Mikal Bridges was traded to the Knicks and NBA fans celebrated the Villanova reunion
The New York Knicks really are getting the Villanova team back together.
Tuesday night’s pre-2024 NBA Draft bombshell trade sent Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges to the Knicks in exchange for a flurry of picks, including four unprotected first-round picks, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Of course, Bridges played college basketball at Villanova with Knicks stars like guard Jalen Brunson, guard Josh Hart and guard Donte DiVincenzo.
Now, they’ll all reunite in the Big Apple and try and help win the Knicks an NBA title. What a cool sequence of events to get the band back together for these college teammates.
BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle on a trade to send F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/TEGsIpoa3b
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
NBA fans loved seeing the Villanova guys get back together with the Knicks, feeling that the potential for these four reuniting is astronomical.
The Villanova Knicks: https://t.co/TTaHGpyc38
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 26, 2024
We’ve done it https://t.co/gS94CzAxn3 pic.twitter.com/x60sUX7rb2
— Talkin’ Knicks (@TalkinKnicks) June 26, 2024
VILLANOVA BOYS BACK TOGETHER OMG https://t.co/fE1oPfnrPG pic.twitter.com/o9wow7ka3s
— YKB (@ykb_app) June 26, 2024
Josh Hart
Donte DiVincenzo
Jalen Brunson
Mikal BridgesThe Nova Knicks! https://t.co/fB3Fjk1xDr
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) June 26, 2024
the nova knicks prophecy has been fulfilled https://t.co/omfCMYF6JK
— nb (@nicjbae) June 26, 2024
The Villanova Knicks! https://t.co/eklGB16e0O
— Tate Frazier (@tatefrazier) June 26, 2024
Mikal Bridges joining the rest of the Villanova Knicks https://t.co/vVyY0j5ro9 pic.twitter.com/VHj5EDRGML
— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) June 26, 2024
Nova Knicks coming together like https://t.co/AEXg5AN1AD pic.twitter.com/RQsuxYGJUs
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) June 26, 2024
Man the Nova boys really wanted to play on the same team lol https://t.co/hXBh5RUbsS
— Will Blackmon (@WillBlackmon) June 26, 2024