Should Knicks Bench Bridges?

While the addition of Karl-Anthony Towns has been a seamless transition and has helped New York become one of the best offenses in the league, Mikal Bridges' introduction has been anything but smooth. 

Through 19 games played, Bridges has recorded just 15.5 points per game and is shooting the lowest percentage points on three-pointers in his career. It doesn't help his scoring numbers are the lowest since the 2021-22 season with the Pheonix Suns. 

As New York continues to tread water, it's clear that a drastic move is needed to not only enhance the team's depth but also put less pressure on Bridges at this point. 

It's time to relegate the former Brooklyn Nets star to the bench. 

Bridges is clearly looking like a square peg in a round hole and doesn't fit what the Knicks need from their starting lineup. A big portion of their efficiency success comes from the 1-2 duo of Towns and star point guard Jalen Brunson, after all. 

With key injuries to Precious Achiuwa and Mitchell Robinson, the Knicks have serious depth issues along their roster at this point as well. 

Moving Bridges to the bench as a sixth-man type wouldn't be the greatest look for a team that gave five first-round picks up for him, but our analysis says it would reset the starting lineup and provide the bench with a proven scorer. 

As things stand right now, it's hard to watch Bridges struggle in the Knicks' starting lineup. 

Perhaps a couple of games on the bench could do him and the team good.