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Suns rookie Mikal Bridges earning a bigger role with increased confidence

Rookie Mikal Bridges has been starting consistently since November, and his role has increased.

The Suns forward has played 35 minutes or more in the past seven games, also notching season highs in points (20) and assists (five). Over that stretch, he's averaged 13 points a game, up from his season-long average of 8.9 points in 27.8 minutes.

His playing time is trending up, and Bridges is already averaging the sixth-most minutes of all NBA rookies this season.