OG Anunoby, Knicks Agree To Five-Year, $212.5M Contract

[RealGM Wiretap]

OG Anunoby and the New York Knicks have agreed to a five-year, $212.5 million contract. Anunoby's deal will include a player option and trade kicker.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

[Rek]

If this guy actually stays healthy, Knicks are going to be grinding hard.

[artsncrafts]

He is too injury prone for this to be a “good” signing, but he is really good so it could end up good if he gets healthier as he ages….

[beefymajesto]

Next story, 'Knicks trying to trade Randle'.

[elmdawgg69]

This guy is making more than most All Stars in this league, and he’s never been an All Star and never come close to it.

Oh well, Randle and Mitchell Robinson’s health are all that matter at this stage.

[njknicks]

Hats off to Knicks FO for keeping OG despite competition from Sixers who could have signed him out right.

Knicks will have a top 5 defense next season ( if not top 3 ) - OG / Bridges are perhaps the best wing defenders in the league ( and Knicks have them both ).

Through these trades / resignings the Knicks improve their bench dramatically ( ie Donte & Josh ).

If they can keep iHart this will be amongst the best off seasons in recent Knicks memory.

The cherry on top is that despite the Bridges trade - Knicks still have multiple picks this draft : The Knicks own three picks in the 2024 NBA Draft: Round 1, No. 24. Round 1, No. 25. Round 2, No. 38.

Tonight’s draft is going to be electric …

[Pickled Prunes]

This guy is making more than most All Stars in this league, and he’s never been an All Star and never come close to it.

Oh well, Randle and Mitchell Robinson’s health are all that matter at this stage.

Robinson will probably be gone.

[We Are Groot]

Figured they’d bring him back on a big number …

Didn’t get why e1 was callin OG a sunk cost after the Bridges trade. The whole point of the acquisition was to pair the two.

[haste10176]

Massive overpay KP is better and he is on 30mil per season.. So Harkstien is gone I guess which is bad.. OG on more than 30mil per is ridicolous knicks have good contracts down the books except this one

[Rek]

Massive overpay KP is better and he is on 30mil per season.. So Harkstien is gone I guess which is bad.. OG on more than 30mil per is ridiculous knicks have good contracts down the books except this one

I agree with this as far as regretting the loss of Harkenstein who already proved his worth and his ability to fit in a Thibs system which isn't a given for many players. Given the new salaries being awarded to actual stars, I wouldn't give him a nickel over the 26-28 million range, and even then I'd be hesitant because I fully expect this guy to ride the injury pine Kawhi-style the rest of his career.

On the flip side, OG now has his new salary locked in and I don't think the Knicks will have much trouble trading him (even with the kicker) if they decide that Bridges and Hart are adequate wing production and want to shift their assets into the center position and overall rotation depth.

[LewisnotMiller]

More than I thought he'd get, but he was in a very strong position in terms of leverage with Philadelphia floating around.
I was guessing up close to $200m, and at the end of the day I don't think you're letting him walk on a $15m difference.
I don't know enough in detail to see what impact this has on the rest of the roster, but as a Celts fan I'm sorta hoping Hartenstein now walks. Robinson and OG are both good, and this is a deep and coherent team, but (just like KP for us) injuries are likely to bite.
Worth the shot, I think.

[TheCage4]

I can't imagine the Knicks being able to keep Randle and/or Robinson. It seemed like at the draft last night, the Knicks made moves to keep costs down (not that there were many options to help).

[Logicjbr]

Massive overpay KP is better and he is on 30mil per season.. So Harkstien is gone I guess which is bad.. OG on more than 30mil per is ridiculous knicks have good contracts down the books except this one

I agree with this as far as regretting the loss of Harkenstein who already proved his worth and his ability to fit in a Thibs system which isn't a given for many players. Given the new salaries being awarded to actual stars, I wouldn't give him a nickel over the 26-28 million range, and even then I'd be hesitant because I fully expect this guy to ride the injury pine Kawhi-style the rest of his career.

On the flip side, OG now has his new salary locked in and I don't think the Knicks will have much trouble trading him (even with the kicker) if they decide that Bridges and Hart are adequate wing production and want to shift their assets into the center position and overall rotation depth.

its worth it to keep him away from rivals. getting bridges and losing OG who they went 20-3 with in the reg season would be a wash. Now they have a championship team...

[elmdawgg69]

Fans need to understand this OG signing is mutually exclusive from IHart. Knicks are limited to a max of four years, $73 million for IHart. They’ve offered that max already. Hartenstein hasn’t signed it because the Thunders or Magics are giving him 4 years $80 million guaranteed to start and not share the center or power forward positions with a Randle or Mitch Rob. Both OK and FL have much lower income tax or no income tax rates too.

The Knicks will have more financial flexibility by IHart walking. They can re-sign Precious to his qualifying offer and sign a Drummond to a two year $10-15 million deal, as well as Archy and Burks to vet minimums.

[Melwing]

Fans need to understand this OG signing is mutually exclusive from IHart. Knicks are limited to a max of four years, $73 million for IHart. They’ve offered that max already. Hartenstein hasn’t signed it because the Thunders or Magics are giving him 4 years $80 million guaranteed to start and not share the center or power forward positions with a Randle or Mitch Rob. Both OK and FL have much lower income tax or no income tax rates too.

The Knicks will have more financial flexibility by IHart walking. They can re-sign Precious to his qualifying offer and sign a Drummond to a two year $10-15 million deal, as well as Archy and Burks to vet minimums.

there's a dude on the team named Hart so get that IHart nickname outta here lol

[DimesandKnicks]

Being a Knick in a conference finals team is fiscally worth more money than any other NBA team can offer

[jstudabaka]

Massive overpay KP is better and he is on 30mil per season.. So Harkstien is gone I guess which is bad.. OG on more than 30mil per is ridicolous knicks have good contracts down the books except this one

KP is irrelevant and this signing has nothing do with Hartenstein. If the Knicks let OG walk, they couldn't sign another player to replace him since they are still capped out. So it's either sign him or lose the asset for nothing. And even if they hadn't signed him, the amount they could offer Hartenstein would still be the same.

[moocow007]

Next story, 'Knicks trying to trade Randle'.

Why would the Knicks trade Randle? Hes still their 2nd best shot creator and the only true PF. His contract is actually relative small for his production and skill level (Randle is a 3 time all star). The Knicks Achilles heel in this past playoffs was not having a second shot creator once Randle went down. Put way too much pressure on Brunson. Adding Bridges (who is not the same caliber of shot creator as Randle) doesn’t offset that especially when you factor in possible injury under Thibs hard pressed system.