The term “3-and-D” gets thrown around a lot when describing NBA wing players. Every team is chasing after the Danny Green-type role player who will space the floor on offense, while being able to defend multiple positions at a high level.
Mikal Bridges, a 6-foot-7 Redshirt Junior from Villanova, could be the next great 3-and-D wing. Somehow, Bridges didn’t generate enough draft buzz last season despite shooting 39.3 percent from 3-point range and a whopping 91.1 percent from the free throw line.
Bridges was also one of the best perimeter defenders in all of college basketball last season, using his freakish wingspan to wreak havoc.