OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges took on the assignments of primarily guarding Milwaukee’s two scoring leaders — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.

The Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges from their crosstown rival Brooklyn Nets to open the offseason by trading four of their own unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027, 2029, and

In June, New York sent a slew of first-round picks to Brooklyn for Bridges. The Villanova Knicks were the talk of the town. Bridges is in an environment where he can thrive as a role player (at least, that's what fans thought) rather than be the No. 1 option like he was with the Nets.

Bridges, who was acquired from the Nets over the summer, has nailed 15 of 20 shot attempts over his past six quarters after he’d missed his first five shots, including four from 3-point range, in a scoreless first half Tuesday night against the Celtics.

When the New York Knicks traded away a boatload of first-round picks to bring Mikal Bridges in, they envisioned that they’ll be getting closer to the Phoenix Suns version of him — an uber-efficient three-and-D wing who can elevate the team and get them over the hump.

The Knicks saw plenty of Mikal Bridges this summer. Bridges, acquired in a high-profile deal that sent five first-round draft picks to the Nets, arrived in late June and became a regular presence at the team’s Tarrytown training facility ahead of media day and the start of training camp in Charleston,

OG Anunoby was the primary defender on Giannis Antetokounmpo and slowed down the two-time MVP, leading to a dominant Knicks win on Friday night.

OG Anunoby made sure the Greek Freak was rendered relatively ordinary when the Milwaukee Bucks faced his New York Knicks on Friday night. Drawing Giannis Anteto