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