Gilbert Arenas LOVES The Mikal Bridges – Knicks Trade

Gilbert Arenas LOVES The Mikal Bridges – Knicks Trade

so Nicks had their best seas in more than a decade securing a number two seed in the East battling with the injured depleted roster to get within a game of the Eastern Conference Finals had some issues to resolve heading into the draft of free agency came through with a blockbuster trade to strengthen the NOA Nicks connection gentlemen Tuesday the Knicks agreed to a deal with the nets for Michael Bridges s in Brooklyn uh bojan bogdanovich 400 protected first round picks in 2025 27 29 and 2031 a 2025 protected bucks first rounder a 2028 unprotected pick Swap and a 2025 second round pick for Bridges and a 2026 second round pick G his big news it is for the New York Knicks for that Coast so after the the deal went through Bridges tweeted this is crazy LOL and bridg former villain over and current Nick teammate Josh hark tweeted a photo of a group FaceTime with the entire crew to celebrate with their new old teammate so this is the first time the Knicks and Nets made a trade with each other in over 40 years so things got even better Wednesday what no work in that photo it’s a it’s a group FaceTime huh married man group FaceTime spoken for gentleman so why you shaking his head things got even better Wednesday as OG and anobi agreed to a new 5-year deal worth $ 212.5 million to stay in New York Nicks also did some maneuvering in the first round of the draft taking Frenchman pom dier with the 25th pick and making two trades to come off the 24th overall pick to secure six second round picks including the 51st election this year and while many expect Isaiah hartenstein to dip in free agency the Knicks still have the potential to bring him back if he’s down to sign a Team friendly deal but let’s start with the bridges trade do you like the Michel Bridges trade for the Knicks and what does he bring to their team sh you’re rolling with it yeah Brunson David chenzo Mel Julius Randle Robinson a good lineup for them heart coming off the bench they need to get two more pieces no matter of fact no the OG no no de venzo coming off the bench it’s going to be some Dam team coming off the bench yeah yeah so that’s going to be some H feelings Mel Mel and OG at theun M OG damn yeah that’s a good night line julus Rand Robinson who’s the shooter huh ISO hard coming off the bench and man you say he’s 6’10 the yeah but uh he’s young he probably won’t play play Young right I don’t know you can put one of them at the 4 two here probably Mel he tall like 68 68 yeah yeah 6 I wouldn’t play him at the four though I put OG OG one of them the way if they decide to play small no when they play small yeah no but they’re starting their starting lineup is going to be crazy as hell it’s a big upgrade I like it how much do you like it I think they they get they get another they get another pie they get one more piece like easn Conference Finals like yeah nah compared to where they just went with the team that they just had but everybody will get better no we we understand that right now just right now with nobody else making deals oh no OG no Julius Randle no Mitchell most of the time bro all of them on bad Wheels you only playing with three guys yeah right now they get their see the Knicks get their starters back and all those guys who started become bench players that’s a hell of a team that’s aell of te on the east match up well with Boston and the Bucks they match up with everybody man that’s a like a nice ass scene so I’ve talked about who should start but who who are the five players that should finish the game based on what that current roster looks like um you put Bridges I mean you got Randle at the five OG at the four then Mel at the three OG at the three at OG at the four Mel at the three and then J hard and divin who playzo going to shoot that [ __ ] it’s going to be between that’s say it’s going to be between Josh hard and div chinzo who’s playing well at that moment in time yeah cuz back they need a backup point guard n they play month and I’m talking at the end of the game I’m talking about the end of the game but Duce may be included in that trade I think the Knicks are against it right now they’re trying to figure out way with the salaries and all that to make at the end of the game most likely it’ll probably be for the most part 70 not 80% it’ll be Josh Hart finishing the game yeah cuz he’s going to do he’s going to do a little bit of everything right offensive rebounds you him I don’t need a bunch I don’t need I don’t need div chenzo for shooting unless we’re down okay right if we’re down now I got a all shooting lineup but if we’re we’re trying to manage the game and trying to pull it out I got enough shooting um with the other with if I’m Nicks and I can’t get McBride I’m going to get Colin ston for who I I don’t think they got the bread he got to pay him got up but they they’re they are they C they in that second apron right now based on what this depend on what happens with hardstein that [ __ ] huh hey that but I don’t think they with this new CBA that’s that’s not the issue they can’t go beyond that it really depends on what hardstein does I know the th they not gonna pick Harkin up well the Thunder interested him they can give him a bigger bag but he can stay with the Knicks for a team friendly bag and if they do some maneuvering they can keep him in like the 156 million a year range y’all would keep them y’all would keep them you would keep time you would keep them and not he don’t do nothing but just offensive rebound he do he do what Robinson do I like him but then where random go then you some OG got to or briges got to go to the bench you start if Harin you start him right yeah you start yeah you look what yeah he’s no he’s a 35 he only did that this year because he was the only [ __ ] out there Mitch Robinson got hurt somebody got to be out there Mitch Robinson out there you go to um we got real talent out here now you can go a game seven in the East oh no M Robinson without Julius random they that see they’re going to need see the only thing they’re going to need they’re going to need him when they playing big teams yeah right if you if you get rid of him and he don’t get nobody big and you sitting there with him be what do you pay him though well it’s really he asking for Boston had I think uh he asking for 100 I mean 4 to 80 480 ranges what was been disc I mean other teams can no but what I’m saying is that and and you yeah they have to be careful it has to be a SM they have to be very smart because Brunson because if they sign him and Brunson says [ __ ] that I’m going for my super max that kind of hurts so here’s the other issue now with this squad moving forward great to see all these guys locked in great to see them all supportive of bridges coming through regardless what happens with starters and minutes and playing time and all that good [ __ ] especially knowing how thibs likes to run them dudes to the ground uh both Jaylen Brunson and Julius Rand are eligible to sign extensions this offseason Brunson eligible for 4year 1565 $5 million extension this summer but if he waits until after next season and makes another all-nba team be eligible for a 5year supermax worth 314. five million even if he does not make an all NBA team he can still sign a 5year $270 million extension next summer so looking at Jaylen Brunson you got your Nova crew here you got your boys all playing together sh Brunson secured the bag now to help the team or wait until next summer try to break the bank who’s up who’s up for the Josh up let me see I think uh let me pull it up you say 150 and 270 I like you hey hey I’ll be on another group years huh four year 150 so as it stands now Rand Brunson both have player options after next season uh OG’s now five years Mitchell Robinson’s through 26 Josh Hart’s through he has a team Josh Hart has a team option in 28 27 now what he get right now uh he’ll make 18 next season 19 the year after 21 and 20 Ando is till win de chenzo is through 27 yeah I don’t I don’t see him signing then yeah foury year 150 they trying to keep that whole team and pay Mel and they just pay uh OG and they looking to keep harinstein that’s a lot of [ __ ] going on well I mean look who the owner is so he don’t really yeah he got it and you still need shout outon Rose for doing some some major maneuvering n not they don’t it just won I can tell you this if somehow they convince Brunson I don’t know how they goingon to do it but if they can convince Brunson to take a deal this summer think about how much money these people are saving matter you’re saving remember all team if he makes it is 350 right 350 314. 314 if he makes it if he don’t make it 270 yeah and it’s his option yeah so he don’t have there’s no incentive for him to sign right now so if he don’t sign right now just going next year and going through the season and he opts out he’s 270 but does he does he have to have the same type of season season so even if he doesn’t even if he doesn’t make all NBA team he can still get that 2 saying do they give it to him it don’t matter well he doesn’t have the same type of season do we the New York Nick say we give him the ultra Max well the two but no no no the alra if he does if he has the same season he’s 3:15 that’s what I’m saying if he if he don’t have that season and he average what 22 and 12 20 20 and 12 20 and 20 20 20 and S winning and you don’t do it you just a bad season all right okay let’s say he have a bad season if he has a bad season even if he has a bad season he still worth more than 4year 150 so there’s not like if he gets signed right here I would have said I would never he you can’t say nothing bad about this dude cuz he took a pay cut for that ass so put yourselves in Jaylen Brunson shoes would you sign that fouryear $156 million deal to help this team become a championship caliber Squad yeah what’s the difference between the two the fouryear and then the super five so the four fouryear 156 or super max would be 5ye 314 and regular Max would be a five year what’s the regular Max more 100 that’s for super no remember there’s there’s three there’s right now then there’s just a regular Max which is 5 year 2 so he can’t get a super max this year because he came to the from the 5 year 350 5 year 315 so 27315 five year both five year both of those would be five year four year 15 yeah so you’re losing what 30 million 158 potential would he be able to extend after what is the four year 4 year 15 does he has no no no it stays this year so it’s technically it has this year and then the extend next year so if he if he gets out of it and just plays it then it’s a 5e deal but if he play if he get extended this say they extend him now for the foure 150 100 m off the can he it goes for the next can he do another extension after two years it depends it depends if he does a deal and says all right let me give you let me give you let me go 4year 170 option after my second year yeah he can do something like that they can try to P something like that that’s the only leverage if you’re going to sign a deal like that if you’re going to sign a deal like that and save the team money if I’m him I would say I’ll do the one the the fouryear one uh 50 and after two years but an option after the the second year and the third year yep do that but yeah yeah you can two player your option yeah you can have what [ __ ] you want to have you can have this is my you can have player option team option player option team option player option you can do it like that but that’s the only he has so he has all the leverage right now so let’s talk about stay healthy Julius Randle now Knicks were 12- two this season with Randle Brunson and anobi all in the lineup but made a deep playoff run with Randle sideline with the shoulder he has one year left on his deal plus a player option eligible for an extension in August so what do these moves Mel Bridges Rec signing ogan and noi mean for Julius randle’s future with the Knicks and they have Robinson what what position Robinson is five five he’s a five five only oh OG is how tall oh is OG a legit fourman or is he a three that plays Four I think is he like a seak I think he a three four yeah okay then wa OG like six seven better than he’s a four oh they say he’s a four I say his natural’s a three is he 69 6 he’s a three playing small ball so he’s a three so he’s not so he can’t play up again so he can’t be guarded so when he runs up against Giannis he’s [ __ ] yeah okay he can guard Giannis on the perimeter but down low down low so when they play Big he has to play to come out the okay so that means put him at the three right so they we don’t play Big we don’t play Big that’s why he plays four cuz we don’t never really play two bigs in the game majority of the time every every Championship see this is every Champion Team every Champion is Big yeah that small ball [ __ ] works for regular the championship teams are big lineups Boston and I don’t I don’t know if they know that Boston wasn’t big what do you mean that just won play Tater at a four tatm is 610 but that’s not he’s not a traditional four I know but he’s 610 Brown is 69 traditionally this [ __ ] say crazy [ __ ] traditionally he said 69 Brown is not 6 68 6 s 66 67 traditionally you talking about big teams is a real power quot but Sho but then but but you and KP don’t because they’re both cers and they don’t have a reserve power forward but they no no no no wa hold on no they corette comes off the bench when Horford’s playing they whole lineup is 65 and up yeah porzingis is 7 foot so he’s back there but they don’t never play at the power forward no he’s back up Center it depends Center Center back up Center no there was there was early when they went with big they went they went at the four tman we to play the four sometimes they so they they’re going to need I I don’t think they should get rid of Randall because I need to see I need to see how it looks because right now Randle is a legit fourman and if we play small we can put him at the five what are you going to get for him that you already got you you already got pieces that you would trade them for you’re going to trade them for another power forward straight up I bet n and who you going to get for straight up you’re not going to get no power forward that’s a Allstar all NBA I’m keeping that’s I’m keeping Randall because one he’s a legit four yeah right and if we do go small I would rather him I’d rather him be at the five yeah I rather that you know what I mean i’ rather him go against [ __ ] five man hell yeah he’s strong too he can play that yeah so I I’m I’m a I’m not I don’t I don’t have no int difference is he’s not a good Defender he’s not a good Defender he but it’s it’s the fem man but it’s the five Lopez York that’s embid is going to be the only problem he start but that’s where hey that’s where uh [ __ ] ain’t dude got to play his whole game but we’ve talked about do you think it’s going to be issue now with Randall coming back having defer no more Brun everything resets yeah the reason is Randle comes back and Mel so now Brunson Brunson knows that he gets to defer a lot more and he knows that his one-on-one his one-on-one game is untouchable now yeah because they can’t double they can’t run off nobody right so when he wants to kick it in the last five minutes it’s that’s a [ __ ] team it’s Brunson Ballz from there it’s it’s Josh Hart used to be out there being liability shooting the ball and he still can shoot the ball the 35% maybe but now you got divon chinzo and Mel Bridges out there that’s a team yeah yeah so it makes it makes Brunson harder to guard now there have been some talks previously about cat potentially being involved in the trade to go to the Brunson I mean for for Randall I mean it have to be for Randle that’s for the bread to match up I like that I like that for the timber wol I don’t like that for the timber wolv I do I don’t like I like it for the timber Wills because he’s going to get free he can get to the free throw line a little bit you know he can he knows how to get fouled he can shoot it too I don’t I don’t need another guy sitting out there just checking threes and now my little guard has to take all that that that that taking all those fouls is going to just wear on them yeah so I need I need I just said once Randle comes back and Randle starts doing all that grunt big man buff [ __ ] right they get into the penalty a lot faster now Brunson but I’m thinking about you but across the board that’s what makes Maxi that’s what makes Maxi Untouchable because embiid gets him in the penalty so fast now speed Gonzalez easy free throw easy free throw so as this squad currently constructed you feel like they’re a legitimate threat to the Celtics to the Bucks the rest of the the PowerHouse te a threat or a competitor can they beat them in a seven game they still can this Nick Squad is currently constructed can’t disrespect the champ beat the who Celtics in a seven game I you said oh the nck beat the Celtics right now can this talking about the bus I’m like hell no they can’t beat the bu but they so nobody worry about the bucks right now come on what about to get man why is the dog the Bucks is still stuck in what year do they win that right get nothing else they still stuck they still stuck in 2021 um hey man pandemic trip hey that’s a good match though I want to see I’ll see y’all got to look at that match I want to see no no no you’re right I want to see that match up that’s a nice one line it up though line it up you got Drew who you got Drew Drew Brunson Drew versus Brunson that’s a nice match OG I’m taking OG I’m taking Tatum over OG taking Brown over mzo I’m taking [ __ ] white over de Mazo but I’m taking Bronson over barely over holiday randor porzingis Brunson barely over holiday Nick depends on dep it depends on who hit ringz you got it depends they both double double now I’m just saying if they’re both Health both double double A New yorky York allar I’m taking Tak Allstar all NBA taking I’m taking Randle thank you I’m taking Randle well I thought you was doing you potential if if potential Kinga is bigger than r no what I’m saying is no what no no they’re both no what no what I’m saying no what I’m saying no uh R how r plays helps New York versus how porzingis porzingis jump shooter going block they don’t need 12 [ __ ] running through the hole no but what I’m saying is whole team go what I’m saying is one is one is 20 and 12 that’s and R doing the same thing no they don’t who OG shoots threes on the space out stop man I’m roll with Rand shooting threes over OG they both shoot the same amount no Rand rand’s gonna put them in foul trouble I like he go downhill so he’s going downhill that’s not you see what Capa did in the [ __ ] did the who your little ass you you combined poring and Kinga to create King all them point he created Valley Community C that’s what he look like oversea he Saida so WEA that’s what he looked like when he was over hey no no no I know where that comes from that comes from um when he got drafted when he got draft I know why that said he got drafted and who killed him Michael Rapa believe Michael Rapa poras ping caping ping tingis Pingas Kinga that was funny I like that waa W so we asked the chat are the Knicks a threat to the Celtics and buck 67% of the chat said yes they are are you a Knicks fan now are you rolling with the New York Niger bers hell I mean no that I mean got Le that’s nice know I mean they got nice little that’s a nice team that’s a nice you guys are Laker fans bro that’s a nice they still not like a so I’m just trying to figure out you know they just traded a whole bunch of second round picks that this called fantasy trades we couldn’t trade nobody right we couldn’t fantasy trade nobody9 29 I could have listen 2035 7 12 wor about that damn coach 2044 I would have gave you my 2044 pick let’s talk about JJ light before we get on with our weekend so

The Mikal Bridges Trade TRANSFORMS The New York Knicks into one of the NBA’s elite teams according to Gilbert Arenas as Gil & The Gil’s Arena Crew react to the Knicks completing the Villanova Knicks by aquiring Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets and discuss how adding him alongside Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Julius Randle, and OG Anunoby makes the Knicks legitimate threats to the Boston Celtics at the top of the NBA’s Title Contenders.

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