 The trade notably reunites Bridges with close friends and former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Dante DiVincenzo, and also provides the Knicks with one of the NBA's best young two-way wing players, as they look to advance past two straight second-round losses in the NBA playoffs. The Nets also swapped picks for the Houston Rockets, as the Rockets reportedly load upon assets to pursue a star player like Kevin Durant, the former Net who was traded at the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a package that included Bridges in February 2023.