According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby is looking for greater ball-handling opportunities that can result in a commensurate salary increase.
“The 26-year-old swingman has a player option for the 2024-25 season, took meetings with several agencies before leaving Klutch Sports for CAA and informed various representatives, sources said, that he is looking for greater ball-handling opportunities that can result in a commensurate salary increase,” Fischer wrote.
Anunoby averaged 16.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists last season for the Raptors while shooting 47.6% from the field, 38.7% from beyond the arc and 83.8% from the free-throw line. Toronto drafted Anunoby with the 23rd overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He signed a four-year, $72 million rookie contract extension in December 2020 and is eligible to sign a four-year, $116 million extension with the Raptors.
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Anunoby has career averages of 11.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He won the 2019 championship with the Raptors over the Golden State Warriors in six games.
The Raptors have been linked to Damian Lillard, who has requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers. It’s possible Anunoby could be involved in a Lillard trade. He’s been linked to the Blazers and Phoenix Suns, who have been rumored to be a team that could facilitate a Lillard or James Harden trade.
For what it’s worth, the Suns “would love” to acquire Anunoby from the Raptors, according to NBA insider Gerald Bourguet.
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“OG Anunoby is another player the Suns would love to get their hands on, but his trade value is much higher than Jakob Poeltl’s,” Bourguet wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Earlier this summer, the Raptors were getting offers for Anunoby similar to the one the Brooklyn Nets reportedly got for Mikal Bridges from the Memphis Grizzlies (four first-round picks).”
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