27 May
Mikal Bridges Rumors
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Position: F-G
Born: 08/30/96
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $4,166,280
Born: 08/30/96
Height: 6-7 / 2.01
Weight:200 lbs. / 90.7 kg.
Salary: $4,166,280
Mikal Bridges: Wow no pat bev🤦🏾‍♂️
“It’s tough when you guard really unbelievable players, because they don’t have one thing,” Bridges said. “If you take that away, they’re gonna go the other way and do a different thing. It’s just always being locked in and just staying down.” Bridges is learning when he can be more physical during a game, and when that approach will come with a risk of being called for a touch foul. Kokoskov wants to see Bridges improve as a rebounder (he enters Monday averaging 2.8 per game). And whether Bridges realizes it, the Suns’ training staff is tracking the physical and mental toll of all first-year players flirting with hitting the rookie wall as the season passes the halfway point.
Harris, a private equity maven who, along with a group of nearly a dozen partners, purchased the Sixers in 2011 for $280 million, is a regular presence in Philly. But in the wake of Bryan Colangelo’s dismissal, he and the rest of his group have grown even more hands-on. This was made clear during the draft, when, according to league sources, it was minority owner David B. Heller who pulled the trigger on the trade sending No. 10 Mikal Bridges to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Zhaire Smith and a future first-round pick.
Duane Rankin: “Philly didn’t want you.” Brooklyn Brigade going there with Bridges. Wow. #Suns
Gina Mazell: After his exchange with Igor Kokoskov spread on the Interwebs last night, Mikal Bridges said he apologized to his coach on the flight back from Portland: “All he was trying to do was just get my attention. I was kind of beating up on myself, and I was being disrespectful.” #Suns
Gina Mazell: More Bridges: “I know how I was raised. My mom was even beating me up (about) it…we’re good now. We talked about it, and saw each other today like it really didn’t even happen.” Important to note that Bridges has constantly been praised for his maturity as a rookie. #Suns
