Teams are calling the Celtics about a Derrick White trade, but they need a monster package like what the Nets got for Mikal Bridges.

Dec 25, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) reacts after hitting a three point shot in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden.

Last year, Bridges averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, although there were some questions about whether he could handle being a true go-to option on a team.

And as ever, contracts matter. The key motivation for the Knicks to include so much draft capital in a trade for a non-All-Star was that Bridges makes $23.3 million and $25.5 million the next two ...

Mikal Bridges scored more than 26 points per game for the Nets in the regular season, but was held to 23.5 points on 42.9 percent shooting during the 76ers' first-round playoff sweep. Getty Images ...

Kevin Durant is gone to Phoenix and Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson are in Brooklyn. “It’s KD,’’ Bridges said of his thoughts on the trade before the Nets’ 101-98 loss to the 76ers on ...

Alex Goodlett/Getty Images. NBA; Celtics Reportedly Wanted 'Mikal Bridges-Type' Trade Package in ... one rival team that it would have insisted on a 'Mikal Bridges-type' package to part with [White]." ...

That M.O. was all Knicks wing Mikal Bridges needed. With under two minutes to play, and the Raptors leading by one, Bridges knocked down a 3 on the opposite corner from where Brown stood. It gave ...

Captain: Mikal Bridges, Brooklyn Nets 83 games (first time in his career, had previously played 82 games on two other occasions) Averages: 20.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals ...