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Raptors Pick Up Rookie Options on Gradey Dick and Ja'Kobe Walter

The choices signal a development-first plan that locks in future guarantees for the team's young core.

Overview

  • Toronto exercised Dick's fourth-year rookie option and Walter's third-year option in an Oct. 21 announcement.
  • Dick will earn $7,131,511 in the final year of his rookie deal after a $4,990,560 salary this season.
  • Walter is set for $3,638,160 this season, with $3,811,800 guaranteed for 2026–27.
  • The moves followed the franchise declining to extend RJ Barrett and Ochai Agbaji within the prior 24 hours.
  • Walter was ruled out of Wednesday's season opener in Atlanta due to injury, and Dick is returning from a season-ending March 2025 injury.