Mikal Bridges is the wing-oriented playmaker that every contender needs in the modern NBA.
The New York Knicks have built the proverbial modern rotation. The starting point guard scores first and facilitates second, the primary big man is more focused on scoring than defending, and the wings are both high-level defenders and productive offensive threats who can space the floor.
If there was one ingredient missing from the Knicks' modern approach, however, it was a wing who could consistently run the offense—until Mikal Bridges proved otherwise.