron Gray on His Career in NBA, Time in Toronto & Life After Basketball

Dec 18 2024 58 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back this week as they continue to celebrate the Raptors' 30th season. This week they are joined by seven-year NBA veteran and former Toronto Raptor, Aaron Gray! The guys look back on the start of Aaron's career playing in the Big East at Pitt and how that set the tone for what was to come. He shares his experience being drafted by the Bulls, along wit

Glen Grunwald on His Career, Building the Raptors & Canadian Basketball Development

Dec 11 2024 50 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back! This week they are joined by former Raptors General Manager and current Senior Advisor to the Grizzlies & Canada Basketball, Glen Grunwald! The guys go over how Glen got his basketball career started, from playing under Bob Knight at Indiana to being drafted by Red Auerbach and the Celtics. Later, Glen dives into NBA front offices, what it was li

Ben Uzoh on His Playing Career, Relationship with Masai Ujiri & That Triple Double

Dec 04 2024 41 mins  
Eric Smith & Paul Jones are joined by former Raptor Point Guard, and current Raptors Scout Ben Uzoh! The guys go over his journey to the NBA from Houston to the University of Tulsa. How & why did he pick Tulsa? What was it like being undrafted? How did he end up in Toronto and what were his first feelings when he found out? How did he transition into scouting? What is his current r

Dee Brown on Winning the Slam Dunk Contest, Playing with Larry Bird, & Early Raptors

Nov 28 2024 46 mins  
Eric Smith & Paul Jones are joined by 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Champion, and 12 year NBA veteran Dee Brown! The guys get into what it was like breaking into the league with the Boston Celtic's led by Larry Bird. What did he learn from him on how to lead a team? How did winning the Slam Dunk contest effect his early career? The guys then get into what it was like when he first got to Toro

Ed Stefanski on Trading for Vince Carter, Basketball in Toronto, & Kyle Lowry's Impact

Nov 20 2024 42 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back with former Raptors executive and current Senior Advisor to the Pistons, Ed Stefanski! He shares some memories from when he was in New Jersey of trading for Vince Carter and all that went into that. The guys then get into his time with the Raptors and what both he and Brian Colangelo built in Toronto. Later, the trio look back on the trade that se

Tony Massenburg on Basketball in Canada, NBA Memories, & Len Bias Legacy

Nov 14 2024 49 mins  
Eric Smith and Paul Jones are back with another former Raptor! Joining the guys this week is 13 year NBA vet Tony Massenburg. The guys go over his introduction to Toronto, and meeting Paul back in the day before getting into what life is like an an expansion team. Tony then goes over his time playing for the university of Maryland with Len Bias and what could have been with his car