The Toronto Raptors have announced that Gradey Dick will be out of their next game against the Brooklyn Nets due to a right groin contusion. This injury was sustained during the fourth quarter of Toronto’s win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday evening. Raptors coach Darko Rajaković stated that Dick is considered “day-to-day.”
This will be the first game that Dick has missed since the All-Star Break, ending his streak as the player with the most consecutive games played for the Raptors. He had been playing consistently since mid-January.
The Pacers will also be missing Canadian guard Bennedict Mathurin for his 16th consecutive game due to a right shoulder injury. In addition to Dick and Mathurin, Immanuel Quickley will also be out for the Raptors’ game against the Brooklyn Nets due to “rest.”
Brooklyn has listed multiple players on their injury report for the upcoming game, including Keita Bates-Diop, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jaylen Martin, Ben Simmons, Dennis Smith Jr., and Dariq Whitehead. However, Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson, and Jacob Gilyard are all probable to play.
The Raptors are currently only two games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies for the sixth-worst record in the NBA this season. They have a 45.8% chance of landing a top-six pick in the NBA Draft lottery next month. It is crucial for the Raptors not to win two more games this season in order to maintain their lottery odds.
In their upcoming game against the Pacers, the Raptors are +13.5 point underdogs with an implied win probability of 15.4%. The total for
