Immanuel Quickley intends to sign 5-year, $175 million contract with Raptors

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Former ‘Cats are getting paid this offseason.

On Friday morning, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley intends to sign a five-year, $175 million contract to return to the franchise. The 6-foot-3 combo guard averaged 18.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per outing across 38 games played for the Raptors in 2023-24 after being traded from the New York Knicks in Dec. 2023.

Over the last 72 hours, it’s been reported that three former Kentucky players will sign massive contracts. Along with Quickley, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (three-year, $166 million extension) and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (four-year, $209 million extension) are expected to ink new deals with their respective franchise.

That’s roughly $550 million between the trio of Wildcats.

Immanuel Quickley intends to sign a five-year, $175 million deal to return to the Toronto Raptors, league source tells @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/JEPnOyY5H5
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 28, 2024

Quickley is coming off his fourth season in the NBA after he was selected by the Knicks with the 25th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. He cracked the All-Rookie Team in year one and was a Top 10 finalist for Most Improved Player in both years two (10th) and three (2nd). However, in an effort to expedite the franchise’s winning timeline, the Knicks shipped off Quickley to Toronto in a deal headlined by OG Anunoby.

Luckily, the move seems to have paid off for both sides. Quickley’s 18.6 points per game for the Raptors to close out last season polished off a career year for the Maryland native. He shot 42.2 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from deep, and 84.1 percent from the line with Toronto.

Having just turned 25 years old, Quickley expects to be a cornerstone piece alongside Scottie Barnes (who plans to sign his own massive extension: five-years, $225 million) for the now-rebuilding Canadian franchise moving forward, and this new five-year deal is reflective of that.

Quickley spent two seasons at Kentucky (2018-20), going from a 5.2 point per game scorer as a freshman to a 16.1 point per game scorer as a sophomore on his way to winning SEC Player of the Year. Now, just a few years later, he’s cashing major checks in the NBA.