Mikal Bridges is an American basketball player for the New York Knicks as of May 2025. He plays as a shooting guard and small forward for his teams. Bridges was drafted in the 2018 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 10th pick in the first round but was traded to the Suns. Bridges went on to play for the Suns from 2018 to 2023. In February 2023, Bridges was part of the package that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns and Bridges to the Brooklyn Nets. After playing one and a half seasons with the Nets, Bridges was again traded, this time to the New York Knicks in a deal that sent an unprecedented five future first-round picks to the Nets.
Since being drafted in 2018, Bridges has played in every NBA game as of May 2025. As of November 8, 2024, Mikal Bridges' ironman streak is at 481 consecutive games played and still going strong. In the 2023-24 NBA season, Mikal Bridges again played all 82 games (all starts) for the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game. He shot 43.6% from the field, 37.2% from three-point range on 7.2 attempts per game, and 81.4% from the free-throw line. Mikal Bridges' salary for the 2024-25 NBA season with the Knicks is $22.72 million, and he will be an unrestricted free agent in the 2026 off-season.
What is Mikal Bridges' career high?
Mikal Bridges' career-high in the regular season is 45 points against the Miami Heat, which he scored on February 15, 2023, as per Sports Reference. This career high came just six days after his trade from the Suns to the Nets. These points led the Brooklyn Nets to a solid 116–105 win. In this Mikal Bridges career-high, he shot 17 of 24 from the field and hit four of six three-pointers. He was also perfect seven of seven from the charity stripe. Mikal Bridges rounded up his career-best points tally with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks. On November 22, 2023, Bridges scored 45 points for the Nets against the Atlanta Hawks in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. On December 25, 2024, he scored 41 points, his first high score for the Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs.
Bridges's career-high in the playoffs is 30 points with the Nets against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 15, 2023. As of May 19, 2025, Bridges scored 696 points, made 123 assists. and grabbed 235 rebounds in his NBA Playoffs career with a record of 29 wins and 22 losses
Mikal Bridges's Career Points
As of May 19, 2025, Mikal Bridges has scored 8204 points in his NBA career, where he scored 4,448 for the Suns, 2,312 for the Nets, and 1,444 for the Knicks, as per Sports Reference.
FAQs on Mikal Bridges
A. Mikal Bridges is American.
A. Mikal Bridges weighs 209 lbs (95 kg), as of May 2025.
A. Mikal Bridges is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A. Mikal Bridges’s height is 6 feet 6 inches.
A. Mikal Bridges earns a base salary of $$23,300,000 for the 2024/25 season.
