After the return of Mitchell Robinson we're now 80% #Healthy. The Return of O.G. Anunoby will = 90% #Healthy. And the return of Julius⭐⭐⭐Randle will = 100% (fully) #HEALTHY.
Red flag raised about OG Anunoby's future: Is he worthy of a 4-year, $160 million contract?
NBATuesday, 02 April 2024 at 22:38
The New York Knicks are one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. A big accomplishment when one notices that three of their core pieces missed the majority of the regular season. OG Anunoby arrived to NY in January in a trade that sent RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Raptors. Anunoby's impact was immediate, so he became a part of that promising Knicks core nearly since day 1. Sadly, injuries caused him to miss several games and up to this point, it's uncertain when he'll return. However the uncertainty doesn't end there, because OG is entering free agency next summer and questions about his next contract regarding his health issues are starting to emerge.
Timing cannot be worse, with New York enjoying a competitive present and everyone focused on the upcoming playoffs, the frontoffice needs to decide on what should be one of the top contracts doled out this summer. With Anunoby on the roster, the Knicks looked really good. However, OG has been injured for a while now.
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He needed surgery to repair his elbow, that caused him to miss 18 games. He returned, but only three games after his comeback his injury needed to be checked out again, and will miss yet more time before he comes back.
Throughout the last three seasons, Anunoby missed 73 games, that's nearly a full season with him being sidelined.
He is expected to get a lot of money from the Knicks, but he is starting to look like a player who is just injury-prone. Some executives say that OG could be asking the same amount of money as Khris Middleton, another injury prone player.
Their playstyle is similar, however, Anunoby is a more fearsome defender, so perhaps...if Middleton is now on a three-year, $93 million contract, OG could easily make a push for 4-years and $150 million.
Will New York unload that kind of money? They might not have another choice, they lost two young solid pieces trading for Anunoby. The Knicks simply can’t afford to make the deal for Anunoby, then watch him walk to another team.
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