Mikal ‘5 FRPs’ Bridges in the series against Philadelphia: 19.3⁄3.3⁄2.7 on 74% TS
19.3 points
3.3 rebounds
2.7 assists
1.3 steals, 64.9⁄45.5⁄100 splits
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/mikal-bridges-last-3-games
Fuck them picks
Mikal’s essentially playing perfect for his role on the team, exactly why y’all brought him in
That plus he literally never misses a game, health matters in the playoffs
One of the best abilities is availability.
I wonder how many times hes played through injuries just to keep his streak
He’s the anti-Anunoby
Why risk one of our stars when we can win without him playing?
The Celtics KP strategy
Risking a real hamstring injury in a game 3 against these stiffs while up 2-0 would’ve been peak retardation. The hamstring injury 2 years ago rendered him basically crippled and he did try to play game 7 and last like 4 minutes cuz he couldn’t move so I don’t know what you’re talking about son.
They really do complement each other by being complete opposites
The year before they got Mikal, the Knicks lost in large part because their entire roster basically was just injured at a certain point and it felt like they were losing players every other game. That team was genuinely very good too (even if the Celtics would have likely still beaten them). I can’t blame the Knicks for deciding to go out and get the guy who plays every game after you lost because you did not have enough of your top guys playing. There are a number of players who you love to have more maybe when they’re healthy but their bodies just completely break down and they can’t reliably get through a postseason.
The problem that people don’t grasp is that his role is to be a 4th option and spot up shooter when everyone is healthy and then turn into a 2nd option randomly when needed. They want him to score like he does when he’s a 2nd option but without us actually running things for him.
I would rather have Mikal bridges than 5 Danny wolf’s
A lot can change in the years when those picks eventually convey
Sure but the Knicks are in a win now window and Bridges makes them better
Two have already conveyed and weren’t anything of value, and two are in the next 3 years, a period over which we have Brunson, Bridges and Anunoby under contract, so it’s pretty inconceivable we’ll have fallen off a cliff by then.
The likelihood is that only maybe the 2031 pick will be regrettable, but considering that making these moves is going to put us repeatedly into the conference finals, that’s a cost you live with.
This isn’t like you guys giving up all the picks for Pierce and Garnett, and then those guys were completely finished and you were giving Boston your firsts long after they retired - Bridges is probably still going to be playing when they last pick conveys.
Keep telling yourself that
What about 5 Ben Saraf’s and Norman Traore’s.
It’s Nolan Traore, but I like Norman.
I will continue to call him Norman
Some call them FRPs we call them FTPs brother
force multiplier like OG. we already have our two stars. need guys like mikal so we dont have diminishing returns on production.
Exactly, his stats are never going to tell his story,, hes option 4. But hes a versatile wing that plays good defense, and when needed can pick up more of an offensive role.
Did we over pay for him, absolutely, but id still make the trade. It would be fucking hilarious if the Knicks make the finals and Bridges just goes bonkers for 7 games and wins the FMVP.
OK I’m one of the biggest Mikal fans let’s not get ahead of ourselves at the end there lol
Lol let the man dream!
Let us all dream. Everybody loves Mikal.
Get a bridge named after him if he does that and wins us a ring.
I predicted a Mikal Bridges game tonight. The vibes are good on this one. This will happen
ive said this before, mikal trade was 3 firsts +1 because nova +1 because crosstown. i dont think anyone would argue that he wasnt worth 3, and if hes worth 3 and you want him you pay the +2
If the knicks were patient they couldn’t gotten giannis
I don’t want him, and I didn’t want KD either. A Giannis trade would have ruined our chemistry
The Knicks just have a team full of playoff risers.
Mikal so thoroughly shut me the fuck up.. I forgot how to talk.
Fuck it give them a 6th pick
Miami retired #25 out of respect
https://youtube.com/shorts/iXQrNXXYiPQ?si=vJhhHp9TJM7clb54
If Bridges does this in the playoffs, there’s no reason to care about him coasting in the regular season. If he plays like this the Knicks legit can make and win the Finals this year.
And even his coasting in the regular season gives us a healthy wing throughout the entire season
That shoots about 50% with solid enough defense and maybe 15ppg. The horror.
Yeah, he was still 87th percentile in EPM and 95th percentile in win shares despite the endless shit he received from fans all season
Why I never understood the criticism throughout the year, this was evident last year in the playoffs. Playoff riser and single-handedly stole bostons soul.
Second round merchant
literally been awesome in both playoffs. fuck them picks.
They were shitty picks anyways, always a dumb narrative.
Yea, context matters but it’s hard explaining to casuals. It’s easier to just say “5 FRPs” cause Stephen A Smith keeps saying it.
I bet without looking it up, 90%+ of people that use that narrative have no idea what players were drafted last year with some of the picks.
Pretty sure it was Norman Traore and Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf was the pick they got from Houston.
Somehow this trade is genius while the Rudy is the worst trade in the history of sports
Nah man, any actually nba fan would see Rudy’s value by now. Especially after the nuggets series, it’s only been like what, maybe 2 weeks?
I thought Rudy trade was great. This sub is not a monolith.
The Knicks and wolves will always be connected bc of the KAT trade but the similarities between the reaction to the Gobert trade and the reaction to the Mikal trade links these teams too.
Both teams have consistently made deep playoff runs by using those assets.
It’s not really about that
What’s it about then?
Opportunity cost mainly. You trade 5 FRP for Mikal and you can’t use those picks in another trade.
No one really cares about the players actually being drafted with those picks. Especially for win now teams.
Except there hasn’t been another player traded the past two years that would’ve been better. We can do the Giannis what ifs all day but the fact is he still hasn’t gotten traded and we couldn’t just sit around waiting for it when the east has been this open.
Also, trading KAT for an injury-prone Giannis to pair with a complete non-shooting center is not even guaranteed to make the team better
Also drafted by the 76ers and traded to Suns while his mom was working for the 76ers.
I was shitting on this man so hard after he put up 0 points in game 2 vs Atlanta
so-so game 1 vs atlanta. horrible games 2,3,4,5 vs atlanta.
Superb game 6 and game 1, 2, 3 vs philly.
Has simply been great the past 4 games.
did it coincide with the move to get KAT more involved being the hub of the offense? He seems to always find Mikal cutting
Around the same time. KAT started becoming the focal point after we were down 2-1
I think that 50 point hawk beatdown just gave him his confidence back
Look at the defense he’s playing on NAW and Maxey… elite.
He guarded Embiid solo on a few possessions, and Embiid passed out of it more often than not
honestly a great choice mid 4th. cant have kat on him and risk a foul. mikal might not cover him quite as well, but he definitely wont get in foul trouble.
Mikal “Porter” Bridges
Have you considered how good Ben Saraf may have played in this series?
Fuck them picks.
High schoolers ain’t shit.
A bunch of 19 to 27s can get the bozack.
I guess fuck them picks
People don’t realize we have up 0 important players in this trade. Most of the picks are late picks. At worst last one might be a lottery. Still worth it
And he was on a BARGAIN contract with two years left.
elite lockdown D on maxey too :‘)
him and shamet more than made up for the meteoric impact black hole left by anunoby
RIP my Mikal to mavs dream (that heavily downvoted here and in mavs sub)
February-May 2026
I hope the Nyets enjoy all their picks in the mid to late 20s.
FUCK THEM PICKS
Ever since shifting to having KAT and Brunson trade point duties, he’s been unlocked
was ass against atlanta for half the series but now is one of our best players. The Bridges experience
We could’ve had Danny Wolf
All while guarding maxey just about as well as you possibly can
I wish he was a bit more aggressive driving to the rim, but he uses a lot of energy on defense and glues everything together. Even if he doesn’t get a lot of stocks having good perimeter defense in the modern NBA is a godsend.
Fuck Dem picks
I thought it was hilarious when someone on the Sixers sub last night called the Jared McCain the worst trade in Sixers history and that McCain was a better player than Bridges.
WE BROUGHT HIM IN TO PLAY A ROLE AND HES PLAYING IT WE DONT GIVE A RAT FUCK BOUT NO DRAFT PICKS
I still miss you.
and putting the clamps on maxey
Fck them picks !!!
With absolutely elite defense. Maxey has yet to burn us and even when he doesn’t get credited with steals Bridges is forcing a lot of turnovers
fuck them picks
He will never be worth 5 picks. Unless the Knicks win a finals, the trade was an overpay and cost them a lot of flexibility when they need to be contending.
they are contending
Lmao
What would the Knicks do without adding more Pacome Dadiets to the roster
Maybe LB3 will pan out for you guys, enjoy the broom
this still isn’t worth 5 first round picks. looking forward for the donuts against okc though
maybe, but he’s averaged 23 against the spurs since coming to NY
The post leaves out the fact that he’s guarded Maxey and kept him in check for 3 games.
maxey is miscast as a first option.