Even though Mikal Bridges is shooting 29.4 percent from the floor since the All-Star break, and just 23.1 percent on threes, you might not be noticing because his defensive chops continue to hold up while his ability to facilitate continues to improve month-by-month.
Lost in the Suns’ first win in six weeks — even I admittedly didn’t notice this at first glance — but Bridges quietly had a career-high eight assists against Miami. And in his last three games coming off the bench, Bridges is averaging 5.7 dimes and 2 steals.
That is a surprising development, and one that could go a long way when remembering there were plenty of playmaking questions about the eventual No.