OG Anunoby trade officially announced by Raptors, Knicks

Fred Katz @FredKatz
The trade is official. The Knicks are acquiring OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and a second-round pick. – 3:46 PM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
we’ve evolved past tracking private planes during free agency. it’s now discovering which family members of team execs are with which agencies repping which players.
Mark Bartelstein/Josh Bartelstein
(Priority/Suns) (Bradley Beal)
Sam Rose/Leon Rose
(CAA/Knicks) (OG Anunoby) – 3:39 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Raptors not done: OG Anunoby trade sign that Pascal Siakam deal will follow
nbcsports.com/nba/news/rapto… – 3:35 PM

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
NEW: CAA, OG Anunoby and the Knicks’ next chess move. Follow the trail. tomthefinder.com/p/caa-og-anuno… – 3:12 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Knicks trade grades: OG Anunoby a big score for New York; Immanuel Quickley perfect for Raptors
cbssports.com/nba/news/knick… – 3:05 PM

Derek Bodner @DerekBodnerNBA
Going live with @_devongivens and @KyleNeubeck to break down how the OG Anunoby trade impacts the Sixers.
Come join along:
youtube.com/live/kgT8yW6aF… pic.twitter.com/2rnDv7z07j – 3:02 PM

Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Now on @njdotcom
Knicks deal R.J. Barrett, Immanuel Quickley for OG Anunoby in blockbuster deal: ‘Knicks fans are going to love his dedication’ nj.com/sports/2023/12…
h/t @TomCrean – 2:55 PM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Gonna do a quick afternoon pod with @DerekBodnerNBA and @_devongivens on the fallout of the Anunoby trade and the Sixers’ outlook at 3 pm.
Come join us: youtube.com/live/kgT8yW6aF… pic.twitter.com/M1mGTxLrqs – 2:48 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
To summarize the OG Anunoby trade, the #Knicks:
– upgraded on the wing
– moved a talented player they weren’t interested in overpaying
– added much-needed depth at the five
– kept all their first-round picks for another deal for a star
nydailynews.com/2023/12/30/kni… – 2:46 PM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Maxi trade Raptors-Knicks: Anunoby and Barrett involved sportando.basketball/en/maxi-trade-… – 2:29 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Earlier today, the Knicks and Raptors made a big trade sending OG Anunoby to New York.
Raptors radio play-by-play man @Paul__Jones tells @GeraldBlss and @badboyhorn44 what the Knicks are getting in Anunoby. pic.twitter.com/SwrlkEyKdr – 2:15 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
NYK & TOR talked framework of OG Anunoby deal when they played at TOR earlier this month. NYK closed deal today, landing player on its radar for at least 1 year. There was concern about re-signing Quickley bec of other players NYK hopes to re-sign. More: pic.twitter.com/ZFpYUfryT2 – 2:14 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Now with 100% more updates: Raptors trade OG Anunoby to Knicks for Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett torontosun.com/sports/basketb… – 2:13 PM

Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
The Knicks coveted OG Anunoby for quite a while. New York was able to land him without paying any first round capital its clutching for a superstar. Toronto actually did the thing. Siakam next?
And why this deal is kinda all about the money @YahooSports: sports.yahoo.com/what-the-og-an… – 2:13 PM

Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Knicks trade RJ Barrett for OG Anunoby. Thoughts. pic.twitter.com/jU5HFyusBH – 2:11 PM

Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
New story: The #Pistons will face another shorthanded team tonight.
OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa & Malachi Flynn are officially listed as out (not with team) for tonight’s game in Detroit as a result of the reported trade between the #Raptors & #Knicks.
detroitnews.com/story/sports/n… – 2:07 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks new rotation (presumably):
Jalen Brunson
Donte DiVincenzo
OG Anunoby
Julius Randle
Isaiah Hartenstein
Malachi Flynn
Quentin Grimes
Josh Hart
Precious Achiuwa – 1:59 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Story with @ekoreen and @ShamsCharania on the Knicks’ acquisition of the long sought-after OG Anunoby: theathletic.com/5169804/2023/1… pic.twitter.com/Pz7DCUUO3y – 1:55 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
OG Anunoby this season:
15.1 PPG
2.3 3PM
48.9 FG%
37.4 3P%
Predict his stat line as a Knick. pic.twitter.com/UhY56eAAIv – 1:55 PM

Michael Grange @michaelgrange
My understanding is Anunoby-Knicks deal has been in works since Raptors lost to Knicks in NY in mid-December. A couple of different iterations discussed and Raptors canvassed field at G-League showcase in Orlando before coming back to Knicks and finalizing deal. – 1:54 PM

David MacKay @DavidMacKayNBA
With Josh Hart and now OG Anunoby, the Knicks have two of the most likeable wings in the NBA. Hard not to root for them at least a little. – 1:35 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Here is how the trade works from a cap perspective:
New York
Outgoing
Barrett: $23.8M
Quickley: $4.17M
$7.5M dollar allowance
Total: $35.55M
Incoming
Anunoby: $18.6M
Achiuwa: $4.37M
Flynn: $3.87M
Total: $26.89M
Toronto
Outgoing
Anunoby: $18.6M
Achiuwa: $4.37M
Flynn:… – 1:23 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
The Raptors are continuing to explore trade scenarios involving Pascal Siakam after moving OG Anunoby, but there’s currently no traction on a deal, per @wojespn.
Toronto is finally ready to blow it all up and rebuild around Scottie Barnes. pic.twitter.com/YLET7kMWF0 – 1:21 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
The Raptors are continuing to explore trade scenarios involving Pascal Siakam after trading OG Anunoby, but there’s currently no traction on a deal, per @wojespn.
Toronto is finally ready to blow it all up and rebuild around Scottie Barnes. pic.twitter.com/WiljKzvxO3 – 1:21 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Full ESPN story on the Knicks acquiring O.G. Anunoby in a trade with the Raptors espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 1:18 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Knicks reportedly trade for OG Anunoby sending Barrett, Quickley, second-round pick to Raptors
nbcsports.com/nba/news/knick… – 1:17 PM

Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan
OG Anunoby has been eligible to extend for four years, $117 million, but the Knicks won’t be able to extend him for that amount for six months. He could earn much more in free agency and the Knicks may be prepared for that possibility by moving off upcoming RFA Immanuel Quickley. – 1:13 PM

Synergy Sports Tech @SynergySST
OG Anunoby ranks among the top-15 players in the #NBA in transition and spot up scoring. He’s shot 65% at the rim and knocked down 39% of his catch and shoot threes so far this season. – 1:11 PM

Dave Early @DavidEarly
What a deal for the #Knicks. Crummy for the #raptors. And what it might mean for the #Sixers to lose out on an ideal trade target in OG Anunoby. More here
libertyballers.com/2023/12/30/240… – 1:10 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks shed about $1 million of salary in the Anunoby trade. They are also a little farther from the hard cap because they no longer have Barrett’s unlikely incentives on their books. – 1:08 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Trickle down effect is Raptors will play in Detroit missing, basically, only Anunoby since Achiuwa had fallen out of the rotation, as had Flynn. – 1:04 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Really quick one on OG Anunoby trade with much more to come: torontosun.com/sports/basketb… – 1:04 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Raptors trade OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn to the Knicks in exchange for RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and one second-round pick – developing story at @TheAthletic:
theathletic.com/5169804/2023/1… – 12:58 PM

Steve Popper @StevePopper
First thoughts? Um, they better really like OG Anunoby. And they better have a good plan for when his contract is up this summer. – 12:57 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Raptors list OG Anunoby, Achiuwa and Flynn as out for tonight. Wonder why. – 12:54 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Ultimately it comes down to whether the Raptors thought they could re-sign Anunoby and/or felt he was worth what could end up being a max (or near max) deal. If the answer to either of those questions was no, this was the right move. Couldn’t risk losing him for nothing. – 12:53 PM

Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Not sure anybody saw this particular deal coming – Ujiri has long been reluctant to move Anunoby… but interesting that Achiuwa and Flynn (regulars through the first 29 games) have been out of the rotation the past couple games, and FWIW, OG hasn’t looked like himself recently. – 12:48 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
#NBA TRADE ALERT 🚨
Toronto Raptors sending OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/16… – 12:47 PM

Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
With regard to any Donovan Mitchell trade, Knicks lost their two best tradable player assets in Barrett and Quickley (sent to Toronto for Anunoby today) but still have 8 tradable firsts… Nets and Heat become more logical options if Mitchell asks out. – 12:46 PM

Anil Gogna @AnilGognaNBA
New York acquires OG Anunoby, another CAA client. So although he’ll be a Free Agent this summer, there’s a good likelihood that they’ll come to an agreement on a new contract for him in the offseason. Knicks’ President Leon Rose came from CAA and New York’s CAA connections run… – 12:42 PM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
I love this trade for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is an upgrade from RJ Barrett, and Immanuel Quickley just wasn’t part of their future next to Jalen Brunson.
OG is one of the league’s best defenders, a good shooter, just steady all around. Basically what the Knicks hoped RJ could be… – 12:41 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
The Knicks maintaining all their future first-round draft picks in the OG Anunoby trade was a major win.
New York still has all the necessary draft capital to make another aggressive trade for a star-level player between now and this summer. – 12:40 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
OG Anunoby trade: Raptors deal forward to Knicks for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, per report
cbssports.com/nba/news/og-an… – 12:38 PM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
We discussed Anunoby a lot last few months, but doesn’t seem Sixers were all that involved in discussions in the end. 2 big factors:
—Raptors prioritizing young but win now pieces
—Impression is OG is going to demand the max this summer. No go for Philly
@PHLY_Sports – 12:35 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
New look Knicks:
— OG Anunoby
— Precious Achiuwa
— Jalen Brunson
— Julius Randle
— Josh Hart
— Donte DiVincenzo
— Quentin Grimes
— Isaiah Hartenstein
Top __ roster in the East. pic.twitter.com/K2oCwItmQW – 12:32 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
New York has been pursuing Anunoby for significant period of time and now gets a head start on recruiting him to stay as a free agent in the summer. Anunoby’s two-way talent has made him a target throughout the league — and now he lands in the Knicks’ lineup. – 12:31 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks have pursued OG Anunoby all the way back to before last season’s trade deadline, when they offered Toronto a bunch of first-rounders for him. – 12:28 PM

Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Contract details of the trade:
To Toronto
RJ Barrett: $23.8M, $25.8M, $27.7M and $29.6M
Immanuel Quickley: $4.2M, RFA 2024
To New York
OG Anunoby: $18.6M and $19.9M (P)
Precious Achiuwa: $4.4M, RFA 2024 – 12:25 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Knicks are sending the Raptors a second-round pick in the Anunoby deal, sources tell The Athletic – 12:25 PM

Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
How do Hawks fans feel about this Knicks-Raptors trade reported by Woj?
TOR: Barrett, Quickley, draft picks
NYK: Anunoby, Achiuwa – 12:23 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Sources confirm Toronto’s OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks for a package including RJ Barrett. ESPN’s Woj first on the news – 12:23 PM

Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
I really enjoyed covering OG Anunoby. Started in NYC for his draft. Raptors promised they’d take him if he fell and he was there. He didn’t like to say much until more recently, but always gave me what I needed. Wish him well in NYC. – 12:23 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
With the Knicks unloading the clip for Anunoby, appears it could be between the Nets and Heat if Donovan Mitchell becomes available.
Big-time implications with this move. – 12:22 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
With OG Anunoby off the Raptors’ roster, all attention now turns to Pascal Siakam.
The Pacers, Kings and Hawks are three teams to monitor on the Siakam front leading up to February’s trade deadline. – 12:22 PM

Evan Sidery @esidery
With OG Anunoby off the Raptors’ roster, all attention now turns to Pascal Siakam.
The Pacers, Kings Hawks are three teams to monitor on the Siakam front leading up to February’s trade deadline. – 12:22 PM

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Breaking: The Toronto Raptors are trading OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/Rcr6FGhjyc – 12:17 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
The Toronto Raptors are finalizing a trade to send OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks for a package including RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and draft considerations, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Z81TH1EexF – 12:16 PM

Doug Smith @SmithRaps
No Tatum, Porzingis or Horford for Celtics against Toronto; Raptors will start the new group of Barnes, Trent, Anunoby, Siakam and Poeltl – 7:21 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Raptors at Celtics – TD Garden – December 29, 2023 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, White, Hauser, Brown, Kornet
Toronto – Scottie Barnes, Gary Trent Jr., OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Jacob Poeltl
Out – Boston: Horford, Tatum, Porzingis Toronto: Koloko, Temple pic.twitter.com/AEWsubkMFY – 7:03 PM