Longtime radio host Bob McCown stated Tuesday that O.G. Anunoby “desires to be traded” away from the Raptors. (Getty Images)
Despite his quiet disposition on the courtroom, the commerce noise round O.G. Anunoby retains crescendoing.
Just a day after a Toronto Star report claimed the Toronto Raptors had been supplied 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 recognized has come ahead.
Longtime Toronto radio persona Bob McCown stated Tuesday on his podcast that Anunoby now not desires to be a Raptor.
“I talked to an insider contained in the NBA yesterday on the telephone,” McCown stated. “Just by chance he referred to as me. He’s a man I’ve recognized 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 attempting to do one thing. He’s a reputation that’s been on the market for fairly a while.”
This just isn’t the primary time rumours have unfold about Anunoby being sad in Toronto. Jake Fischer, then of Bleacher Report, reported in May that the ahead was “sad together with his position” and had groups circling round with the hopes of touchdown the allegedly disgruntled participant.
Anunoby instructed 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. Additionally, he leads the league in steals (90) and steals per sport (2.1).
The Indiana University product is beneath contract for no less than yet another season and has a participant possibility for the 2024-25 season. He is making simply over $17-million this 12 months.
Given the way in which 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 Trade Deadline is Feb. 9.
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