The Nets traded Mikal Bridges to the Knicks. And turbocharged their rebuild.
The Nets traded Mikal Bridges. And turbocharged their rebuild.
Bridges got shipped over the East River to the rival Knicks, and Brooklyn brought back a king’s ransom of draft picks reminiscent of the haul they got for Kevin Durant.
In a separate deal they got several of their own natural picks back from Houston, signaling a pivot to a full-on rebuild.
The Nets agreed to send Bridges and a 2026 second-round pick to the Garden for four unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031), a 2025 protected first-rounder via Milwaukee, a 2028 unprotected pick swap, a 2025 second-round pick and veteran shooter Bojan Bogdanovic.
“This is crazy lol,” Bridges tweeted as the news broke, first reported by ESPN and confirmed by The Post.
In a different move Tuesday night, Brooklyn got back their own 2026 first-rounder from Houston and saw the Rockets give up the right to swap the Nets’ 2025 first-rounder.
Brooklyn had to give up a 2027 first-round pick via Phoenix and the right to swap for the Suns’ 2025 first-rounder. Houston also got the more favorable of the Dallas and Phoenix picks in 2029.
Since being the centerpiece of the Durant deal, Bridges had been one of the more coveted assets in the entire league.
The Nets already had turned down an offer of four first-rounders from Memphis and another of most of their own traded picks back from Houston.
