Fansided · Dec 31, 2018
Phoenix Suns New Year’s Resolutions: Mikal Bridges
From an NCAA title with Villanova, to being drafted by his hometown team just to be traded to the Phoenix Suns immediately after, 2018 has been anything but for Mikal Bridges.
The lanky, rookie forward has had an immediate impact on the youthful, bottom of the Western Conference Suns. With a well deserved, now consistent, spot in the starting lineup, Bridges has game-in and game-out been the Suns’ best defender, and has shown ability to hit the 3-pointer, as he did so dangerously under Jay Wright.
The 22-year-old, averaging 26 minutes per game is scoring 8 points on 43% shooting, along with 3 rebounds and nearly 2 steals through 37 games.