Knicks

OG Anunoby Traded To The Knicks

Published

8 months ago

December 31, 2023

Joshua

OG Anunoby Traded To The Knicks

The best way to end 2023 is facilitating a big trade, and that’s exactly what the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors did.

Per Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, RJ Barrett has been sent to Toronto, with OG Anunoby being sent to New York. Here are the full trade details.

Knicks:

OG Anunoby
Precious Achiuwa
Malachi Flynn

Raptors:

RJ Barrett
Immanuel Quickley
2024 second-round pick (Detroit Pistons)

Anunoby is most likely going to hit the market next offseason. It was known the two-way wing player was going to decline his option. Even though it’s an expiring contract, many expect him to re-sign with the Knicks – unless something goes wrong.

Also, for New York, Achiuwa and Flynn are eligible for restricted free agency this summer.

Speaking of restricted free agency, Quickley is rocking in the same boat after declining to extend with the Knicks last offseason. So for the upcoming offseason, he will be a restricted free agent with him wanting to be a starting point guard making between $25-$30 million a year.

Now, Toronto doesn’t have to worry about extending Barrett. He’s got a lengthy contract left. The Raptors have him on the books for the next four years averaging $26.7 million a season; this includes this season at $23.8 million.

All-in-all, this was a successful trade for both sides with each team gaining what they wanted to gain from this transaction. CourtSideHeat will have an article detailing and solving who won this trade in the coming days.

WHO WON THE TRADE 🤔

Raptors:

RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, second-rounder

Knicks:

OG Anunoby #NBA #NBAX #NewYorkForever #WeTheNorth
— CourtSideHeat (@courtsideheat) December 30, 2023

Julius Randle

Teams Don’t Value Julius Randle The Way The Knicks Do

Published

2 weeks ago

August 23, 2024

Joshua

Teams Don't Value Julius Randle The Way The Knicks Do

According to The Athletic’s Fred Katz, teams around the league don’t value Julius Randle the same way the New York Knicks do. That means his trade value isn’t as great as New York’s management thinks.

There’s always been a sense of whether Randle was a franchise player or a player that could have any role in this organization; it got increasingly louder when they went on a playoff run without the 29-year-old last season.

“I don’t believe there is a team in the NBA that would value the three-time All-Star more than the Knicks do,” writes Fred Katz at The Athletic.

Katz continued to say that there’s only “neutral” interest in Randle, and that’s “at best.” This is heartbreaking to hear if you are a fan of the Knicks and want him gone.

Randle has one year left on his contract before deciding whether to exercise his option. If he opts into the option in 2025-26, it’ll cost New York $30.9 million.

Knicks

Precious Achiuwa Agrees To One-Year Deal With Knicks

Published

1 month ago

July 31, 2024

Joshua

Precious Achiuwa Agrees To One-Year Deal With Knicks

According to the New York Knicks and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Precious Achiuwa has agreed to a new deal with New York. He appeared in 49 games last season after being traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Knicks.

The 24-year-old is signing a one-year, $6 million deal to stay with New York after a successful showing last season on both sides. New York made a nice run in the postseason, before injuries, and Achiuwa averaged 7.6 points and 7.2 rebounds for them.

In 2025, he will be an unrestricted free agent.

Knicks

Tom Thibodeau Signs Extension With Knicks

Published

2 months ago

July 24, 2024

Joshua

Tom Thibodeau Signs Extension With Knicks

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks have extended head coach Tom Thibodeau to a multi-year contract.

While the money specifics have yet to be mentioned, it was reported that Thibodeau is being extended for three seasons, which will run through 2027-28.

Fans can generalize what he could make per year due to earlier reports saying the 66-year-old wants roughly $10 million a season.

New York’s management has complete faith in him, as they’ve gone all-in on their franchise after seeing him lead them to the postseason three of the four times since he was hired. Thibodeau was hired in 2020.