The New York Knicks signed Mikal Bridges to a lucrative new contract extension, one that looks like an overpay on the surface. Hope remains in the form of a deeper look at the defensive impact of the newly-paid Knickerbocker.
Mikal Bridges was highly sought after by many teams, and it took six first-round picks for the Knicks to pry him away from the Brooklyn Nets. He was thought to be the ideal finishing piece, a No. 3 option on offense and a really good defender -- once a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in Phoenix, his defense had slipped in Brooklyn.