New York Knicks ahead Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension with the franchise, his brokers, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports activities Administration, instructed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday.
The deal features a participant possibility for 2029-30 and a commerce kicker. By finishing this new contract, Bridges takes a slight low cost from his max extension quantity ($156 million) to assist the Knicks keep flexibility to proceed constructing the roster. Bridges, together with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and others, helped lead the Knicks to their first Japanese Convention finals look in 25 years final season.
Bridges averaged 17.6 factors, 3.2 rebounds and three.4 assists whereas enjoying all 82 regular-season video games for the Knicks final season. The sturdy Bridges has by no means missed a recreation in his profession and was the one participant to play at the very least 3,000 whole minutes final season, averaging a career-high 37.0 per recreation.