BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle on a trade to send F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.
by horseshoeoverlook
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Oh shit they really have the whole Villanova team on the Knicks
Nets are so poverty they’d rather have a firm playoff teams picks than their own back from Houston
holy shit
Celtics in 5
C’s in 5
It’s the reverse Pierce/Garnett trade. Holy shit.
The Nets trading *FOR* picks‽ 😮
All that for a drop of blood
Celtics in 4.
Overpay, but clearly, Knicks are in win now mode
We got the league shook
Cool glad to see who’ll be the runners up in the ECF
Four 1sts, a swap, a second, and a good bench piece just to lose in 4 is diabolical.
On the one hand, that’s a crazy overpay by the Knicks.
On the other hand, their roster is so good and their in a position of strength to be able to do something like this.
Plus, Giannis/Embiid may never actually become available…
Brunson/Bridges/OG/Randle/Mitch Rob* I would guess is their starting 5? Hart and Donte off the bench, Duece McBride and Achiuwa as depth pieces. That’s a good ass fucking team, they’ll win 50+ again.
Still don’t know about their playoff ceiling though… but these Eastern Conference teams are leaning into depth more than ever whilst the West still has these top heavy thin teams (minus OKC).
One of the bigger kept secrets in the league last year was Mikal Bridges just wasn’t good
Regressed on both ends … OG is better to me, but Mikal gives them durability
Remember when the 2017 NBA offseason was so crazy, and the Warriors just sat on their throne laughing at everyone trying to make moves to beat them?
We’re the Warriors now and it fucking rules.
I feared them using those picks on the next superstar to become available
I like this better
Still going to be a hell of a team though
It’s so fun watching our “rivals” get pumped up over things like JJ Reddick or selling your future for a player that doesn’t get you to a game 6 against us. Meanwhile, we’re going for the repeat
#Another massive deal: Brooklyn has a deal with Houston to return the Nets’ 2026 first-round pick for a 2027 Phoenix Suns first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Rockets also acquire 2025 right to swap Houston/OKC first for 2025 Suns first-round pick. More details coming on picks deal.
https://x.com/wojespn/status/1805785798173741564?s=46&t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw
More in deal: Houston acquires 2029 more favorable of Dallas and Phoenix first-round pick and acquires right to swap Houston first-round pick for less favorable Dallas first and Phoenix first, per sources.
https://x.com/wojespn/status/1805786261174591781?s=46&t=BPOCzlMnie9QX3i9mnMaQw
on the one hand, if the Knicks keep OG and Hartenstein they’re gonna be *very* dangerous in the East
on the other hand, god damn that’s a lot of unprotected picks for a guy who’s not even an All-Star
the Knicks trading so many unprotected picks for Mikal Bridges is about to make David Stern rise from the dead to make new rules on how many picks you can trade unprotected far in to the future
Knicks going all-in to try to make it happen in the next three years.
It’s not a terrible “now” move but man that’s really hampering the “then”
Honestly, would be cool to have a Celtics Knicks rivalry for the next few years. One in which the Celtics consistently shut the door on them in the ECF and continue to win rings.
This is adorable
lol dude has made 1 All-defense team. Knicks just got bullied by the Villanova mean girls.
That many draft picks for Mikal is crazy bruh
Amazing trade for the nets. They have their own nets trade now lol
MASSIVE overpay for a guy who isn’t a superstar
When is the last time we saw 4 unprotected picks get moved? This is nuts
It’s crazy that now that we’ve won I feel nothing watching other teams load up to beat us. We’re running it back and I’m so fucking ready
God I love the NBA off-season
All that for Mikal Brdiges, a very good player but a guy who wouldn’t even start on the Celtics (your main competition in the East) is insane.