OG AnunobyPlayer·OG Anunoby’s latest title came with a familiar mix of production and poise, as the New York KnicksTeam·New York Knicks closed out the San Antonio SpursTeam·San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA FinalsCompetition·NBA Finals to secure the franchise’s championship and end the series 4-1. Anunoby finished the clincher with 11 points and six rebounds, then added his name to a short list of former Indiana players with multiple NBA titles.
The Knicks’ victory mattered well beyond one night in June. It gave New York the crown after a finals run in which Anunoby delivered at a high level, and it further cemented his place among the program’s most accomplished NBA alumni. According to the source material, he is now the third former Hoosier to win two championships, joining Isiah ThomasPlayer·Isiah Thomas and Herm Schaefer.
Anunoby’s most decisive imprint on the series came in Game 4, when he tipped in Jalen BrunsonPlayer·Jalen Brunson’s missed 3-point attempt with 1.2 seconds left to lift New York to a 107-106 win. That finish completed a 33-point performance and capped the largest comeback in NBA FinalsCompetition·NBA Finals history, after the Knicks trailed by 29 points in the third quarter. The swing in that game gave New York the momentum it carried into the clincher.
For Anunoby, the title is his second after winning with the Toronto RaptorsTeam·Toronto Raptors in 2019. He averaged 21.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game across the 2026 Finals, shooting 52.5 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3-point range and 86.7 percent at the free-throw line. Those numbers underline how central he was to New York’s championship push, both as a two-way wing and as a reliable scoring option when the Knicks needed a bucket.
The championship also adds another layer to Anunoby’s Indiana legacy. He played two seasons in Bloomington, appearing in 50 games and starting 10, after arriving from Jefferson City High SchoolVenue·Jefferson City High School as a 3-star prospect. His college career was interrupted by a torn ACL in January 2017, but his professional rise has carried him from the 23rd pick in the 2017 NBA Draft to a title-winning core player in New York.
New York acquired Anunoby in a trade with Toronto during the 2023-24 season, and he has since become a double-digit scorer for the Knicks. He averaged 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals in the 2025-26 regular season and earned All-Defensive second-team honors. For the Knicks, the deal brought not just a high-end defender, but a player whose playoff ceiling has now been realized on the league’s biggest stage.
The result leaves New York atop the NBA and gives Anunoby a place in a rare corner of Hoosiers history, with one more championship added to a career that has already spanned Toronto and New York at the highest level.
OG Anunoby (8) makes the game-winning tip shot in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Credit: PRESSE SPORTS/IMAGO
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