The trade the Knicks and Jazz should have made

Before the season started we saw some interesting trade rumors between the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks. Apparently, the Knicks made multiple runs at Walker Kessler. When that didn’t pan out, they pivoted and made the move for Karl-Anthony Towns.

But the trade they shouldn’t have made was the one before this. Before the Towns trade, the Knicks made a massive move for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets. Here’s what it looked like.

Knicks received:

Mikal Bridges

Keita Bates-Diop

2026 2nd-round pick

Draft rights to Juan Pablo Vaulet

Nets received:

Bojan Bogdanovic

Mamadi Diakite

Shake Milton

unprotected 1st-round pick in 2025

unprotected 1st-round pick in 2027

unprotected 1st-round pick in 2029

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