The Nets traded Mikal Bridges to the Knicks — what’s in it for the Rockets?

Well, that escalated quickly. 

We’ve got bundles of picks being thrown around, crosstown rivals (“rivals”?) making deals and, somehow yet again, new Kevin Durant trade rumors popping up. What does it all mean? We won’t know until after the start of free agency Sunday night, when we see how everything plays out. But that doesn’t mean we can’t toss out some thoughts in the meantime. 

But first, let’s lay out the details of the deals between the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets, all via ESPN: 

• The Knicks get Mikal Bridges and a 2026 second round pick from the Nets.
• The Rockets are getting a 2025 Phoenix Suns pick swap, a 2027 Suns first round pick and a Nets 2029 pick swap.
• The Nets are getting four unprotected first round picks (2025, 2027, 2029, 2031) from the Knicks; a…