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Brian LewisThe Mikal Bridges blockbuster has a clear winner — at least for nowBy Brian LewisPublishedJune 1, 2025, 9:37 p.m. ETSee Alsonew york knicksThe pressing Knicks decisions that will
shape what happens next — and whether they will run it back
When they pried a record draft haul from the Knicks for Mikal Bridges, it was too early to say the Nets came out winners in the trade.
It’s not premature anymore.
Granted, we don’t know who the Nets will end up getting with any of those five first-round picks, or how long it’ll take them to rebuild. And it’s not impossible that the Knicks can come up
winners too, if they win a title with Bridges. But they fumbled their first opportunity — and it remains to be seen if it’s their best.
The Knicks pushed all their chips into the middle of the table betting on Bridges being the missing piece in a 2025 championship. Now the Nets will take all those chips and cash them in to
fund their own rebuild.
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