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Agbaji injured his ankle during the Raptors’ February 28 game against the Bulls and has not played since. He has shed his walking boot, but even with that development has not returned to practice. With the Raptors’ wing only now beginning to increase his workload, he’s likely to miss a few more games. With Gradey Dick (knee) also out, Ja’Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead will continue to play extended minutes, with the former moving into the starting lineup.

With Gradey Dick (knee) sidelined for at least two weeks, this should be the first of many starts for Walter in the near future. It’s an excellent opportunity for the rookie, and he took advantage on Tuesday. Darko Rajakovic benched his starters at the end of the game, which was likely an effort to improve Toronto’s lottery odds. However, Walter didn’t seem to get the memo, and he hit a three-pointer with half a second left in the fourth quarter to five the Raptors the lead. The rookie is available in 99 percent of Yahoo! leagues, and Toronto has two more games this week.

Walter will slide into the starting lineup in place of Gradey Dick, who is set to be re-evaluated in two weeks. Walter may be part of Toronto’s starting unit for the foreseeable future, and he has scored in double figures in each of his two most recent starts.

Gradey injured his right knee during the first half of Sunday’s win over the Magic, suffering a hyperextension that resulted in a bone bruise. While there wasn’t any ligament damage, the second-year wing will miss at least two weeks before being re-evaluated. Rookie Ja’Kobe Walter started the third quarter of Sunday’s game in Gradey’s place and will be worth streaming if he retains that place in the lineup.

Agbaji will miss a second straight game with this ankle injury, which will provide extra minutes for rookies Ja’Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead. Walter will likely move into the starting lineup with Gradey Dick sidelined, though Shead should still provide some value off the bench.

Dick exited early on Sunday with what the team initially said was a right knee hyperextension and sit-bone bruise. Now, he’s only listed with the bone bruise in his pelvis. It was a rough injury for Dick, who took a shot to the head and had teammate RJ Barrett fall on his leg during the same play. Ja’Kobe Walter should start in place of Dick on Tuesday and as long as he is sidelined.

Gradey was injured late in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Magic. On the same play, he took an inadvertent shot to the mouth as teammate RJ Barrett fell into his leg after attempting a shot. While there’s no timeline for the knee injury, the good news is that Gradey cleared concussion protocol and is simply dealing with a cut lip. If he misses time, Ja’Kobe Walter (7/4/1/1 with one three-pointer in 31 minutes) is the likely replacement in the starting lineup.

Gradey was injured late in the second quarter, as he took an inadvertent hit to the head and teammate RJ Barrett fell into his right leg on the same play. The Raptors have not said which injury is why Gradey is sidelined for the rest of the night; it’s simply that he’s being evaluated. Ja’Kobe Walter started the third quarter.

Agbaji exited Friday’s game after playing just one minute because of this ankle injury, and it will keep him out once again. Both Ja’Kobe Walter and Jamal Shead played 20+ minutes off the bench with Agbaji sidelined for most of the game, and that should continue on Sunday.

Agbaji sprained his left ankle after stepping on teammate Orlando Robinson’s foot during the first quarter of Friday’s game. His absence for the rest of the night will likely mean more playing time for Ja’Kobe Walter, whose opportunities have been limited recently.