December 30, 2023, 12:25 p.m. ET
The Toronto Raptors are completing a trade to send OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks for a package that includes RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and a second-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday.
According to sources, the Raptors will receive a 2024 second-round pick that the Knicks previously acquired from the Detroit Pistons. According to sources, the Knicks are also pushing for Precious Achiuwa as part of the deal.
Anunoby has spent his seven-year career with the Raptors since being a first-round pick in 2017. He was part of Toronto's title-winning team in 2019 and has honed his defensive skills, leading the NBA in steals last season when he was named to the All-Defensive second team.
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The Knicks have been on the hunt for Anunoby for some time and will have the opportunity to get him to stay before the 26-year-old becomes a free agent in the offseason.
Barrett, the No. 3 pick in the 2019 draft, is averaging 18.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game this season. Quickley, a 2020 first-rounder, averaged 15.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game coming off the Knicks' bench.
Achiuwa, also a 2020 first-round pick, is averaging 7.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
The trade is the first between the teams since 2013 and comes amid an ongoing legal dispute between the clubs. The Knicks sued the Raptors and members of the organization in August over allegations that a former New York employee sent confidential files to the Toronto team.