<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-nsfw-trash-talk-mikal-bridges');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Edwards’ leaked NSFW trash talk to Mikal Bridges goes viral');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anthony-Edwards-leaked-NSFW-trash-talk-to-Mikal-Bridges-goes-viral.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Edwards’ leaked NSFW trash talk to Mikal Bridges goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T10:39:38-07:00">October 14th, 10:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T11:27:46-07:00">October 15th, 11:27am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Anthony <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwovles-news-anthony-edwards-blasts-jayson-tatum-netflix-show-yall-trippin">Edwards is getting recognition as a trash-talker</a>, and he’s starting early in the preseason. In the Minnesota Timberwolves game against the New York Knicks, Edwards was caught talking to Mikal Bridges while he was <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1845680058586849345" rel="noopener">shooting his free throws</a>.</p><p>“That n—- done changed his shot, man…. D—,” Edwards is heard saying.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LEAKED Audio Of Anthony Edwards Trash Talking Mikal Bridges👀:</p><p>“That n**** done changed his shot, man…. Damn!” <a href="https://t.co/Aieczd0SPv">pic.twitter.com/Aieczd0SPv</a></p><p>— LegendZ (@legendz_nba) <a href="https://twitter.com/legendz_nba/status/1845680058586849345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It does look like Bridges has tweaked his shot just a bit, but Edwards being the one to mention it made the moment hilarious. There’s no doubt that during the season, there will be more moments of Edwards talking trash to other players around the league.</p><h2>Anthony Edwards is becoming one of NBA’s best trash-talkers</h2><p>Anthony Edwards was most recently seen talking trash on Netflix’s Starting 5. During one of the segments, the Timberwolves had just beaten the Boston Celtics in overtime, and Edwards did his best on trying to contain Jayson Tatum.</p><p>After the game, the cameras heard him talking about Tatum and his status in the league.</p><p>“You seen Tatum trying to get me on the switch, locked his a– up 2 times,” Edwards said. “He started talking s—. Tatum was talking crazy, saying, ‘Yeah, I’m here,’ then I said, ‘I’m coming again.’ Talking ‘bout best player in the league, y’all trippin’.”</p><p>Edwards was also seen talking trash to Kevin Durant in the playoffs last season, and there have been many more moments where the Timberwolves star has gotten the best of his opponents. Nobody gets a pass with Edwards, not even the older generation of NBA players. A few months ago, he was asked how he thought <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-claims-michael-jordan-was-only-older-generation-player-with-skill">basketball is different now compared</a> to back in the day</p><p>“I didn’t watch it back in the day so I can’t speak on it,” Edwards said. “They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don’t think anybody had skill back then. [Michael Jordan] was the only one that really had skill, you know what I mean? So that’s why when they saw Kobe [Bryant], they were like, ‘Oh, my God.’ But now everybody has skill.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Edwards’ leaked NSFW trash talk to Mikal Bridges goes viral

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mikal-bridges-knicks-contract-extension-timeline-gets-critical-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mikal Bridges’ Knicks contract extension timeline gets critical update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mikal-Bridges-contract-extension-timeline-gets-critical-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Mikal Bridges’ Knicks contract extension timeline gets critical update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T18:49:28-07:00">October 6th, 6:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T18:49:28-07:00">October 6th, 6:49pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks have Mikal Bridges under contract for the next two seasons after acquiring him in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, and he reportedly is <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-the-latest-from-the" rel="noopener">going to wait until</a> the next offseason to work out an extension with his new team, according to Marc Stein.</p><p>“The Knicks’ Mikal Bridges is waiting until after the season to hammer out a contract extension with his new team, league sources tell The Stein Line,” Marc Stein wrote in his Substack newsletter.</p><p>By waiting until next offseason, Bridges will get a more lucrative deal, and will be more comfortable after getting a season in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-karl-anthony-towns-means-mitchell-robinson-future-knicks">with the Knicks</a>. Stein went into exactly what an extension could look like for Bridges next summer.</p><p>“By waiting until after the season, Bridges would be eligible for a more appealing four-year deal worth an estimated $157 million,” Stein wrote.”</p><p>The yearly salary at that number would be just under $40 million. Bridges’ current contract has him at just under $23 million a year, and is one of the best value contracts in the NBA, which is a big reason why it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/karl-anthony-towns-first-bucket-with-knicks-after-timberwolves-trade">cost the Knicks</a> five unprotected first-round picks to acquire him from the Nets. There is little question about Bridges’ fit with the Knicks, given his history with Jalen Brunson at Villanova, as well as just the fact that the type of player Bridges is would fit with pretty much any team. But after this season, we will have a clear picture as far as the value Bridges brings to the Knicks, which will be important next summer for contract negotiations.</p><h2><b>Knicks firmly in contention window</b></h2><p>The Knicks undoubtedly view themselves as a team that can contend to win an NBA Championship after the acquisitions of Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns this offseason. New York has star player Jalen Brunson locked into a very good contract that saves money long-term, while Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby are under contract for the next few years as well. Bridges will likely join that group.</p><p>The four of Brunson, Bridges, Towns and Anunoby compliment each other, because they are all good shooters, so the spacing on the floor will open up plenty of opportunities to score for pretty much everyone on the team. It will be interesting to see how that group fares this year. The expectation will be to make a deep run in the playoffs and perhaps be competitive with the Boston Celtics if they cross paths.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mikal Bridges’ Knicks contract extension timeline gets critical update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-how-new-yorks-creativity-with-mikal-bridges-trade-enabled-karl-anthony-towns-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Knicks’ creativity with Mikal Bridges trade enabled Karl-Anthony Towns deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-news-How-New-Yorks-creativity-with-Mikal-Bridges-trade-enabled-Karl-Anthony-Towns-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>How Knicks’ creativity with Mikal Bridges trade enabled Karl-Anthony Towns deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T08:54:08-07:00">October 2nd, 8:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T08:54:08-07:00">October 2nd, 8:54am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks were by far the most <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-how-long-knicks-were-working-massive-karl-anthony-towns-trade">active team on the trade market</a> this offseason, at least in the blockbuster department. Not only did they trade for Karl-Anthony Towns last Friday, they also dealt away a plethora of first-round picks to bring Mikal Bridges in. They sense that there is a major opportunity for them to compete for a championship, and there’s no question that they’re going for it.</p><p>Building a roster with plenty of top-tier talent like the Knicks have requires careful planning and some much-needed foresight. The Knicks front office <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-the-european-complication-delayed-karl-anthony-towns-trade">opened the door for a Towns trade</a> by prioritizing flexibility in the aftermath of the deal that they struck with the Brooklyn Nets for Bridges.</p><p>As Keith Smith, cap expert for Spotrac, wrote, the Knicks <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2469/knicks-timberwolves-hornets-get-creative-in-three-team-deal" rel="noopener">decided to send more money</a> in salary to the Nets than they got back in return. This then prevented them from being hard-capped at the first luxury tax apron. They would not have been able to trade for Towns using the package they gave away to the Minnesota Timberwolves if they were hard-capped at the first apron.</p><p>A trade for Towns would have required the Knicks to give up more assets if they were hard-capped at the first apron. But with the flexibility they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-nets-mikal-bridges-expaned-unqiue-sign-and-trade">retained by including Shake Milton</a> (via sign-and-trade) in the Bridges deal, they were able to utilize some cap technicalities to match Towns’ salary worth $49.2 million for the 2024-25 season, although it necessitated the inclusion of a third team to make the deal work.</p><p>It might be salary cap management 101 to do what the Knicks did; given their need for a center amid their lack of depth at the position as well as Mitchell Robinson’s injury, allowing themselves to go past the first tax apron was a bare minimum requirement. But considering how mismanaged the Knicks have been for most of the 21st century, this level of awareness is refreshing, especially when it has proven to be the difference when it comes to acquiring a four-time All-Star who’s still in the middle of his prime.</p><h2><b>Knicks sacrifice depth for top-shelf talent — will it work?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Knicks-forward-Mikal-Bridges-speaks.jpg"></figure><p>The Knicks assembled for themselves some quality depth at every position to end the 2023-24 season. This depth came in handy amid injury problems to the likes of Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and OG Anunoby, allowing them to finish the season as the two-seed. They even came to within just one win away of making it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000.</p><p>But the Knicks then decided to consolidate their depth to acquire two quality pieces in Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns. While Bridges gives the Knicks arguably the best 3-and-D wing duo in the league (alongside Anunoby) and Towns will make their offense close to unstoppable thanks to his generationally-great shooting ability, they will have to cobble together a workable bench mob from spare parts.</p><p>At the moment, only Miles McBride and Precious Achiuwa remain as convincing bench pieces for the Knicks. Cameron Payne could be of help as well. But their wing depth is very questionable now that Donte DiVincenzo is gone, and it’s unclear who could step up to give the Knicks some quality production off the bench.</p><p>Even Tom Thibodeau, a head coach notorious for giving his players as many minutes as they can handle, will need to rely on more than just five players to achieve their goal of winning a championship.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Knicks’ creativity with Mikal Bridges trade enabled Karl-Anthony Towns deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-mikal-bridges-not-planning-extension-knicks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Mikal Bridges not planning to sign 2-year extension with Knicks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_0803.jpeg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Mikal Bridges not planning to sign 2-year extension with Knicks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T16:56:04-07:00">September 29th, 4:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T16:56:04-07:00">September 29th, 4:56pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-karl-anthony-towns-stunned-timberwolves-knicks-trade">Knicks just pulled off the biggest trade</a> of the offseason in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. But before that, they signaled their intentions to contend in the Eastern Conference with a previous trade. The Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets, but he <a href="https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/277436/Mikal-Bridges-Unlikely-To-Sign-Two-Year-Extension-With-Knicks-With-Preference-For-Longer-Deal-In-2025" rel="noopener">reportedly isn’t looking to sign</a> a contract extension with the team just yet as per ESPN insider Bobby Marks.</p><p>“The indication I’ve gotten just from talking to people is that there is not going to be an extension,” Marks reported. “That he will wait until next year to look at what the extension. . .because he’s limited as far as the sixth-month rule as far as what he can extend for. Next year, he can extend for four years.”</p><p>Marks also reported that it’s possible Mikal Bridges’ thinking could change before the Oct. 21 deadline to sign a contract extension. That the initial decision was before the Towns trade was made.</p><p>With Bridges and Towns now in the fold, the Knicks are expected to be contenders in the Eastern Conference. They finished last season with the second best record in the East and advanced to the East Semifinals before falling to the Indiana Pacers in seven games.</p><h2>Mikal Bridges ready to begin Knicks career</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mikal-Bridges-attacks-the-defense.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Prior to the Towns deal, the Knicks big offseason move was bringing in Mikal Bridges in a trade with the Nets. Aside from Bridges’ talent on the court, the deal was significant in that it reunited him with his former Villanova teammates in Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart.</p><p>But fans will never get to see the Villanova quartet in action as DiVincenzo was sent to Minnesota as part of the Towns trade.</p><p>In any case, Bridges will help the Knicks on both ends of the court. Last season, he appeared in all 82 games for the Nets at a little over 34 minutes per game. He averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals with splits of 43.6 percent shooting from the field, 37.2 percent shooting from the three-point line and 81.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>With the Knicks’ new additions, Bridges and Towns look like they’ll slot right in to the starting lineup alongside Brunson, Hart and OG Anunoby. With Mitchell Robinson expected to be sidelined to start the season due to injury, Towns’ acquisition is big in that the Knicks have someone who can step right in and play center. They also lost Isaiah Hartenstein in free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Mikal Bridges not planning to sign 2-year extension with Knicks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-mikal-bridges-jalen-brunson-roast-1-on-1-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson roast each other over 1-on-1 game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mikal-Bridges-Jalen-Brunson-roast-each-other-over-1-on-1-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson roast each other over 1-on-1 game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T19:18:28-07:00">September 20th, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T19:18:28-07:00">September 20th, 7:18pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mikal-bridges-to-follow-in-jalen-brunsons-footsteps-with-next-knicks-contract">Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges</a> put on a show for the live audience at Central Park during The Roommates Show. The longtime friends and former Villanova teammates, now both with the New York Knicks, engaged in playful trash talk that hinted at an exciting season ahead.</p><p>Bridges wasted no time taking shots at Brunson during the recent episode, setting the tone for their fun rivalry.</p><p>When asked about his excitement to team up with Knicks’ defensive powerhouse OG Anunoby, Bridges expressed his enthusiasm. He <a href="https://www.twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1837232323106066894" rel="noopener">highlighted that the squad</a> is stacked with strong defenders across all positions, making it an exciting prospect.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jalen Brunson: “I have busted your ass for years. Don’t do that… Best defender, my ass.”</p><p>Mikal Bridges: “I packed you up the last time we played.” </p><p>Brunson: “I’m 6’2 and you can’t guard me in the post.” 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Roommates__Show?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Roommates__Show</a>)<a href="https://t.co/R3u5zep4Br">pic.twitter.com/R3u5zep4Br</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1837232323106066894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Mikal Bridges taking a jab at Jalen Brunson’s defensive skills</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jalen-Brunson-driving-against-Mikal-Bridges.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While making the claim, Bridges gave Brunson a playful side-eye, implying he wasn’t quite the defensive expert. Brunson didn’t take the jab lightly, quickly firing back, sparking a hilarious argument between the two teammates.</p><p>“I have busted your ass for years. Don’t do that. Don’t look at me like that. Best defender, my ass.” Brunson reacted.</p><p>“I packed you up the last time we played,” Bridges reacted.</p><p>Brunson then interjected, “I’m 6’2 and you can’t guard me in the post.”</p><p>Beyond their Villanova days, Brunson and Bridges have faced off in the NBA, including matchups between the Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. With plenty of game film on each other, they could easily dive into detailed video analysis. Additionally, Brunson holds an edge when it comes to playoff success.</p><p>While with the Dallas Mavericks, Brunson helped eliminate the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-mikal-bridges-suns-lowest-point-nba-career">Phoenix Suns, Bridges’ former team</a>, in a dominant 123-90 victory during Game 7 of the 2022 Western Conference semifinals. This explains Brunson’s strong confidence when facing Bridges.</p><p>Brunson even suggested to livestream their 1-on-1.</p><p>“Like I said, you got a 6’8 ‘Defender’ that can’t guard a 6’2 player,” Jalen Brunson reiterated.</p><p>The audience burst into laughter when Brunson, the Knicks’ standout guard, questioned Bridges’ ability to defend him in the post. Not missing a beat, Bridges responded with a playful dig about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-josh-hart-drops-bobblehead-jalen-brunson-take-on-seth-meyers-show">the size of Brunson’s head</a>, adding to the fun exchange.</p><p>“Listen, hold up. We know how your f**king head fakes is bruh. When you got a big a*s head and you go this way, I got to bite. I got to go this way,” Mikal Bridges playfully added.</p><h2><b>The new look New York Knicks showing great chemistry</b></h2><p>The exchange between the two had the crowd in stitches, reminiscent of the amusing back-and-forths between Hart and Brunson on the podcast, as well as their antics during interviews. If this playful rivalry is any indication, Bridges appears to be an excellent addition to the Knicks.</p><p>The Knicks dominated the regular-season series against the Nets in the 2023-24 season, so Bridges might have been referencing a potential one-on-one contest. While their playful exchanges during the podcast were entertaining, that competitive energy is sure to heighten the Knicks’ intensity for the upcoming 2024-25 season.</p><p>With Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart already on the roster, the addition of Bridges enhances the Knicks’ team chemistry, positioning them among the best in the league.</p><p>The four players won a championship together in 2016, and Brunson, DiVincenzo, and Bridges secured another title in 2018 after Hart moved on to the NBA. This shared history could provide the Knicks with a competitive edge as the “Villanova Knicks” aim for a championship this season.</p><p>While initial indications are promising, it’s still uncertain whether the chemistry between the Villanova alumni will translate as effectively on the court as it does off of it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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