The Toronto Raptors are sending OG Anunoby, Malachi Flynn, and Valuable Achiuwa to the New York Knicks in alternate for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, and a Detroit Pistons second-round decide. The Athletic’s NBA insider Shams Charania was the primary to report the full details of the commerce.
Anunoby has been linked to potential trades as early because the summer season of 2022. The Raptors small ahead is having the second-best taking pictures season of his profession, averaging 48.9 p.c from the sector on 11.9 makes an attempt. He’s additionally a powerful defender, one season faraway from a career-high 1.9 steals per sport. Anunoby has a $19.9 million participant’s choice within the 2024-2025 season, possible signaling the Knicks might want to lengthen him earlier than the offseason.
The commerce did nothing to change New York’s championship odds.
Barrett, who was born in Toronto, signed a four-year, $107 million rookie extension with the Knicks this previous offseason. The taking pictures guard was averaging a career-low 29.5 minutes per sport this season, posting his worst taking pictures numbers in two years.
Quickley is starting a breakout scoring season, averaging profession highs in factors (15), two-point proportion (54.9 p.c), and three-point proportion (39.5 p.c).
The fourth-year taking pictures guard will look to suit alongside Raptors’ third-year playmaker Scottie Barnes, constructing a younger backcourt because the cornerstone of a aggressive rebuild. Coming into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract, Quickley can be a restricted free agent in 2024.
Back in March, Achiuwa and Flynn were part of the cringe-worthy Women’s History Month tribute video.
As for the groups, the Knicks are currently suing the Raptors after a former New York video worker Ikechukwu Azotam illegally offered Toronto with greater than 3,000 confidential recordsdata. The recordsdata allegedly included video scouting stories, play frequency recordsdata, a prep guide for the 2022-2023 season, and opposition analysis, according to ESPN.
