Mikal Bridges trade details: Knicks land Nets star in swap for Bojan Bogdanovic, five first-round picks

The Knicks are paying a premium to land one of the most coveted stars on the 2024 trade block.

New York landed Nets standout Mikal Bridges in a massive deal that included Bojan Bogdanovic and a trove of first-round picks.

Bridges, 27, has emerged as a star since landing in Brooklyn as part of the Kevin Durant deal in 2022-23. In 109 games with the Nets, Bridges has averaged 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists while shooting 44.7 percent from the field, including 37.3 percent from 3-point range. He averaged 12.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists with the Suns before he was sent over to Brooklyn.

Here's what you need to know about the trade.

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Mikal Bridges trade details

Knicks receive:

• Mikal Bridges
• Unprotected pick swap

Nets receive:

• Bojan Bogdanovic
• Four unprotected first-round picks
• Bucks protected first-round pick
• Second-round pick
• Unprotected pick swap

The Knicks have sent at least five first-round picks and a second, along with Bogdanovic, to the Nets to acquire Bridges, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnaraowski. The two teams also exchanged an unprotected pick swap. The exact picks have not been announced.

Bridges is the latest member of the 2016-17 Villanova team to join the Knicks, joining Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart. Bridges, Brunson, and DiVencenzo were also all together on the 2017-18 national championship-winning team.

The Knicks had just acquired Bogdanovic at the 2024 NBA trade deadline, getting him and Alec Burks from the Pistons in exchange for Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono, and a pair of second-round picks.

Bogdanovic did not start a game for the Knicks in the regular season, averaging 19.2 minutes, 10.4 points, and 2.0 rebounds in his reserve role with the team. He appeared in four playoff games for New York, coming off the bench in each. He averaged 12.8 minutes, six points, and three rebounds per game.

Updated Knicks depth chart

Bridges would currently lineup as the new starting small forward with OG Anunoby opting out of his contract and heading to free agency. He would likely slot in as the starting shooting guard should Anunoby return.

Here's a look at the current Knicks depth chart, not including free agents:

Mikal Bridges contract details

Bridges signed a rookie extension in October 2021 to extend his deal by four years and $90.9 million. He still has two years remaining on that contract.

Those two years will come at a hefty cost to the Knicks. They are the two most expensive years of his deal, coming in at more than $23 million each year.

Here's a look at his remaining contract, according to Spotrac.