Knicks acquire Mikal Bridges from Nets in blockbuster trade

The Villanova reunion is now
complete.

According to ESPN’s Adrian
Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks are acquiring Nets forward Mikal
Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets after the two New York basketball
cities have agreed in principle on Tuesday night.

This move brings Bridges, a
long-time Knicks target, to a team filled with former college
teammates and close friends Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Donte
DiVincenzo. The quartet won an NCAA National Championship with
Villanova in 2018.

In exchange for Bridges, the
Knicks are sending out Bojan Bogdanovic (who they got in last
season’s trade deadline), four unprotected picks (2025, 2027, 2029,
2031), a 2025 protected Milwaukee first, a 2028 unprotected pick
swap, and a 2025 second-round pick. New York will also receive a
2026 second-round pick from Brooklyn in this deal.

This is the first major move by
the Knicks in the offseason as they await to resign free agents OG
Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein. Anunoby and Hartenstein have been
instrumental in New York’s success in the playoffs and are set to
receive their big paydays. However, with New York acquiring
Bridges, resigning both guys appears to be a much trickier
situation now.