Overview

• The Knicks officially signed Bridges to a four-year, $150,000,001 extension that includes a 2029–30 player option and a 15% trade kicker.
• Bridges accepted a roughly $6 million discount from his maximum extension to help New York navigate its evolving luxury-tax framework.
• Front-office intel that Giannis Antetokounmpo would remain in Milwaukee prompted the timing of the deal and closed the door on a potential blockbuster pursuit.
• With Bridges’ new contract in place, New York projects to sit about $4 million below the second luxury-tax apron for the 2025–26 season.
• The extension cements Bridges’ iron-man streak of 556 consecutive games and positions him as a cornerstone alongside Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.