Knicks executive reveals plan for possible Mikal Bridges extension

A New York Knicks front office executive has unpacked the club's approach to a possible extension for veteran swingman Mikal Bridges this summer.

During a new conversation with Keith Smith of Spotrac, an anonymous Knicks executive unpacked how the team looks at Bridges' future.

A one-time All-Defensive Teamer, the 28-year-old Villanova product is entering the final season of a four-year, $90.9 million deal. He'll earn $24.9 in 2025-26.

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“We hope to get something done," the Knicks executive told Smith. "When you make the commitment to trade for a player like we did with Mikal, you do it with the intention of them being on the team for a long time.”

Bridges and sharpshooting five-time All-Star center/power forward Karl-Anthony Towns were New York's two blockbuster trade acquisitions during a robust 2024 offseason.

With Bridges and Towns joining incumbent mainstays Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Mitchell Robinson, New York posted a 51-31 record and secured the Eastern Conference's No. 3 seed. The Knicks bested the then-reigning champion Boston Celtics in a surprise second round upset, advancing to their first Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years. New York ultimately fell in six games to the Indiana Pacers, who also vanquished them in the East Finals 25 years ago, too.

New York didn't take the defeat lying down. The team fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five relatively stable seasons at the helm, replacing him with fellow former two-time Coach of the Year Mike Brown.

Then, the Knicks added seasoned veteran depth to shore up their bench, signing deals with free agents Guerschon Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson.

Armed with a legitimate nine-man rotation (presumably rounded out by reserve guard Miles McBride), New York figures to factor into the East contender conversation in an even bigger way next year, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks.

The Celtics and Pacers are both missing their respective best players, Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton, to Achilles tendon tears, and have each parted ways with their former starting centers, too. 

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