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New York Knicks | #25 | Guard-Forward

Mikal

Bridges

PPG

18.3

RPG

2.5

APG

4.0

PIE

8.7

HEIGHT

6'6" (1.98m)

WEIGHT

209lb (95kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Villanova

AGE

28 years

BIRTHDATE

August 30, 1996

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 10

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'6" | 209lb | 28 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 10

BIRTHDATE

August 30, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Villanova

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

AS A PROFESSIONAL: Traded to New York on July 6, 2024. . .Knicks are his third team, following Suns (2018-23 and Nets (2023-24). . . Has appeared in 474 career NBA games (407 starts) over six seasons in Brooklyn (2023-24) and Phoenix (2018-23)… Holds career averages of 14.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.7 minutes per game… Has shot a career .480 (2467-of-5135) from the field, .375 (813-of-2168) from 3-point range and .846 (1013-of-1198) from the free-throw line… Was one of 17 players last season (2023) to play in every regular season game… Extended his games played streak to 474 games, finishing the season at more than double the next-longest active streak in the NBA (Harrison Barnes – 222 games)… During the 2022-23 season, he appeared in a career-high 83 games (all starts) with Brooklyn and Phoenix and averaged a career-high 20.1 points, then career-high 4.4 rebounds, then career-high 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals in a career-high 35.7 minutes per game

PLAYOFFS: Has made three postseason appearances – one trip with the Brooklyn Nets (2023) and two appearances with the Phoenix Suns (2021-22), including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2021… Has started in all 39 of his career playoff games and holds postseason averages of 13.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.0 minutes per game… Has shot .472 (191-of-405) from the field, .379 (58-of-153) from 3-point range and .877 (71-of-81) from the free-throw line.

2023-24 (Nets): Appeared in 82 games (all starts) for Brooklyn, averaging 19.6 points, a career-high 4.5 rebounds, career-high 3.6 assists and 1.0 steals over 34.8 minutes per game… Shot .436 (564-of-1294) from the floor, .372 (220-of-592) from beyond the arc and .814 (258-of-317) from the free-throw line … Ended the year fourth in the league in total minutes played (2854) and having played a league-lead-tying (with DeMar DeRozan) 15,490 minutes since entering the NBA for the 2018-19 season… Finished tied for 12th in the league and tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference in 3-pointers made … Was third in the NBA in corner 3-pointers made (82)… Finished the season sixth in the league and third in the East in ‘clutch’ points (114)… Tallied 10 or more points in a career-high-tying 75 games, reaching 20 or more points 38 times, 30+ points eight times and three 40-point performances… Recorded a career-high three double-doubles… Poured in a season-best 23.8 points per game in January, good for the second-best mark for any month in his career… Posted his first of three double-doubles with 27 points (11-of-29 FG) a career-high 13 rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes against Washington on 11/12… Poured in a career-high-tying 45 points (season-high 16-of-31 FG, 2-of-6 3FG, 11-of-12 FT), 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals in 44 minutes of an overtime contest at Atlanta on 11/22… Eleven of his 45 points came in the overtime period, which finished tied as the second most points in an overtime frame by a Net in the play-by-play era (since 1996-97 …Scored 36 points (14-of-26 FG, career-high 7-of-13 3FG, 1-of-2 FT), five rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes against New York on 1/23… Matched a career-best with seven triples against Chicago on 3/29, finishing with 25 points (8-of-15 FG, 7-of-11 3FG, 2-of-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists and a season-high-tying four steals in 38 minutes.

TEAM USA: Has joined Team USA twice, once as a Select Team member (2019) and once with the National Team during a FIBA World Cup (2023)… 2023 USA Men’s National Team: Appeared in eight games (all starts) for Team USA at the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup in the Philippines and averaged 13.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals over 24.2 minutes per game while shooting .633 (38-of-60) from the field, .555 (15-of-27) from 3-point range and .818 (18-of-22) from the free-throw line… Earned TCL Player of the Game honors after tallying a team-high 24 points (8-of-11 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 4-of-4 FT), team-high-tying seven boards, five assists and three steals in a quarterfinal victory over Italy on 9/5… Played and started in each of Team USA’s five 2023 USA Basketball Showcase games and averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals on .583 (21-of-36) shooting from the floor, .385 (5-of-13) shooting from beyond the arc and 1.000 (5-of-5) shooting from the charity stripe… Was named to Team USA on 7/6… 2019 USA Select Team: Trained with the 2019 USA Men’s National Team in the lead up to the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

BEFORE NBA

AS A COLLEGIAN: (Villanova) Won two NCAA Championships (2016 and 2018) during a decorated career at Villanova (2014-18), increasing his role throughout his three seasons on the court and culminating in winning the 2017-18 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award… Competed in 116 games (73 starts) over his Villanova career and averaged 11.3 points (.525 FG, .400 3FG, .845 FT), 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 27.3 minutes per game… Villanova posted a 103-13 (.888) record in his 116 games with the program… Played in every possible game of his college career… Redshirt Junior Season (2017-18): Averaged 17.7 points (.514 FG, .435 3FG, .851 FT), 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks in 32.1 minutes per game through 40 games (all starts)… Earned AP Third Team All-America and First Team All-Big East honors in addition to winning the Julius Erving Award… Named to the 2018 All-Final Four Team as he averaged 17.2 points per game in six NCAA Tournament games, including 19 points to help Villanova beat Michigan in the championship game on 4/2… Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2018 Big East Tournament after averaging 22.7 points per game to help the Wildcats win the title… Recorded two double-doubles with 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at St. John’s on 1/13 and with 23 points and 10 rebounds at Seton Hall on 2/28… Scored a career-high 28 points with six rebounds vs. Gonzaga on 12/5… Recorded career highs with four blocks and five steals along with 23 points and six rebounds vs. Nicholls State on 11/14… Set a single-game career high by going 6-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 24 points vs. Lafayette on 11/17… Redshirt Sophomore Season (2016-17): Was a co-winner of the 2016-17 Big East Defensive Player of the Year award (along with Josh Hart and Khyri Thomas) and averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals in 29.8 minutes per game in 36 games (33 starts)… Shot .549 (128-of-233) from the field, .393 (44-of-112) from 3-point range and .911 (51-of-56) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures 19 times… Scored a season-high 20 points with six rebounds at Marquette on 1/24… Matched his career-high five steals with 11 points and season-high eight rebounds vs. Creighton on 2/25… Redshirt Freshman Season (2015-16): Came off the bench in all 40 games for the national champs in 2015-16, averaging 6.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 20.3 minutes per game… Shot .521 (86-of-165) from the field and .787 (59-of-75) from the free-throw line… Scored in double figures six times… Scored two points in 15 minutes in the championship game win against North Carolina… Set his career-high five steals vs. Kansas on 3/26… Freshman Season (2014-15): Redshirted the 2014-15 season.

PERSONAL LIFE

Parents are Tyneeha Rivers and Jack Bridges-Devine… His mother is a human resources executive and was formerly the Global VP of Human Resources at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which includes the Philadelphia 76ers, Delaware Blue Coats and New Jersey Devils among the properties in its portfolio… Has a Labrador retriever, Sonny… Played high school basketball at Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pa… Named First Team All-State in Pennsylvania Class AAAA and to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s All-Southeastern Pa. First Team as a senior in 2013-14 after averaging 18.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.6 steals per game… Concluded his Great Valley tenure with 1,340 points, 511 rebounds, 181 assists, 158 blocks and 97 steals as the school posted a 69-11 (.863) record during his varsity career… Has said he would be a second grade teacher if he was not a professional basketball player and served as a ‘teacher for a day’ at PS 134 in Brooklyn in March 2024… Assisted in paying animal hospital bills at a veterinary clinic in Tempe, Ariz…. Favorite NFL team is the Los Angeles Rams and favorite MLB team is the Philadelphia Phillies.