Shams - Mikal Bridges extended four-year, $150 million

[MrDollarBills]

Raja,

Derrick White missed a bunch of open looks if I recall during that series. In the first two games especially

We got very lucky for that because he should have never been that open.

[nedleeds]

I agree that Brunson's contract is one of the best in the league. I wasn't cherry picking, they play the same position. I'm pointing out that we are getting fleeced on a deal that we don't have to sign. We'll have so much more information at the end of this year, and if we want to keep Bridges because we made a final or won a title -- great. The cap difference really doesn't matter if we're successful and he's healthy after leading the league in minutes forever. Just play it out. The Knicks could have always offered more than any suitor after next year, and if Bridges sucks, gets hurt, or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway.

That’s horrible asset management for a team that’s already over the cap to not re-sign one of their core players to a cheaper contract and wait. Especially when he would be one of the best players available in the market next offseason and he would certainly get a much bigger deal. And the team just reached a conference finals for the first time in 25 years thanks to his contributions in the playoffs. Why would they put themselves in a position where one of their core players has their looming contract talks on their mind all season?

It's a ridiculous assessment of the player, the contract and, the team. The core of an ECF team needs to be shipped out? WTF?

Enough with the gibberish. He's clearly trolling at this point. None of his complaints make a lick of sense.

"or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway."



We can just sign him next Summer if we do well. We can offer more than anyone with an extra year. If he's still healthy and we don't get bounced again, great. Enjoy your weekend at Action Park with NYKMentality.

[bronxknicksfan1]

That’s horrible asset management for a team that’s already over the cap to not re-sign one of their core players to a cheaper contract and wait. Especially when he would be one of the best players available in the market next offseason and he would certainly get a much bigger deal. And the team just reached a conference finals for the first time in 25 years thanks to his contributions in the playoffs. Why would they put themselves in a position where one of their core players has their looming contract talks on their mind all season?

It's a ridiculous assessment of the player, the contract and, the team. The core of an ECF team needs to be shipped out? WTF?

Enough with the gibberish. He's clearly trolling at this point. None of his complaints make a lick of sense.

"or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway."



We can just sign him next Summer if we do well. We can offer more than anyone with an extra year. If he's still healthy and we don't get bounced again, great. Enjoy your weekend at Action Park with NYKMentality.

Wait a year to sign him to a worse contract or potentially lose an asset…again, horrible asset management.

[BKlutch]

Why does this site redirect me to some virus scam page lately?

Same, across multiple browsers

Wait, they're coming for your Oreos, too?

[JayTWill]

That’s horrible asset management for a team that’s already over the cap to not re-sign one of their core players to a cheaper contract and wait. Especially when he would be one of the best players available in the market next offseason and he would certainly get a much bigger deal. And the team just reached a conference finals for the first time in 25 years thanks to his contributions in the playoffs. Why would they put themselves in a position where one of their core players has their looming contract talks on their mind all season?

It's a ridiculous assessment of the player, the contract and, the team. The core of an ECF team needs to be shipped out? WTF?

Enough with the gibberish. He's clearly trolling at this point. None of his complaints make a lick of sense.

"or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway."



We can just sign him next Summer if we do well. We can offer more than anyone with an extra year. If he's still healthy and we don't get bounced again, great. Enjoy your weekend at Action Park with NYKMentality.

Is there a starting salary for the 26-27 season that you would have felt comfortable extending Mikal at this off-season? $25M? More? Less?

[Adelheid]

this year his salary is still the from the old contract and the 4 year will only start to kick in next season; knicks will have a cost controlled wing for 5 years starting this season. Of course, everyone knows salary cap increases every season and so does player avg salaries.

[rajajackal]

Raja,

Derrick White missed a bunch of open looks if I recall during that series. In the first two games especially

We got very lucky for that because he should have never been that open.

you remember it differently than me. all my brain could retain was the horror and the ecstasy

[Guano]

i liked this guy before he was a knick. when we had the nova mojo going with donte here, i was a supporter of us acquiring him. but he really rubbed me the wrong way a number of times last year and didn't seem bought in 100%. he's allowed to have problems with the coaching style but the new culture of the new york knicks is supposed to be a about discipline and commitment to winning so that's the bar you're looking for a player to clear. he showed spurts of it in the playoffs, sometimes in key moments. all that to say i hope he wins me over again this year. lord knows i went up and down with julius so many times. i'm a forgiving person

He really is a polarizing player.

Some of it isnt his fault, but thats not gonna stop me from being a hater. other sht he does is just frustrating af, bypassing layups for fades, fcking up his form, getting coaches fired, nuking our draft capital, huge contract, ect.

But then he locks down fox, and other guards, hits game winners, carried us when Brunson was out, makes back2back insane playoff winning plays.

I really hope he unfcks his form and also attacks the rim a lil more this year. Would be nice if he could make some atb 3s. Swear he was 1/273u847jf88347744 on those last year.

[Jalen Bluntson]

i liked this guy before he was a knick. when we had the nova mojo going with donte here, i was a supporter of us acquiring him. but he really rubbed me the wrong way a number of times last year and didn't seem bought in 100%. he's allowed to have problems with the coaching style but the new culture of the new york knicks is supposed to be a about discipline and commitment to winning so that's the bar you're looking for a player to clear. he showed spurts of it in the playoffs, sometimes in key moments. all that to say i hope he wins me over again this year. lord knows i went up and down with julius so many times. i'm a forgiving person

He really is a polarizing player.

Some of it isnt his fault, but thats not gonna stop me from being a hater. other sht he does is just frustrating af, bypassing layups for fades, fcking up his form, getting coaches fired, nuking our draft capital, huge contract, ect.

But then he locks down fox, and other guards, hits game winners, carried us when Brunson was out, makes back2back insane playoff winning plays.

I really hope he unfcks his form and also attacks the rim a lil more this year. Would be nice if he could make some atb 3s. Swear he was 1/273u847jf88347744 on those last year.

Mikal Bridges' 3-point percentage on shots above the break has varied throughout his career. In the 2024-2025 season, he shot 30.5% on above-the-break 3s, according to the New York Post. However, during the playoffs, he improved to 36.2% on above-the-break 3s, according to The New York Times. In the regular season, his above-the-break 3-point percentage was the lowest since his rookie year. In contrast, his corner 3-point percentage was 42.4% in the regular season.

Fair critique. I don't know how many of them he took but, did struggle during the season ATB.

He made up for it elsewhere. Far more valuable for the things he was tasked with doing outside of those shots. Never missed a game either.

He's only polarizing if you just refuse TO SIGN THE FUGGIN FORM!!

[BKlutch]

Read on Twitter

The NBA has Bridges as the 2nd best defensive play of the past season.


And the 1st best defensive play of the year too, baby!

[CyKnickal]

This is great to see...players and front office working in harmony to build something, it's beautiful and rarely seen in the NBA, especially these days, where it's no longer ring culture, but bag culture.

This is it..championship or bust...and I don't see anything wrong with it. I love this team...great character, great players, and they give you reasons other than their play on the court to root for their success.

Now that we also have a coach that's on board with what they're doing....full steam ahead.

The Knicks are an organization that has a top tier analytics department, medical staff, front office, great players, and a hungry enthusiastic coach looking to prove himself in the bright lights.......pinch me.

For all you young whippersnappers who have no idea why I'm jerking off to this team right now......

Watch on YouTube

That's right Isiah, we're coming.....me......literally.

Godspeed Mikal. Make them work.

[nedleeds]

It's a ridiculous assessment of the player, the contract and, the team. The core of an ECF team needs to be shipped out? WTF?

Enough with the gibberish. He's clearly trolling at this point. None of his complaints make a lick of sense.

"or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway."



We can just sign him next Summer if we do well. We can offer more than anyone with an extra year. If he's still healthy and we don't get bounced again, great. Enjoy your weekend at Action Park with NYKMentality.

Wait a year to sign him to a worse contract or potentially lose an asset…again, horrible asset management.

You just turned a tradeable asset into an untradeable one. Nice asset management. Who are these players who walked from the extra year and money ... ? Potentially lose to who? What team? Even then we could always match or beat. But we'd have an entire season to see if he

1) Finally gets hurt given the abuse Thibs hurled at him
2) Can learn to shoot a **** basketball again
3) Can shoot 1 free throw in a playoff series
4) If the Knicks can make a final in the worst Eastern conference since _ason Kidd went with the Nots

So yes. Wait a year. Because if he's hurt, or we don't do anything then why are you committing to this group for another half a decade unless you are a complete loser with the standards of a Bobcats fan.

[bronxknicksfan1]

"or we lose again in the playoffs then who gives a ****? The core needs to be shipped out anyway."



We can just sign him next Summer if we do well. We can offer more than anyone with an extra year. If he's still healthy and we don't get bounced again, great. Enjoy your weekend at Action Park with NYKMentality.

Wait a year to sign him to a worse contract or potentially lose an asset…again, horrible asset management.

You just turned a tradeable asset into an untradeable one. Nice asset management. Who are these players who walked from the extra year and money ... ? Potentially lose to who? What team? Even then we could always match or beat. But we'd have an entire season to see if he

1) Finally gets hurt given the abuse Thibs hurled at him
2) Can learn to shoot a **** basketball again
3) Can shoot 1 free throw in a playoff series
4) If the Knicks can make a final in the worst Eastern conference since _ason Kidd went with the Nots

So yes. Wait a year. Because if he's hurt, or we don't do anything then why are you committing to this group for another half a decade unless you are a complete loser with the standards of a Bobcats fan.

How exactly is he untradeable? He’s not even in the top 50 in salary when his contract kicks in. He’s getting paid as much as past his prime Jrue Holiday and he was moved easily this offseason.

They were committed to this group before the ECF appearance, they are well over the cap and traded 5 picks to get Mikal. It would be stupid to wait a year to 1) pay him even more in a market where he’d be one of the most sought after players or 2) let him walk for nothing. As I continue to say, that is horrible asset management.

[spree2kawhi]

Read on Twitter

The NBA has Bridges as the 2nd best defensive play of the past season.


And the 1st best defensive play of the year too, baby!

Yet clowns here will hate on the player lol. Another interesting name that appears on that top 50 list three times: Russell Westbrook. I’d welcome him with open arms.

(And dare I say it? If you’re still not convinced we’re better off with Towns rather than you know who, watch the top 20 video in that post, scene 1… classic )

[nedleeds]

Wait a year to sign him to a worse contract or potentially lose an asset…again, horrible asset management.

You just turned a tradeable asset into an untradeable one. Nice asset management. Who are these players who walked from the extra year and money ... ? Potentially lose to who? What team? Even then we could always match or beat. But we'd have an entire season to see if he

1) Finally gets hurt given the abuse Thibs hurled at him
2) Can learn to shoot a **** basketball again
3) Can shoot 1 free throw in a playoff series
4) If the Knicks can make a final in the worst Eastern conference since _ason Kidd went with the Nots

So yes. Wait a year. Because if he's hurt, or we don't do anything then why are you committing to this group for another half a decade unless you are a complete loser with the standards of a Bobcats fan.

How exactly is he untradeable? He’s not even in the top 50 in salary when his contract kicks in. He’s getting paid as much as past his prime Jrue Holiday and he was moved easily this offseason.

They were committed to this group before the ECF appearance, they are well over the cap and traded 5 picks to get Mikal. It would be stupid to wait a year to 1) pay him even more in a market where he’d be one of the most sought after players or 2) let him walk for nothing. As I continue to say, that is horrible asset management.

Because the TCV is now huge for a role player. Is he untradeable? no we've seen awful contracts get traded with attachments. But as an expiring the Knicks held all the cards. If we perform poorly we could move him. If he gets hurt we have all the leverage. The only outcome where he'd

"be one of the most sought after players" is if he actually performs well and learns to shoot again and perhaps attempts a free throw in a playoff series. If all that happens and we win a title, he's healthy, he plays well, and we win -- then GREAT sign him to slightly more than the extension and keep him. Either way the narrative around him walking is totally false and there' just no example of it ever happening outside like Dwight Howard. Horrible asset management and giving up any leverage we would have had to move on. Stop saying he'd walk. You're just making that up from thin air. In no recent case where the existing team wants the player has the player turned down the money. They just take the money and then cry for a trade anyway. Find any example of a free agent that turned down a longer more lucrative (money/years) contract with his current team and taken a lower offer from another team in the past lets say 5 years. Casuals just repeat that lie over and over. "wAlK fOr nOthInG!" If the team can offer more money (not like the Bruce Brown deal) and does offer, the player takes the money.

[JayTWill]

You just turned a tradeable asset into an untradeable one. Nice asset management. Who are these players who walked from the extra year and money ... ? Potentially lose to who? What team? Even then we could always match or beat. But we'd have an entire season to see if he

1) Finally gets hurt given the abuse Thibs hurled at him
2) Can learn to shoot a **** basketball again
3) Can shoot 1 free throw in a playoff series
4) If the Knicks can make a final in the worst Eastern conference since _ason Kidd went with the Nots

So yes. Wait a year. Because if he's hurt, or we don't do anything then why are you committing to this group for another half a decade unless you are a complete loser with the standards of a Bobcats fan.

How exactly is he untradeable? He’s not even in the top 50 in salary when his contract kicks in. He’s getting paid as much as past his prime Jrue Holiday and he was moved easily this offseason.

They were committed to this group before the ECF appearance, they are well over the cap and traded 5 picks to get Mikal. It would be stupid to wait a year to 1) pay him even more in a market where he’d be one of the most sought after players or 2) let him walk for nothing. As I continue to say, that is horrible asset management.

Because the TCV is now huge for a role player. Is he untradeable? no we've seen awful contracts get traded with attachments. But as an expiring the Knicks held all the cards. If we perform poorly we could move him. If he gets hurt we have all the leverage. The only outcome where he'd

"be one of the most sought after players" is if he actually performs well and learns to shoot again and perhaps attempts a free throw in a playoff series. If all that happens and we win a title, he's healthy, he plays well, and we win -- then GREAT sign him to slightly more than the extension and keep him. Either way the narrative around him walking is totally false and there' just no example of it ever happening outside like Dwight Howard. Horrible asset management and giving up any leverage we would have had to move on. Stop saying he'd walk. You're just making that up from thin air. In no recent case where the existing team wants the player has the player turned down the money. They just take the money and then cry for a trade anyway. Find any example of a free agent that turned down a longer more lucrative (money/years) contract with his current team and taken a lower offer from another team in the past lets say 5 years. Casuals just repeat that lie over and over. "wAlK fOr nOthInG!" If the team can offer more money (not like the Bruce Brown deal) and does offer, the player takes the money.

By your logic the Knicks should have had all the leverage in OG's contract negotiations. The Knicks traded for him and he got injured in less than a month. He came back from injury for a few games and had to go back out again. He then returned just before the postseason, played 1 playoff series and got injured again.

In the off-season the Sixers were reportedly willing to offer OG a full 4 year max despite all of his injury concerns which I assume pushed the Knicks to offer a 5th year player option past his prime at a slightly lower annual average. Why would you put yourself in the same position again when you can sign a similar level player for $10M less a year with 1 year less on his contract on the downside of his career? And who would gamble the contract negotiations on the health of the league's ironman anyway?

You are complaining about Mikal's 4 year deal at well below the max he could have gotten next year but your idea of just throwing more money and more years at him to encourage him to stay if he has a good year is a much worse scenario. He can still be bad or get injured after signing a massive 5 year deal. Lets say he is terrible before the trade deadline what are you expecting to get for a poorly performing player with a few months left on his contract?

There are much worse possible outcomes than giving Mikal 20% of the cap especially when you thought he was fairly paid at 16% of the cap after what was looked at as a slightly down year. And weren't you the one that originally brought up the idea of letting a guy they paid 5 picks for "wAlK fOr nOthInG!"?

[dakomish23]

Derrick White would kind of be a perfect SG b/w Brunson and Mikal. You know I was a DDV supporter since before he was here, and that would be DDV on Bane venom

[bronxknicksfan1]

You just turned a tradeable asset into an untradeable one. Nice asset management. Who are these players who walked from the extra year and money ... ? Potentially lose to who? What team? Even then we could always match or beat. But we'd have an entire season to see if he

1) Finally gets hurt given the abuse Thibs hurled at him
2) Can learn to shoot a **** basketball again
3) Can shoot 1 free throw in a playoff series
4) If the Knicks can make a final in the worst Eastern conference since _ason Kidd went with the Nots

So yes. Wait a year. Because if he's hurt, or we don't do anything then why are you committing to this group for another half a decade unless you are a complete loser with the standards of a Bobcats fan.

How exactly is he untradeable? He’s not even in the top 50 in salary when his contract kicks in. He’s getting paid as much as past his prime Jrue Holiday and he was moved easily this offseason.

They were committed to this group before the ECF appearance, they are well over the cap and traded 5 picks to get Mikal. It would be stupid to wait a year to 1) pay him even more in a market where he’d be one of the most sought after players or 2) let him walk for nothing. As I continue to say, that is horrible asset management.

Because the TCV is now huge for a role player. Is he untradeable? no we've seen awful contracts get traded with attachments. But as an expiring the Knicks held all the cards. If we perform poorly we could move him. If he gets hurt we have all the leverage. The only outcome where he'd

"be one of the most sought after players" is if he actually performs well and learns to shoot again and perhaps attempts a free throw in a playoff series. If all that happens and we win a title, he's healthy, he plays well, and we win -- then GREAT sign him to slightly more than the extension and keep him. Either way the narrative around him walking is totally false and there' just no example of it ever happening outside like Dwight Howard. Horrible asset management and giving up any leverage we would have had to move on. Stop saying he'd walk. You're just making that up from thin air. In no recent case where the existing team wants the player has the player turned down the money. They just take the money and then cry for a trade anyway. Find any example of a free agent that turned down a longer more lucrative (money/years) contract with his current team and taken a lower offer from another team in the past lets say 5 years. Casuals just repeat that lie over and over. "wAlK fOr nOthInG!" If the team can offer more money (not like the Bruce Brown deal) and does offer, the player takes the money.

Go take a look at the free agent market for 2026. After LeBron and KD, there’s no unrestricted FA better than Mikal when considering age and durability. 3&D Wings that average 17ppg on 58.5% TS aren’t available often. Regardless of whatever flaws and inconsistencies from this past season, some team would give him a max offer just like they did OG last offseason. Then the team would be forced to match in order to keep him, which they would because they gave up 5 picks for him. So once again, it’s horrible asset management.

[nedleeds]

How exactly is he untradeable? He’s not even in the top 50 in salary when his contract kicks in. He’s getting paid as much as past his prime Jrue Holiday and he was moved easily this offseason.

They were committed to this group before the ECF appearance, they are well over the cap and traded 5 picks to get Mikal. It would be stupid to wait a year to 1) pay him even more in a market where he’d be one of the most sought after players or 2) let him walk for nothing. As I continue to say, that is horrible asset management.

Because the TCV is now huge for a role player. Is he untradeable? no we've seen awful contracts get traded with attachments. But as an expiring the Knicks held all the cards. If we perform poorly we could move him. If he gets hurt we have all the leverage. The only outcome where he'd

"be one of the most sought after players" is if he actually performs well and learns to shoot again and perhaps attempts a free throw in a playoff series. If all that happens and we win a title, he's healthy, he plays well, and we win -- then GREAT sign him to slightly more than the extension and keep him. Either way the narrative around him walking is totally false and there' just no example of it ever happening outside like Dwight Howard. Horrible asset management and giving up any leverage we would have had to move on. Stop saying he'd walk. You're just making that up from thin air. In no recent case where the existing team wants the player has the player turned down the money. They just take the money and then cry for a trade anyway. Find any example of a free agent that turned down a longer more lucrative (money/years) contract with his current team and taken a lower offer from another team in the past lets say 5 years. Casuals just repeat that lie over and over. "wAlK fOr nOthInG!" If the team can offer more money (not like the Bruce Brown deal) and does offer, the player takes the money.

Go take a look at the free agent market for 2026. After LeBron and KD, there’s no unrestricted FA better than Mikal when considering age and durability. 3&D Wings that average 17ppg on 58.5% TS aren’t available often. Regardless of whatever flaws and inconsistencies from this past season, some team would give him a max offer just like they did OG last offseason. Then the team would be forced to match in order to keep him, which they would because they gave up 5 picks for him. So once again, it’s horrible asset management.

Irrelevant. The only reason we'd match an unlikely max from some unknown team that wanted to obliterate it's cap on a role player is that we'd just made a finals or won a title in which case. Who cares? I could care less if we're in cap hell for 10 years with no picks if I get a **** title from this miserable piece of **** franchise once in my life. If we can't win next year with 3/4 of the East not even trying then we certainly aren't going to with this group so who cares if he walks. He's trash and this roster is trash if they can't win in the most pathetic East in 25 years.

If he's hurt then you also dodge that bullet. The 5 picks are original sin. No amount of terrible contracts given to Bridges will undo that clown car trade.

[Jalen Bluntson]

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