Anunoby resigns with Knicks on a 5-year, USD 212.5 million deal

The New York Knicks have made
their second move in the offseason in an attempt to challenge and
match up side by side with the NBA Champions Boston
Celtics.

According to ESPN’s Adrian
Wojnarowski, the Knicks have reached an agreement with free agent
forward OG Anunoby to resign with the team on a five-year, $212.5
million deal.

This ends the speculation that
Anunoby might be leaving New York with the sides reaching a deal
worth up to $40 million annually. 

Anunoby was acquired by the
Knicks last season in a mid-season trade with the Toronto Raptors
in exchange for RJ Barrett. New York has played immensely better
with Anunoby, massively improving their defense. In turn, the
Knicks earned the no.2 seed in the East en route to an Eastern
Conference semifinals appearance before falling to the Indiana
Pacers in seven games.

Locking Anunoby up with a
five-year deal will now put the Knicks into prime contention in the
East for the foreseeable future, and this allows them to match up
with the NBA-champion Boston Celtics. With the recent acquisition
of Mikal Bridges, the Knicks now have two high-level two-way wings
to pair up with star point guard Jalen Brunson.