![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/q_lossy,ret_img,w_640,h_480/https://heritagesports.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/nba-8.jpeg)
June
27Knicks trade for Mikal Bridges as Nets load up on picks
The Brooklyn Nets completed a massive overhaul of the franchise’s roster, trading their best player, Mikal Bridges, to the New York Knicks, and landing a deal with the Houston Rockets to return the franchise’s first-round picks lost in the James Harden trade. After teetering in the post-Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving windows between pursuing the playoffs and the draft lottery, the Nets declared a direction and suddenly have 16 first-round picks available through 2031, including four selections in the starry 2025 NBA draft. The Nets were listening to offers from several clubs on Bridges, but his desire to play with his three former Villanova teammates on a championship contender — and the Knicks’ […]