After a surprise trade that added Mikal Bridges to the Knicks’ Villanova collection, there was one reaction from a super fan that hit social media quickly — in a surprise to no one.
“First Take” personality Stephen A. Smith recorded his reaction to the stunning move about a half hour after ESPN colleague Adrian Wojnarowski reported late that the Nets, who did not have any draft picks for the 2024 NBA Draft, agreed to send Bridges just across the East River in exchange for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks , a 2025 protected first-rounder via the Bucks, a 2028 unprotected pick swap and a 2025 second-round pick.while his camera shook with excitement.
“You crawl before you walk. We crawled last year, we gonna walk and we close to sprinting. I still think we need another piece! But we have moved in the right direction. I like this! I like this! I like this! Go New York Go New York Go! Whoa! We crawl before we rise. Here we come.” Nevertheless, Smith was not always this enthusiastic about Bridges, nor the other Villanova players that now the Knicks have added to their roster over the last few years.Mikal Bridges goes up for a shot as Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics defends during a game last season.Bridges, along with Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart, overlapped for two seasons under head coach Jay Wright and won a national championship together in the 2015-16 season.
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