Raptors send RJ Barrett to the Knicks in exchange for OG Anunoby.
Toronto sends OG Anunoby to New York in exchange for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley.
The Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks have finalized a trade for OG Anunoby, which the teams received in return for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley on Saturday. The deal’s entire details are listed below.
Knicks receive:
- OG Anunoby
- Malachi Flynn
- Precious Achiuwa
- Raptors receive:Â
- RJ Barrett
- Immanuel Quickley
- 2024 second-round draft pick (via Detroit)
- What this means: Barrett, a starting forward, and Quickley, a top reserve in the NBA, are two of the Knicks’ best offensive players that they are giving up. But with 6-foot-7 Anunoby leading the NBA in steals the previous season, the acquisition should give their defense a much-needed boost.Anunoby, who went undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft with the number 23 pick overall, won an NBA championship with the Raptors in 2019 and was selected to the All-Defensive second team for the 2022–2023 season. This season, he is averaging 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.6 rebounds.
This season, Barrett, who was selected by New York with the third overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, is averaging 18.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. The agreement forces the Canadian forward-guard to return for the foreseeable future to his home nation.
