New York did not lose this trade - they got the best player in the deal. Anunoby gets a better fit in a brighter spotlight and that will be good for his career - and that next paycheck. He will have a better fit in the offense with the Knicks, where his shooting is needed and he will not be asked to do much shot creation next to Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle (the offense will run through them). Combine that with Pascal Siakam on the ball and Anunoby was getting squeezed in Toronto. He didn’t fit perfectly with the Raptors, his usage rate was shrinking season after season as Scottie Barnes took on a larger role (as he should have, Anunoby is brilliant off the ball but never became the shot creator the Raptors hoped). Instead, Anunuby is a winner in this trade because of opportunity. He’s a free agent to be (he will opt out of the $19.9 million he is owed next season because he is worth at least $12 million a year more on the open market) and there were teams lined up to pay him. Anunoby was going to get paid no matter what happened.
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