OG Anunoby was the most coveted player to change teams during last season, a jumbo wing who could shoot on offense, rebound the basketball and defend as well as anyone in the league. That type of player fit on any roster and every contender in the league would have loved to trade for him.
Who did the Toronto Raptors eventually trade him for? Immanuel Quickley, a point guard stuck behind Jalen Brunson but who balled out whenever given significant minutes. The Raptors made a bet that Quickley would grow into a star with his own backcourt to run, and followed up that bet with a lucrative five-year, $162.5 million contract.
Was that contract an overpay, as some NBA analysts believe? Or was it a steal to land a future All-Star at something less than the max? To answer this question, it's important to understand where Quickley stands among his peers. Where does he rank among the other point guards in the league?
Ranking the NBA's Top 30 point guards
To that end, we went through the league's point guards and separated them into tiers, then within each tier ranked every single player to come up with a final ranking. We will walk through the Top 30 to show why each player landed where they did, and in the process see how Immanuel Quickley compares to his peers.
We begin with Tier 7, those point guards who may be starting but it would be worth finding a better option as soon as possible.