Mikal
Bridges He is from Pennsylvania, he completed his university stage in Villanova and his mother works for the Sixers. That is why, when Philly decided to choose him the night of the Draft, the fit was perfect. However, just an hour later it was pierced by Zhaire Smith, ending in Phoenix.
The latter did not get to play for 150 minutes with the Sixers jersey. The same shirt as Bridges I would have dressed proud and how much sense it would have made. Now, Mikal shines across the country, in a few Suns what are two games away from becoming NBA champions.
The second meeting of the Finals He left us the purest Bridges, unleashed in his offensive and generous facet behind. He ended the night with 27 points, 7 rebounds and a sensational shooting card: 3-3 on triples, 8-15 on field goals and a perfect 8-8 from the personnel line.
This may surprise some, but Bridges has been growing by leaps and bounds all year. He has gone from the bottom of the bench to become one of the key pieces of the puzzle he handles Monty
Williams. Without him, the Suns season would not have been the same.
In the regular season, Bridges has been the best player on the team after his stellar trio. Only Booker has played more minutes than him and only Ayton has thrown with better percentages. None have played all the games of the course, except Bridges.
If we look at the statistics
advanced, the arguments in favor of the young forward do not stop. With hardly needing the ball (14.9% de usage rate), Bridges has one of the best win-shares data on the team, that is, only Ayton and Paul have contributed more to the Suns’ victories.
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On playoff all of this has only gotten better. Your role is being key so Phoenix outdoors can rest, delegate responsibilities without risking collapse and, why not, so that Williams has found another source of points and danger in attack.
Without making too much noise, Bridges He has been working all year to get to this point. He has led the Suns when stars were missing and sustained the team when stars were missing. He is a total player, a project and a reality. Long live Bridges, in Arizona, Pennsylvania or wherever basketball takes you.
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