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It would make me really happy if that move ends up flopping for the Knicks.

It's a bit like the Clippers going all-in for Kawhi and PG, or Phoenix with KD and Beal.  Decisions that either put you over the top, or leave you bereft of picks and assets for a long time.

It's hard to imagine Mikal Bridges not working out for the Knicks but I will say the 6 FRP's they paid for him was an overpay already. I mean before his time in Brooklyn he was a solid role player. A 3rd/4th option on most nights and wasn't asked to create his own offense at all. After the trade, on a team with no other first option, he put together above average scoring and defense, but I remember the age old adage of never trusting a good stats bad team guy. Bridges is great no doubt as a role player, but would've the Knicks make that Bridges trade and paid that price for another "role player"? 

I'm already finding it difficult for him to make an all-star game. 

Here's every forward that will by vying for that all-star spot Bridges is contending for: 
Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler, Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Paul George, Giannis, and Khris Middleton, 

Add in Bridges and we have 12 guys for 6 spots. (2 starter; 4 bench spots between PF/SF). 

So is it even smart for the Knicks to pay 6 FRP for a guy who we're wondering if he'll even make an all-star game?

I'm also hoping this move blows up in the Knicks face just because I find them insufferable. But even if it "works out", my question is Bridges even capable of filling the shoes the Knicks need him to fill? He was a 3rd/4th option guy on the Suns and was solid. I think the Knicks need more than solid. 

It's a matter of when, not if, KAT fails to show up in a big game. It's a matter of when, not if, OG gets injured. Josh Hart isn't lighting up defenses most nights. So it all falls on Brunson and Bridges to carry the load. Maybe he can be, but I'm going to be keenly watching for that the entire season.