The New York Knicks made quite the splash on Saturday morning, acquiring small forward and defensive specialist OG Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors for two players and a draft pick.
It may seem strange the two division rivals were so quick to make a deal, but it works out well for both sides as the Raptors get to retool on the fly while the Knicks continue to make a playoff push.
Heading back to Canada is Toronto native RJ Barrett along with Immanuel Quickley — the latter of whom appeared to learn about the deal the same way the rest of us did: from an Adrian Wojnarowski post on X/Twitter.
Shortly after Woj broke the news, Knicks players began posting as if this were all brand new information they were hearing for the first time.
Oh my goodness….
— Immanuel Jaylen Quickley (@IQ_GodSon) December 30, 2023
What I wake up to
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) December 30, 2023
It’s tough to find out this is how your team is moving you, but it’s unfortunately commonplace these days. The newsbreakers move too quickly in this league.