Immanuel Quickley left completely stunned by Knicks-Raptors blockbuster trade
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The Knicks’ blockbuster trade with the Raptors on Saturday left some completely stunned — namely one who was sent north of the border.
“Oh my goodness….” Immanuel Quickley posted on X shortly after the news broke that he was being sent packing to Toronto with RJ Barrett in exchange for forward OG Anunoby in a deal The Post’s Stefan Bondy confirmed.
In addition to Anunoby, the Raptors are also sending point guard Malachi Flynn and center Precious Achiuwa to New York, while Toronto will also be picking up a second-round pick, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Knicks guard Josh Hart was also left in a state of surprise by the move.
“What I wake up to,” Hart wrote
Quickley’s stunned reaction came just a few days after his last X post that read: “GOT A DUB IN THE GARDEN ON CHRISTMAS!!! MAN GOD IS GOOD!!!”
![RJ Barrett #9 and Immanuel Quickley #5 of the New York Knicks celebrate after the game against the Miami Heat during the In-Season Tournament.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/2023-madison-square-garden-new-72799494-e1703959590967.jpg?w=1024)
On Christmas Day, Barrett also re-shared the Knicks’ “No place like the @TheGarden” video that featured the players celebrating their win over the Bucks and meeting high-profile fans in celebrity row.
Quickley, 24, was drafted by the Thunder in the 2020 NBA Draft as the 25th overall pick out of The John Carroll School in Bel Air, Maryland, before going to New York in a three-team trade two days later.
Barrett, a Toronto native who was the third overall pick in 2019, had been with the Knicks ever since.
Across his nearly five seasons in New York, Barrett averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 42.2 percent from the field.
Quickley, who had seen his minutes decrease recently, has tallied 12.9 points, 3.0 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game with a 42.1 shooting percentage in his three-plus seasons.
![Josh Hart reacted to the Knicks-Raptors trade of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett on X.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/milwaukee-bucks-vs-new-york-74120891.jpg?w=1024)
He also was averaging a career-best 15 points this season before the deal.
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