Mikal Bridges is an American professional basketball player currently with the New York Knicks. He achieved significant success at Villanova University, securing national championships in 2016 and 2018. Drafted tenth overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018, he was immediately traded to the Phoenix Suns. With the Suns, he reached the 2021 NBA Finals. In February 2023, Bridges was traded to the Brooklyn Nets and subsequently traded to the Knicks in July 2024. Known as "the Warden," Bridges is notable for his exceptional durability, holding the NBA's active record for consecutive games played without missing a single game since his draft.
In 1985, Villanova won its first NCAA championship since then.
On August 30, 1996, Mikal Bridges was born. He is now a professional basketball player in the NBA.
Mikal Bridges helped the Suns start the 2021 season with a 7-3 record, their best 10-game start to a season since 2009.
In June 2013, Mikal Bridges committed to Villanova, ranked as the 82nd best player nationally by ESPNU.
In 2023, Mikal played his 83rd game of the season, becoming the 42nd player in NBA history to play 83 or more games during the regular season, and the first since Josh Smith in the 2014–15 season.
Coming into the 2016-17 season, Bridges was slated to be the team's sixth man but started every game after Phil Booth went down with a knee injury in November.
In 2016, Mikal Bridges and his teammates won the NCAA championship, the school's first since 1985.
Mikal Bridges was named to the 2017-18 preseason All-Big East second team.
On March 2, 2018, Mikal Bridges scored 23 points in an overtime win against Seton Hall.
On April 10, 2018, Mikal Bridges announced his intention to declare for the 2018 NBA draft.
On July 6, 2018, Mikal Bridges signed a 4-year, $17.6 million rookie-scale contract with the Phoenix Suns.
On October 17, 2018, Mikal Bridges made his professional debut in the Suns' regular season opener.
In 2018, Mikal Bridges won a national championship with the Villanova Wildcats.
On February 2, 2019, Mikal Bridges recorded a season-high 20 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
On November 19, 2019, Mikal Bridges matched his career-high of 20 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.
In the 2020 NBA Bubble, Mikal Bridges started in all eight games for the Suns.
On January 9, 2021, Mikal Bridges set a new career-high of 34 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers.
On October 17, 2021, Mikal Bridges and the Suns agreed to a 4-year, $90 million rookie contract extension.
In 2021, Mikal Bridges was part of the Phoenix Suns team that reached the NBA Finals.
In the 2018 NBA draft, Mikal Bridges was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers and subsequently traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Zhaire Smith and an unprotected 2021 first-round pick.
Mikal Bridges was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft and was subsequently traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for the draft rights to Zhaire Smith and a 2021 first-round pick.
On April 26, 2022, Mikal Bridges scored a playoff career-high 31 points in a win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
On November 9, 2022, Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 31 points in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On February 9, 2023, Mikal Bridges was traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
In February 2023, Mikal Bridges was traded to the Brooklyn Nets.
On December 2, 2023, Mikal Bridges scored 42 points against the Orlando Magic, with 26 of those points coming in the first quarter.
In December 2023, Bridges stated in an interview that he has eaten at Chipotle Mexican Grill every day for the last ten years.
In 2023, Mikal Bridges was a member of the United States national team that competed in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
On April 3, 2023, Mikal Bridges took home his first NBA Player of the Week honor in his career.
On July 6, 2024, Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks.
In July 2024, Mikal Bridges was traded to the New York Knicks.
On October 22, 2024, Mikal Bridges made his Knicks debut, scoring 16 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics.
On February 9, 2023, the Suns traded Bridges to the Brooklyn Nets, along with Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder, four unprotected first-round picks, and a 2028 first-round pick swap in exchange for Kevin Durant and T. J. Warren.