The New York Knicks decided to keep Mikal Bridges for the long haul on Thursday by signing him to a four-year, $150 million extension. By doing so, he now becomes a main part of the Knicks’ core for the next several years.

Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year, $150 million extension with the New York Knicks on Thursday, per multiple reports. The Knicks gave up five first-round picks to acquire Bridges last June and he rewarded them by taking less than he could have earned to lock in to a future with former Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart.

The New York Knicks and wing Mikal Bridges have agreed to a four-year, $150 million contract extension, agents Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler told ESPN's Shams Charania.