TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the fourth-year team option on the rookie contract of forward Grady Dick and the third-year team option on the rookie contract of guard Ja'Kobe Walter, the NBA team announced Tuesday.
Both players are now signed for the 2026/27 season.
The six-foot-seven, 209-pound Dick averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 29.4 minutes in 54 games (all starts) last season.
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The player from Wichita, Kansas was selected by the Raptors with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. He averages 11.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 25.0 minutes in 114 career NBA games (71 as a starter).
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The six-foot-four, 201-pound Walter averaged 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 21.2 minutes in 52 games (18 starts) as a rookie last season.
The guard from McKinney, Texas, was selected 19th overall by the Raptors in the 2024 draft.
The Raptors open the 2025-26 season on Wednesday in Atlanta.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2025.
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