In his first ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors91裸聊视频� training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him.
That dedication quickly paid dividends as it led to him appearing in a music video with famous Toronto rapper Drake.
Dick had returned to the OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors facility in downtown Toronto, after the team91裸聊视频檚 training camp in Vancouver because he had left some things in his locker.
91裸聊视频淚 just saw people running around with cameras and I was like 91裸聊视频榳hat91裸聊视频檚 going on?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� said the 19-year-old Dick on Thursday after practice. 91裸聊视频淚t was Drake filming a video with his son.
91裸聊视频淚 had plans to meet Drake when he came back to Toronto but we happened to just be there randomly but he was like 91裸聊视频榟ey, why don91裸聊视频檛 you hop in for a little cameo?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
Although Drake is in the video, it91裸聊视频檚 actually a song by his six-year-old son Adonis called 91裸聊视频淢y Man Freestyle.91裸聊视频� Dick, Adonis and Drake all sit alongside each other at a news conference podium as Adonis raps.
Dick91裸聊视频檚 whirlwind foray into the world of hip-hop happened so quickly his new teammates didn91裸聊视频檛 even have time to react to his distinctly Toronto experience of meeting Drake.
91裸聊视频淚t was so random that no one really knew what was happening,91裸聊视频� laughed Dick.
Aside from rubbing elbows with local celebrities and their kin, Dick is trying to get up to speed with the NBA91裸聊视频檚 pace. Dick was drafted by Toronto in the first round, 13th overall, after averaging 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 36 NCAA games with Kansas last season.
91裸聊视频淚 think the schedule here calls for a lot more because, obviously, at school there91裸聊视频檚 more to juggle,91裸聊视频� said Dick. 91裸聊视频淗ere it91裸聊视频檚 just practice, get your work in, and then you have all day to really kind of utilize for your advantage whether that91裸聊视频檚 watch more film, sit down with coach, it91裸聊视频檚 just a lot more is asked of you.91裸聊视频�
Added Dick with a laugh 91裸聊视频淛ust no homework.91裸聊视频�
Point guard Dennis Schroeder, who signed with Toronto as a free agent in the off-season, said that Dick is still 91裸聊视频渁 little hectic91裸聊视频� when he plays, but that he91裸聊视频檚 a good guy and already showing his professionalism.
91裸聊视频淪till trying to find his ways,91裸聊视频� said Schroeder. 91裸聊视频淏ut I think we91裸聊视频檝e got a good group of guys who are guiding him and trying to teach him and hopefully he91裸聊视频檚 going to embrace that role and get better every single day.
91裸聊视频淏ut I mean, when I was at 18, 19 and came (to the NBA) I was only one speed too. So, I mean, that91裸聊视频檚 the process. You91裸聊视频檝e got to go through it and he91裸聊视频檚 gonna get it.91裸聊视频�
Toronto hosts the Washington Wizards at Scotiabank Arena on Friday in their final game of the pre-season. Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said he91裸聊视频檚 looking for his team to keep flowing on offence.
91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 going be very important for us in this last game to continue building our habits in transition,91裸聊视频� said Rajakovic at the OVO Centre. 91裸聊视频淚 think we91裸聊视频檙e doing a much better job of getting to extreme corners, opening up the floor for each other.
91裸聊视频淚 think in the half court, (we91裸聊视频檙e looking for) decisiveness and aggressiveness of going downhill and reading the game from there, being able to find layups or finding the wide open man from there.91裸聊视频�
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