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Knicks Secure Mikal Bridges With Four-Year, $150 Million Extension

Bridges accepted a modest discount to his max for a player option, trade kicker and six-month no-trade protection that preserves New York’s salary cap flexibility under the second apron

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Overview

  • Mikal Bridges and the Knicks finalized a four-year, $150 million extension that includes a player option for the 2029-30 season
  • Bridges’s deal features a 15 percent trade kicker and a six-month no-trade window that protects his trade value early in the contract
  • By taking roughly $6 million below his maximum, Bridges’s modest discount helps the team remain under the NBA’s second salary cap apron
  • The extension cements New York’s championship core by joining Bridges with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Josh Hart through at least 2028-29
  • Known for his durability, Bridges played all 82 regular-season games in 2024-25 and averaged 17.6 points on 50 percent shooting during the Knicks’ run to the Eastern Conference Finals