Immanuel Quickley already having “fun” with Raptors after winning MVP chain

Quickley has been everything the Raptors could have hoped for.

The Toronto Raptors trading OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks for RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley seems to have helped both teams in the immediate future. Both New York and Toronto have won their first two games since the trade, with the two former Knicks both finding success scoring the ball on their new team.

While Barrett has done a solid job on both ends, Quickley has been downright fantastic. Quickley has put up 40 points in his first two games with the Raptors, including 26 in a close win against the Memphis Grizzlies on the road. Even on a new team, IQ is already becoming indispensable to the Raptors’ plan of attack.

In just his second game with the team, Quickley picked up what should be the first of several MVP chains. Even though he just got to Toronto, Quickley is already assimilating to a culture built more on outward positivity than the regimented, harsh goings-on in New York.

“Darko pulled me aside while the game was going on and said: ‘You’re not having fun. Have fun,’” Quickley said, via the AP. “I’ve never really had a coach do that.” The transition from the militaristic Tom Thibodeau to the more relaxed Rajakovic seemed to have worked wonders.