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Mikal Bridges
American basketball player (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mikal Bridges (/mɪˈkɛl/ mih-KEL;[1] born August 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning national championships in 2016 and 2018. Bridges was selected with the tenth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft before being traded to the Phoenix Suns on draft night, where he was a part of the team that reached the 2021 NBA Finals. Nicknamed “the Warden”, Bridges holds the active record for the most consecutive games played, having not missed a game in his NBA career since being drafted.
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No. 25 – New York Knicks | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 27) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Great Valley (Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
College | Villanova (2015–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2023 | Phoenix Suns |
2023–2024 | Brooklyn Nets |
2024–present | New York Knicks |
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