Mikal Bridges Phoenix Suns (Photo by Barry Gossage NBAE via Getty Images)
The second-year swingman has continued to play within himself and projects well as a foundation piece for the Phoenix Suns to build around.
Let’s take a short trip back to the 2018 NBA draft. Forgive me for skipping the Deandre Ayton/Luka Doncic debate; there will be another time for that discussion. No, we’re moving a little bit further into the draft, just after the first few picks, where Mikal Bridges has just been drafted 10th overall by Philadelphia and then traded to the Phoenix Suns for the rights to Zhaire Smith and a future first-round pick.