The keys for Raptors 905's Justise Winslow to return to the NBA

Amit Mann is joined by Justise Winslow of the Raptors 905 to discuss what has to go right for him to get another NBA contract.
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Video Transcript

AMIT MANN: You've had quite the journey in your in your career now, and you're here now with the Toronto Raptors. And, I mean, I mentioned it earlier with you, but what are the keys for you to transfer this into a full-time NBA contract?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Honestly, just stay healthy. I've shown, like, when I'm healthy, when I-- you know, obviously staying healthy, your minutes will increase and my productivity will increase. That's really the main thing, just staying healthy, enjoying my teammates, having fun. I put in the work, you know?

I don't-- I don't-- I don't really emphasize the basketball part of it too much, you know? I put in the work. I stay late. I come early. I take care of my body. You know, so at this point, it's just staying healthy and the rest will take care of itself.

AMIT MANN: I've been told you are always, you know, staying late after practice doing shooting stuff.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Mhm.

AMIT MANN: Have you tried the [INAUDIBLE] shooting board at the Raptors?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Yeah, I don't believe in it though.

AMIT MANN: Yeah, I was going to ask you-- OK, so you--

JUSTISE WINSLOW: I mean, it is what it is. It's a cool-- it's a cool system.

AMIT MANN: Yeah.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Obviously, it's-- it's beneficial. You know, it can show you trends and that sort of thing. But I haven't been able to get a perfect- perfect, perfect swish yet on by it.

AMIT MANN: OK.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: I've been like one degree off of my arc, so that's why I say I don't believe in it.

AMIT MANN: Yeah, and I don't blame you because like I've heard both opinions, that Dillon brooks, during the off season, with team Canada, he said he found like a number that really worked with-- with his arc, and he's like every time he shoots, he's thinking about that number. So it's-- I was curious what your stance was on it. There's no right or wrong.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Good- it's a-- it's an expensive basketball machine.

AMIT MANN: It's a nice board though. They got always-- got messages on the board?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Yeah, it looks good.

AMIT MANN: Yeah. So with your Toronto relationship, in terms of being in the city, how much did you know about it coming here?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Um, a decent amount. Just, you know, being on away teams and coming here and playing here, you never stay too long. And outside of that, I haven't spent much time here. But I actually have a few good family friends that live here.

So I've been able to connect with them and hang out with them and explore the city a little bit. So, you know, I understood that it was a diverse city. I hope this is taken the right way, but a lot of brown people. You know, a lot of diversity and, yeah, a lot of-- a lot of that. So it's been a good time just, you know, obviously with the team, getting acclimated, but also getting acclimated to the city.

AMIT MANN: Anything I can help you with? Anything you're curious about? Because I've been here for a long time.

Just

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Really restaurants.

AMIT MANN: Restaurants?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Food, yeah.

AMIT MANN: Ooh, see, we're in a different price bracket. That could be a problem.

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JUSTISE WINSLOW: I want to eat your price bracket.

AMIT MANN: Yeah? OK, well you should go to--

JUSTISE WINSLOW: I like Sotto Sotto.

AMIT MANN: Sotto Sotto, you should go to Kensington market.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: I went there and I-- I got some good Jamaican, rasta pasta.

AMIT MANN: Yeah.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Got some good vintage leather jackets as well. So um, I'm exploring.

AMIT MANN: Nice.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: I'm a wanderer.

AMIT MANN: Good. You should do that on Queen Street. Island Foods on Queen Street West, it's some of the best roti you're going to find in the city.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Is that-- is that Little Sisters and Chubby's on Queen Street, or is that Dundas? Or is that King?

AMIT MANN: Yeah, so it's kind of everywhere. So it's Queen Street West. You know where Trinity Bellwoods is?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: No, I don't know that--

AMIT MANN: No. OK, so it's, like, probably-- it's our version of Central Park. Although it's not nearly as big, but it's, like, the comparable. It's along there. It's got some great food around there.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Yorkville, a little pricey.

AMIT MANN: Yeah.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: A little pricey, but it's got good eats.

AMIT MANN: Get a latte there every once in a while, it costs me $8. It's-- it's quarterly, I don't go there too often.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: So you rap?

AMIT MANN: I make-- make music. I make art.

JUSTISE WINSLOW: You make art?

JUSTISE WINSLOW: Serge Ibaka, I do art.

AMIT MANN: Yes, good job. You're making all kinds of fans with this thing.