LAS VEGAS – By now, most sports fans in the Philadelphia area know Zhaire Smith and Mikal Bridges will be forever linked.
It has something to do with the 76ers drafting then trading Bridges, the hometown hero, to the Phoenix Suns for Smith and the Miami Heat’s 2021 first-round pick.
Well, Bridges and Smith met on the court for the first time as professionals Thursday night in a summer league first-round game at Thomas & Mack Center.
In a surprise upset, the Sixers prevailed, 88-86, to advance to a second-round game against the Milwaukee Bucks at 8:30 p.