David Roddy’s rollercoaster ride in pro basketball will continue with another new NBA team.
Less than a week after his inclusion in the largest trade in NBA history, the former Colorado State star again found a new home.
Roddy signed to the Toronto Raptors‘ training camp roster on an Exhibit 10 deal, the team announced July 10.
He was already part of that record-setting seven-team swap involving Kevin Durant announced July 6, moving from the Houston Rockets to Atlanta Hawks in the deal.
The Hawks subsequently waived Roddy on July 8 shortly after the trade was finalized.
This is now the former CSU star’s sixth NBA team entering his fourth season since joining the Memphis Grizzlies as a 2022 first-round draft pick. He was then traded to the Phoenix Suns in February 2024.
Roddy, a 6-foot-4 forward, played 27 games last season for Atlanta before also spending time with Houston and the Philadelphia 76ers.
In three NBA seasons, the 24-year-old Minneapolis native has played 168 games with 20 starts. For his career, he has averaged 17 minutes per game, 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 30% from 3-point range.
An Exhibit 10 contract is nonguaranteed but gives Roddy a chance to earn a two-way deal or join the Raptors’ NBA G League developmental team.
Roddy was the centerpiece of a transformational 2019 CSU men’s basketball signing class that produced three NBA players and two more multiyear pros. He was the 2021-22 Mountain West Player of the Year, leading the Rams to the NCAA Tournament while averaging 19.2 points and 7.6 rebounds in his junior season before entering the NBA Draft.
Coloradoan reporter Kevin Lytle contributed to this report.
Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.