O Knicks acquired the Nets ahead Mikal Bridges in a trade involving four first-round picks on Tuesday night.
Knicks are sending Bojan Bogdanovicfour unprotected first-round picks, one protected first-round pick via the Milwaukee Bucks, one unprotected pick swap and one second-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to SNY’s Ian BegleyBridges wanted to be with the Knicks and his team was “prepared to force the issue”, telling the teams he wanted a deal and made it clear to the Nets that he wanted to reunite with his Villanova teammates, Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo It is Josh Hart.
This trade for Bridges doesn’t change the Knicks’ hopes of being able to re-sign the free agent OG Anunoby and remains a priority for the organization, according to Begley.
Bridges joins the Knicks after playing all 82 games for Brooklyn last season. The 6-foot-1 small forward averaged 19.6 points on 44 percent shooting. He also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Brooklyn signs a forward to try to replace Bridges’ productivity in Bogdanovic. The 10-year veteran came to the Knicks in a trade deadline deal with the Detroit Pistons. In 29 games with New York, Bogdanovic averaged 10.4 points on 43 percent shooting (37 percent from three).
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