In college at Villanova, small forward Mikal Bridges was a key component on two National Championship squads under legendary head coach Jay Wright. Until he reached the NBA, Bridges did not even know what losing looked like, let alone abject losing.
Then the Phoenix Suns drafted him with the 10th pick in the 2018 and he was introduced to the real meaning of abject losing.
Three months after he was drafted and before he even played his first regular season game, the guy who drafted him and that guy’s entire scouting department were canned.