O.G. Anunoby reportedly desires commerce out of Toronto

Regardless of his quiet disposition on the court docket, the commerce noise round O.G. Anunoby retains crescendoing.

Only a day after a Toronto Star report claimed the Toronto Raptors had been provided three first-round picks for the 25-year-old ahead, one other hearsay a few potential departure from the one NBA crew Anunoby’s ever identified has come ahead.

Longtime Toronto radio persona Bob McCown mentioned Tuesday on his podcast that Anunoby not desires to be a Raptor.

“I talked to an insider contained in the NBA yesterday on the telephone,” McCown mentioned. “Simply accidentally he known as me. He’s a man I’ve identified for a number of years. He tells me that Anunoby desires out of Toronto. Anunoby desires out. He desires to be traded. I don’t know in the event that they’re making an attempt to do one thing. He’s a reputation that’s been on the market for fairly a while.”

This isn’t the primary time rumours have unfold about Anunoby being sad in Toronto. Jake Fischer, then of Bleacher Report, reported in Could that the ahead was “sad along with his function” and had groups circling round with the hopes of touchdown the allegedly disgruntled participant.

Anunoby told TSN’s Kate Beirness in November that he was “shocked” to listen to the information and admitted he “cannot do something” about his title showing in headlines.

Anunoby is within the midst of a profession 12 months, averaging 17.4 factors and 5.7 rebounds per sport whereas taking pictures 36.4 p.c from three-point vary on greater than 5 makes an attempt per contest. Moreover, he leads the league in steals (90) and steals per sport (2.1).

The Indiana College product is below contract for not less than yet one more season and has a participant choice for the 2024-25 season. He’s making simply over $17-million this 12 months.

Given the best way the Raptors have underperformed this season, there’s been a lot hypothesis about Toronto promoting on the deadline, with Anunoby among the many prime candidates due to the assumed excessive return he would get in any commerce.

The NBA Commerce Deadline is Feb. 9.

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