Immanuel Quickley is a 25-year-old point guard who plays for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA. Following his sophomore season at Kentucky, he declared for the NBA Draft where he was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder as a 25th pick in 2020. He was then swapped to the Timberwolves and eventually to the New York Knicks in exchange for Leandro Bolmoro.
Immanuel Quickley instantly showed his flashes of brilliance in his first year with the Knicks, where he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. He averaged 11.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 64 games that season (2020-21).
Last season (2022-23), the Kentucky standout had the best season of his career. His powerful showdown over the limited minutes helped his previous team, New York Knicks to finish the regular season as a fifth seed with a record 47-35. In 21 out of the 81 games started, he displayed career-high stats, averaging 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists on shooting 44.8% from the field including 37.0 % from behind the arc and 52.1% from the line.
Quickley has also donned the color of Team USA multiple times, he won the gold medal at the U17 FIBA World Cup in Spain and U19 FIBA World in Egypt. Over time, the guard has worked on his game and continued to develop as a player, which will surely benefit the Raptors in the future.
Immanuel Quickley's Salary
The Raptors guard is in his last year of a four-year rookie scale contract and is set to make a salary of $4.1 million for his season alone. Last season, Quickley made a guaranteed $2.3 million. He will be a promising free agent in the 2024 summer.
| Seasons | Salary | Team |
| 2020/2021 | $2.1 million | New York Knicks |
| 2021/2022 | $2.2 million | New York Knicks |
| 2022/2023 | $2.3 million (Team option exercised) | New York Knicks / Toronto Raptors |
| 2023/2024 | $4.1 million (Team option exercised) | Toronto Raptors |
| 2024 | Restricted free agent | Toronto Raptors |
Immanuel Quickley’s Contract
After getting drafted 25th overall out of Kentucky, Quickley signed a four-year rookie deal worth around $10.3 million with the New York Knicks. The contract also includes a Team option in the final two seasons and will be a restricted free agent in the 2024 off-season.
However, the Knicks have exercised the team option for the final two seasons, offering the guard $2.3 million and $4.1 million for the 2022 and the 2023 NBA seasons.
In January 2024, Quickley was traded by the New York Knicks to the Toronto Raptors.
FAQs
A. The Toronto Raptors guard weighs around 86kg (190 lb).
A. Quickley has a wingspan of around 6 feet 8.5 inches (204 cm ).
A. Immanuel Quickley plays either as a Shooting guard or as a point guard.
A. The Raptors back-up guard has not won an NBA championship until now.
A. Immanuel Quickley wears number #5 for the Toronto Raptors.
A. Immanuel Quickley is active on Instagram and holds a huge fan following of around 101.1K.
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