Knicks, Mikal Bridges agree to 4-year, $150 million extension

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension with the franchise, his agents, Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN on Thursday.

The deal includes a player option for 2029-30 and a trade kicker. Bridges is ineligible to be traded for six months post signing extension.

By completing this new contract, Bridges takes a slight discount from his max extension number ($156 million) to help the Knicks maintain flexibility to continue building the roster. Bridges, along with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and others, helped lead the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference finals appearance in 25 years last season.

The Brunson extension in 2024 offseason and now Bridges deal has given New York flexibility to operate under both aprons of the salary cap, giving them room to add more pieces to the roster.

Bridges averaged 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists while playing all 82 regular-season games for the Knicks last season. The durable Bridges has never missed a game in his career and was the only player to log at least 3,000 minutes last season, averaging a career-high 37.0 per game.

Bridges is 1 of 6 players to defend 2025 All-Stars for 1,000-plus halfcourt matchups this season, per GeniusIQ.