{"id":26023,"date":"2025-07-27T22:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/26023\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T22:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T22:46:09","slug":"the-knicks-got-a-100-million-discount-and-its-changing-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/26023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Knicks got a $100 million discount and it’s changing everything"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks<\/a> are on the verge of locking in one of the most dangerous cores in the NBA for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Mikal Bridges is now eligible for a four-year, $156.2 million contract extension that could keep him in New York long term.<\/p>\n

But the only reason they even have that financial flexibility is because of Jalen Brunson\u2019s loyalty and vision for something bigger.<\/p>\n

Brunson signed a four-year, $156.5 million deal<\/a>, turning down nearly $113 million by not waiting for a richer free agency offer.<\/p>\n

That kind of selflessness doesn\u2019t just open cap space \u2014 it sets a tone, creating the foundation for a championship-caliber culture.<\/p>\n

\"JalenCredit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brunson\u2019s discount gave the Knicks a real shot at something special<\/p>\n

Without Brunson\u2019s team-friendly contract, Mikal Bridges would\u2019ve been far harder to retain once his current deal runs out.<\/p>\n

Bridges is entering the final year of his four-year, $90 million contract and has become one of the NBA\u2019s elite two-way wings.<\/p>\n

The Knicks acquired him to round out a starting five that suddenly looks like a legitimate title contender on paper.<\/p>\n

With Brunson, Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Karl-Anthony Towns in the fold, New York\u2019s championship window is just opening.<\/p>\n

Few teams can match that core, especially with the Eastern Conference reeling from key injuries and aging rosters.<\/p>\n

Reinforcements are already helping strengthen the title push<\/p>\n

The Knicks didn\u2019t just stop at the starting five \u2014 they added critical depth with Jordan Clarkson and Guerschon Yabusele.<\/p>\n

Clarkson offers scoring and shot creation off the bench, while Yabusele provides versatility and physicality in the frontcourt.<\/p>\n

The organization clearly believes this roster has the firepower to make a deep playoff run \u2014 and maybe even win it all.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more encouraging is that these additions didn\u2019t require breaking the bank or gutting future flexibility.<\/p>\n

That balance \u2014 star power up top, and capable depth behind \u2014 is something Knicks fans haven\u2019t seen in decades.<\/p>\n

\"NBA:Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Bridges extension feels like the final piece of the puzzle<\/p>\n

Extending Mikal Bridges would lock in a four-man core that complements each other\u2019s strengths without overlapping roles.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a defensive stopper who can shoot the three, cut without the ball, and guard the opposing team\u2019s best perimeter player.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s NBA, those guys don\u2019t grow on trees \u2014 and they definitely don\u2019t come cheap when they hit free agency.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what makes locking him up early so important, especially while Brunson is still on his discounted deal.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are threading a financial needle, and they\u2019ve done it as well as any front office in recent memory.<\/p>\n

Knicks have the culture, cap, and chemistry to contend for years<\/p>\n

The Jalen Brunson discount was more than a contract \u2014 it was a belief in the vision and people around him.<\/p>\n

Now, the Knicks have the pieces to dream big and the payroll flexibility to keep those dreams alive beyond just one season.<\/p>\n

With Mikal Bridges potentially signing long term, New York may finally have the kind of staying power fans have waited decades for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks are on the verge of locking in one of the most dangerous cores in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-26023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}