Gradey Dick’s next stop, if the reported blockbuster comes together, would be the Los Angeles Clippers.
ESPN.com’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that the former Kansas Jayhawks shooting guard from Wichita is included in a proposed trade that would send seven-time all-star Kawhi Leonard from the Clippers to the Toronto Raptors. The reported package also includes Brandon Ingram, two unprotected first-round picks, one pick swap and two second-round picks.
The deal is not official yet. According to the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, there are still details to work through, including the years of the picks, any protections on those picks, the possibility of more players being added and how Leonard’s trade bonus is split. Smith also wrote, “Because of cap restrictions and rules, it can’t be finalized until July 6 so no team official on either side can comment,”
Dick, 22, is a 6-foot-7, 200-pound wing who was selected No. 13 overall by Toronto in the 2023 NBA Draft after a one-and-done season at KU. He has played three seasons in the league and is heading into the final year of his four-year rookie contract, which is worth $7,131,511 in the 2026-27 season. After that, he’ll be a restricted free agent.
His third year in the NBA was a step back statistically. Dick averaged 6.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 76 games in 2025-26, down from 14.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 2024-25.
His shooting also slid, as he hit 30.1% of his 3-pointers last season after making 35.0% the year before. At KU, he shot 40.3% from deep during the 2022-23 season, and he connected on 36.5% of his threes as an NBA rookie.
Dick had been a regular part of Toronto’s rotation and started before his role shrank late in the season. He logged just four total minutes across three appearances in the Raptors’ seven-game playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which Cleveland won. After the All-Star break, he averaged only 8.7 minutes per game.
The 13th overall pick has been mentioned in trade rumors for a while, with the Clippers, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Pistons, Bulls, Nets, Magic and Pelicans all reportedly showing interest.
Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic and general manager Bobby Webster both spoke recently about Dick’s development. Rajakovic said after the Cleveland series: “We still believe in him and we look at this as a long-term process with him, not just something that’s game to game. Whatever happened this year, he needs to learn from that experience and come back ready to contribute next year and that means on both ends of the floor.
“Defensively, he needs to take a big step and he needs to be more consistent as a shooter,” Rajakovic added. He’s in the process of learning how to be a professional, how to embrace that role, how to learn to play that role.
And he had games where he did very well and he had games that did not do great. So he has to live with (the) process,” Rajakovic added.
Rajakovic also said, “One thing that we know about Gradey is he’s going to put the work in,”
Webster said recently: “It’s natural for a player to have ups-and-downs over the course of their season, especially at age 22. But I think, in talking to him last couple of days, he’s motivated by this. I think he’s using this as motivation to get better this summer and we fully expect a great summer from Gradey and are looking forward to next season.”
NBCsports.com’s Billy Heyen also weighed in on Dick’s fit in the deal, noting that he can play either wing spot but that his shooting has been the issue through three seasons. Heyen wrote that Dick has averaged 9.2 points per game and shot 34.3% from 3-point range in the NBA, including 30.1% from deep in 2025-26, and said, “Dick might be the swing player in this deal. If he pans out, the Clippers can feel like they did well in moving off Leonard at the right time.”
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