As I wrote back in July, Mikal Bridges has way more upside than you think. We’ve seen flashes here and there through half of Bridges’s rookie season, but it’s a promising sign for what’s to come in the near future.
At the moment, Bridges is an elite team defender who has shown potential to be a secondary creator out of certain actions. Bridges has seen his assists per game rise from 1.2 to 2.2 since the Trevor Ariza for Kelly Oubre Jr. swap on Dec. 15, but the more surprising complimentary statistic is how Bridges’ turnovers have dropped from 0.