Much of the talk around OG Anunoby ahead of this season is the Knicks forward's potential to be an All-Star in 2026-27. While his scoring hasn't been as hot as his playoff run was, he's off to a very promising start to the campaign, and even showing the areas of his game he could expand for New York this year.

Anunoby nearly recorded a triple-double in New York's loss to Boston, showing some very encouraging signs about him as a growing playmaker in particular.

Diving deep on OG Anunoby's step forward as passer for Knicks so far

Anunoby recorded his highest passing rate game of the last two years against the Celtics. Passing Rate, or Passing Usage, is a stat I track game to game, counting his potential assists, assists, passes leading to scoring turnovers, and free throws. It works as an all-in-one metric that defines how much impact a player has with his passing.

OG Anunoby Passing% | Data viz via R

Anunoby typically ranks VERY low in this department among his teammates and other players.…