Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks for five future first-round picks.
The New York Knicks shocked the basketball world a month ago by trading a king's ransom for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets.
In the deal, the Knicks got Bridges, Keita Bates-Diop and a future second-round pick for Bojan Bogdanovic, Shake Milton, Mamadi Diakite , four unprotected future first-round picks, a top-four protected first-round pick from the Milwaukee Bucks, a first-round unprotected pick swap and a future second-round pick.Swartz writes
. "His averages are going to look more like his days with the Phoenix Suns and New York didn't need another two-way threat on the wing with Josh Hart and OG Anunoby already coming back. This was an A+++ trade for a team like the Nets, who knew Bridges was more valuable to the Knicks than any other franchise. It's also an A+ for New York in terms of fit given his connection to the players on the roster, yet could easily be a D in terms of value.
The Knicks may have given up a lot for Bridges, but it's clear where their priorities lie. They want to go all-in and try to win now, so the future first-round picks are not important to them. Could the Knicks have gotten away with holding back one or two of those draft picks? Sure. But if that was the reason the deal didn't go through, the Knicks likely would have regretted it.
Brooklyn will value those picks much more than New York will, but the Knicks shouldn't look at this deal as a failure because of how much they gave up for Bridges.Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid.
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