The New York Knicks’ decision to sign Mikal Bridges to a four-year, $150 million extension was met with a vast variety of reactions, including those that viewed it as unnecessary, too expensive, or even a flat-out mistake. These vantage points always missed the mark—and misread the market. Salary-cap guru Yossi Gozlan of the Third Apron podcast and Substack just explained why.
“I thought even the full amount he could have gotten, that $156 million, was pretty favorable to the Knicks,” Gozlan explains during a recent appearance on The Putback with Ian Begley, at around the 27:22 mark.