The New York Knicks are trading RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors and returning OG Anunoby, an individual with understanding of the offer stated Saturday.
The Knicks likewise will obtain Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn, the individual informed the Associated Press, speaking on condition of privacy since the trade is not yet main.
The trade was initially reported by ESPN.
The Knicks are quiting 2 of their leading offensive gamers in Barrett, a beginning forward, and Quickley, among the NBA’s leading reserves. The offer must supply a required increase to their defense, with Anunoby leading the league in takes last season.
The offer comes 4 months after the Knicks submitted a suit versus the Raptors, declaring they had actually conspired to take countless videos and other searching tricks after working with a previous Knicks hunting worker.
The offer, which sends out Barrett to his home town, left both groups short-handed for their video games Saturday night. The Raptors remained in Detroit, where the Pistons were attempting to prevent an NBA-record 29th successive loss, while the Knicks remained in Indiana.
Anunoby figures to step right into Barrett’s area in the Knicks’ starting lineup. The 6ft 7in swingman is balancing 15.1 points and had his highest-scoring video game of the season when the Raptors checked out the Knicks on 11 December, scoring 29 points.
Barrett averages 18.2 points however has s