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OG is OG Anunoby, full name Ogugua Anunoby Jr., a British professional basketball player who plays small forward for the New York Knicks. His wealth is anchored by his current five-year, $212.5 million contract with the Knicks rather than a single independently verified net worth figure.

Early Life & Family

Anunoby was born on July 17, 1997, in Harlesden, London, to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent. His father, Ogugua Sr., was an academic who taught at Oxford Brookes University before later teaching finance at Lincoln University in Missouri, which is what brought the family to the United States. His mother, Grace Ndidi Okereke, competed as a track and field athlete for Nigeria but died of cancer when Anunoby was just one year old. His older brother, Chigbo Anunoby, went on to play in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, and Minnesota Vikings.

Rise to Fame

Anunoby starred at Jefferson City High School in Missouri, where his jersey number was later retired, before playing at Indiana University from 2015 to 2017. A serious knee injury in his final college season did not stop the Toronto Raptors from selecting him 23rd overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Career History

Anunoby spent his first six NBA seasons with the Toronto Raptors (2017-2023), winning an NBA championship with the team in 2019 and developing into one of the league’s premier perimeter defenders. He was traded to the New York Knicks on December 30, 2023, and has been a starter for the team since, helping anchor their defense.

How They Built Their Wealth

Anunoby signed a five-year contract with the Knicks reported to be worth $212.5 million, with an average annual salary of $42.5 million; his 2026-27 base salary is $42.5 million. That contract, built on top of his earlier rookie-scale deal in Toronto, is the primary driver of his wealth, alongside NBA endorsement income.

Personal Life

Anunoby is a lifelong Arsenal F.C. supporter and has spoken about wanting to help grow basketball’s profile in Britain. In 2023 he became a minority stakeholder in the London Lions basketball club.

From a childhood shaped by loss and an academic father’s move to Missouri, OG Anunoby has built himself into one of the NBA’s top two-way wings and, through his Knicks contract, one of the league’s highest earners.