Gradey Dick is finding his groove with the Toronto Raptors.
The rookie is coming off one of his best performances of the season in a victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Dick finished the game with 18 points on 8-13 shooting from the field and 2-5 shooting from deep in 22 minutes from off the bench.
He made some really nice cuts during the game and he was on the money with his midrange and three point shooting.
The sharpshooter even showed off his ability to get to the basket on this nice drive:
Gradey Dick is really hooping pic.twitter.com/SMjt2sn13J
— Brett Usher (@UsherNBA) February 24, 2024
Things are starting to come together for the 20-year-old. He has been trending up and he has been consistent. Dick is shooting 51 percent from three over the last 8 games.
Dick entered the game against the Hawks shooting 58.1 percent on corner threes, the highest mark of 20 players since Jan. 17th (min. 30 attempts).
He has shot 78.6 percent from the left corner during that span, per TSN’s Keerthika Uthayakumar.
Gradey Dick came into tonight’s game shooting 58.1 on corner threes, highest of 20 players since January 17th (min. 30 attempts).
He’s shot 78.6% from the left corner in that span. pic.twitter.com/TaVK8Fsa1S
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) February 24, 2024
Dick has now played in 36 games for the Raptors. He continues to show signs of improvement, especially over his last stretch of play.
Usually a rookie starts to slow down towards the end of the season, but Dick is making major strides.
Dick talks about having support
Dick caught up with Sportsnet’s Savanna Hamilton after the Raptors win over the Hawks and talked about having the support of his teammates:
“It means everything. It’s so much easier to play the game and have fun playing it when you got guys like that in the locker room, on the court. When they’re supportive to me and vice-versa, it just makes the chemistry stand out on the court.”
Gradey Dick speaks with @SavHamilton11 after putting up 18 PTS in a Toronto win in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/f3WUwIkTiu
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 24, 2024
Dick will look to have another strong showing when Toronto takes on the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 26.
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