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Gradey Dick Rumors
Mutual interest between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Raptors
Doug Smith: I don’t know if it will happen but I do know there is mutual interest between Antetokounmpo and the Raptors. The wild card is the cost. But I also think the Raptors are uniquely placed to make an attractive offer that won’t ruin their franchise or roster. I would make the case that a logjam at the wings makes them deep enough that if they had to pay even two out of Gradey Dick, Ochai Agbaji, Ja’Kobe Walter, RJ Barrett, Jonathan Mogbo would still leave enough to fill out a pretty good team with promising young players still developing. Plus, they have all their picks, so giving a first-rounder every year for, say, four years, leaves enough.
Blake Murphy: Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl are both questionable Wednesday with the same MCP joint contusion on their right hands. Ja'Kobe Walter is out with right hip flexor tightness. Jamal Shead and Ochai Agbaji will rest. Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and Ulrich Chomche remain out.
Gradey Dick done for the season
Josh Lewenberg: The Raptors are shutting Gradey Dick down for the rest of the season. He’s been out for a month with a knee injury and is still recovering. He’ll finish his sophomore season averaging 14.4 points (up from 8.5 as a rookie) on 41% FG & 35% 3P (down from 37%) in 54 games, all starts
Josh Lewenberg: Agbaji (ankle) is out of his walking boot and will start increasing his work but still not practicing. Mogbo has a nasal fracture. Out for at least a week and will wear a mask when he returns. Gradey Dick out at least 2 weeks. Battle (broken nose) and Temple (personal) are back
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Michael Scotto: Toronto Raptors guard Gradey Dick sustained a hyperextended right knee, resulting in bone bruises. He will be re-evaluated after two weeks, team says.
Josh Lewenberg: Gradey Dick has been ruled out for tonight’s game in Orlando with a right knee hyperextension.
Blake Murphy: Gradey Dick is out Tuesday. Agbaji, Battle, Ingram, Chomche, and Temple remain out, too. "Ischial Tuberosity contusion" (bruised sit bones) is Dick's official designation.
RJ Barrett a potential offseason trade candidate?
Pinpointing Barrett's standing is trickier. The Canadian has two more seasons left on his current contract after this one at $27.7 million in 2025-26 and then $29.6 million in 2026-27. And before that final year arrives, Toronto will almost certainly be holding contract extension talks with Gradey Dick, who the Raptors have held in as high regard as anyone in the building who doesn't have BARNES stitched into the back of his jersey. Don't forget that the Raptors also drafted Ja'Kobe Walter, another scoring guard, with the No. 19 pick last June. All of that makes Barrett someone who has to be monitored as a potential trade candidate once the offseason arrives. The modern NBA is now dominated by contract extensions and players getting traded to the team that is willing to give them one ... with surrounding players occasionally rendered casualties along the way.
Blake Murphy: Gradey Dick (neck) and Jonathan Mogbo (ankle) are probable for Tuesday vs Philly. Barrett, Ingram, Poeltl, Tucker remain out. Lawson with 905. Chomche up with NBA club.
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Doug Smith: According to Raptors MR, Gradey Dick is out for the day with a neck contusion and has passed initial concussion testing
Immanuel Quickley cleared to return for Raptors
Blake Murphy: Immanuel Quickley returns tonight! Unspecified minutes restriction, and he’ll start. Kelly Olynyk and Gradey Dick are available too. Jamal Shead is out.
Ryan Wolstat: Raptors say Gradey Dick and Kelly Olynyk are out tonight. Should matter not so much against what has easily been NBA’s worst team.
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