3 Studs, 2 Duds from Raptors' Summer League domination of Thunder

Stud: Grady Dick did it all

The general expectation for Gradey Dick is that he is purely a movement shooter, a 6'7" version of Kyle Korver or Duncan Robinson. He certainly has the shooting stroke to match that archetype. Yet the magic of Las Vegas Summer League is that certain players are given the green light to stretch their wings, and Gradey Dick took full advantage and soared to new heights.

The outside shot strangely wasn't falling for Dick - he went 0-for-4 from downtown - but he impacted the game on nearly every other level. He scored 18 points primarily by attacking the basket, destroying closeouts and running the court in transition. He had an absolutely gorgeous reverse layup on a baseline drive and then followed it up with a midrange pull-up that snapped the net perfectly as it swished through. That aggression got him to the free-throw line for a game-high six attempts, and he made all six.

Not only a scorer, Gradey Dick was diming up teammates, especially showing chemistry with center Branden Carlson; he finished with six assists. In a memorable sequence in the fourth quarter Carlson saved the ball from going out of bounds by tossing it into the paint, where Ochai Agbaji muscled the ball away from two Thunder defenders and passed it to Dick. Rather than go up from a weird angle, he immediately whipped the ball out to the perimeter, where guard D.J. Carton nailed a 3-pointer.

The former Kansas wing was dominant on the glass as well, pulling in four offensive rebounds and 10 total for a double-double. He chipped in a pair of steals, and while his defensive rotations weren't airtight, his energy level on defense definitely shone through. It was an extremely promising sign for Gradey Dick and he could be on his way to earning that starting shooting guard spot on Opening Night.