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Raptors bringing back point guard Immanuel Quickley on 5-year contract: reports

​​​​​Immanuel Quickley will sign a five-year contract to stay with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports. The point guard intends to make the $175-million US deal official when free agency opens Sunday.

Deal for 25-year-old could be announced Sunday when free agency officially opens

Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley holds a basketball to the right away from his body, looking to pass while under pressure from Miami Heat centre Bam Adebayo in a April 12, 2024 NBA game in Miami.
Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley, who was acquired last Dec. 30 from the Knicks, averaged 17 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.8 rebounds between the teams last season. (Marta Lavandier/Associated Press)

Immanuel Quickley will sign a five-year contract to stay with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports.

Quickley intends to ink the $175-million US contract when free agency officially opens on Sunday.

CBC Sports has not independently confirmed the reports. 

The deal cements the 25-year-old point guard's status as an integral part of the Raptors' young core.

He was acquired as part of a blockbuster deal with the New York Knicks on Dec. 30.

Quickley and RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., were sent to Toronto for OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn.

He averaged 17 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.8 rebounds on the season between the Knicks and Raptors.

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