When the New York Knicks and Mikal Bridges agreed on a 4-year, $150 million contract extension, many were quick to point out that Bridges took $6 million less than he could have in the deal. While that doesn't seem like very much, for a team dancing around the second apron, it could have big implications down the line.
This season, with the Bridges extension, the Knicks will be hard-capped at the second apron, and as they continue to tip-toe around the line of being a serious contender without suffering the crippling penalties the second apron brings, every single dollar will matter.