Even though they got Mikal Bridges back to confirm their Villanova Connection, the Knicks wanted to keep OG Anunoby, recovered during the season. And that's what they're going to do via a $212.5 million contract over five years! This is almost the maximum that the former Raptors winger could claim.
The agreement contains a “player option” for the fifth season, and a “trade kicker” in the event of a transfer.
New York is therefore banking on its core, which made it to the conference semi-finals, despite multiple injuries. It must be said that with Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle, Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo and Miles McBride, Tom Thibodeau's troop has a clear identity, now reinforced by OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges.
However, it will now be complicated for the team to keep Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency, and we will have to see what the team does with Mitchell Robinson, who could be traded this summer…
In any case, this contract extension will make OG Anunoby the player with the highest salary in the history of the Knicks, the sign of his value for the club, while he has only lost 3 games out of 23 in regular season with New York, his versatility in defense and his skill being valuable (39.4% 3-point success with the Knicks).
Until his injury in the playoffs, OG Anunoby had shown everything he could bring to Tom Thibodeau's squad. Particularly in the first round where the soon-to-be 27-year-old player gave the Sixers a hard time by defending both Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris.
| OG Anunoby | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 74 | 20 | 47.1 | 37.1 | 62.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 67 | 20 | 45.3 | 33.2 | 58.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 69 | 30 | 50.5 | 39.0 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 10.6 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 43 | 33 | 48.0 | 39.8 | 78.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 15.9 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 48 | 36 | 44.3 | 36.3 | 75.4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 17.1 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 67 | 36 | 47.6 | 38.7 | 83.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 * | All Teams | 50 | 34 | 48.9 | 38.2 | 75.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 * | TOR | 27 | 33 | 48.9 | 37.4 | 71.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 * | NYK | 23 | 35 | 48.8 | 39.4 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| Total | 418 | 29 | 47.4 | 37.6 | 74.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
