Immanuel Quickley

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Immanuel Jaylen Quickley (born June 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft, but was traded to the New York Knicks before the start of his rookie season. After nearly four seasons with New York, Quickley was traded to the Raptors in 2023 as part of a package which sent forward OG Anunoby to the Knicks, making him become the starting point guard for Toronto.

While attending The John Carroll School, Quickley had a breakout sophomore campaign and averaged 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He sunk a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead the Patriots to a 51–50 win over future NBA player Jalen Smith and Mount Saint Joseph High School in the Baltimore Catholic League championship and earned All-Metro Player of the Year recognition. Quickley averaged 23.7 points and 7.2 assists per game as a junior and was named to the First Team All-Metro. Coming into his senior year, Quickley shot 41 percent from behind the arc on the Adidas…