The New York Knicks are serious about next season. In recent days they closed the trade that brought Mikael Bridges to coach Thibodeau’s court, sacrificing Bojan Bogdanovic and a huge amount of picks. For the Serbian a return to the Nets, who take his 19 million contract but expiring in 2025.
Re-signing Og Anunoby is a must
This is the first market operation between the two cousin franchises since 1983. A trade that has a huge technical impact in the Eastern Conference, with the Knicks having sent a clear message: for the ring, we want to be there too. It will now be essential to re-sign OG Anunoby, who has proven to be a winning weapon in this second part of the regular season with 20 wins in 23 played, with a differential of +23 with him on the pitch. The winger knows very well that he is worth a lot of money, so much so that he refused the 20 million player option, with the idea of earning a contract worth 30/35 per season. And the Knicks seem inclined to accommodate him.
The Nets rebuild
With the arrival of Bridges, the Knicks have reunited under their jersey the poker of wonders that made Villanova’s fortune in the NCAA almost ten years ago: in addition to the former Suns, there were also Brunson, Hart and DiVincenzo. To complete the quartet, New York has put on the table five first-round picks (2025, 2027, 2029 and 2031, and a Bucks protected in 2025). A nice package of future names to rebuild future successes. The Nets only have Ben Simmons’ very heavy contract to manage in the coming years.
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