NetsDaily May 25, 2023
ESSAY: We are in silly season as trade proposals for Mikal Bridges fly
Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports It is silly season. For fans of teams who are longer playing (and for some whose team still is!), the period between the lottery and NBA Draft is fraught with silly trade rumors (if you can call them that), silly free agency signings and such obvious clickbait. It’s not that the playoff games aren’t entertaining (stick to boxing, Mr. Mannix). It’s just that fans, particularly the diehards, want more of everything particularly, bright, shiny objects. This silly season seems to revolve around Mikal Bridges who some fans want traded to...
ClutchPoints May 25, 2023
Mikal Bridges issues direct message to Nets ahead of Cam Johnson’s free agency
Among the most crucial decisions of the Brooklyn Nets’ offseason centers on Cam Johnson’s restricted free agency. After joining Brooklyn with Mikal Bridges at the trade deadline in a package for Kevin Durant, Johnson averaged 16.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 steals on 47.5 percent shooting in 29 games with the Nets. The […] The post Mikal Bridges issues direct message to Nets ahead of Cam Johnson’s free agency appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Hoops Habit May 24, 2023
Is Mikal Bridges the Brooklyn Nets next star?
After years of trying to figure out how the KD-Kyrie marriage would work, the Brooklyn Nets’ ownership finally moved on from it at the recent trade deadline to lean toward the future. To be honest, this was an appropriate decision that should’ve been made earlier. Although signs were tilting in the right direction, with the […] Is Mikal Bridges the Brooklyn Nets next star? - Hoops Habit - Hoops Habit - NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats
Bright Side Of The Sun May 22, 2023
The Mikal Bridges effect may raise Deandre Ayton’s trade value
Photo by Justin Ford/ Bridges balled out in BKN. Are GM’s around the league viewing this as a sign of what is to come for Deandre Ayton? There is a buzz about. I’m not talking about the Charlotte Hornets kind, but one around the Phoenix Suns. Multiple levers are being pulled and countless observations on the state of the team are being made. It is a team that is currently without a coach, has two superstars on the roster, an aging point guard, and a center who has yet to provide his price for value paid. The Kevin Durant trade with the Brooklyn Nets set in motion...
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'Monty ain't the problem': Mikal Bridges addresses Phoenix Suns firing Monty Williams
The Phoenix Suns traded Mikal Bridges to Brooklyn Nets as part of the blockbuster Kevin Durant deal right before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
NetsDaily May 20, 2023
Mikal Bridges talks about Brooklyn, defense and the way forward for him
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports For the second time in three days, Mikal Bridges is sharing his thoughts on the Nets and the future ... as well as a little bit about the past. Mikal Bridges is nice, as in good. He wants you to understand that. In an hour-long interview with The Pivot podcast, hosted by former NFL players Channing Crowder, Fred Taylor and Ryan Clark, Bridges talked about a lot about just what’s nice about him: his defense, his ability to adjust, his desire to be a leader and his personality, which appears to be an open as it is, well, nice. He also...
NetsDaily May 20, 2023
The Athletic: Nets not interested in sending Mikal Bridges to Portland ... maybe anywhere
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via With one tweet, Alec Schiffer with an assist from Athletic colleague John Hollinger put to rest this week’s trade rumor if it could even be called that. In a discussion of possible moves in the lottery prior to the Draft on June 22, Schiffer tweeted this... John and I heard the same thing in Chicago. Those Mikal Bridges/Blazers trade rumors are all talk. Nets aren't interested. https://t.co/6wuXgi8POe— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) May 20, 2023 The Bridges/Blazers rumor — more speculation by some pundits and Portland fans —...
ClutchPoints May 20, 2023
RUMOR: Nets’ true feelings on Mikal Bridges trade with Blazers for third overall pick in 2023 NBA Draft
The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to get some much-needed help for Damian Lillard. That involves a trade using their third overall pick and Anfernee Simons to snag a star wing. One of the potential targets of the Blazers is Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges. Unfortunately for Portland, that interest seems to be one-sided, per […] The post RUMOR: Nets’ true feelings on Mikal Bridges trade with Blazers for third overall pick in 2023 NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints May 19, 2023
Mikal Bridges, ‘garbage’, gets Suns’ Jock Landale trolling amid hilarious Twitter feud
Former Phoenix Suns guard Mikal Bridges has found a new home for himself with the Brooklyn Nets. However, he makes sure to keep in touch with his former Suns teammates, especially Jock Landale. On Thursday, the two ignited an impromptu Twitter beef that is par for the course for their hilarious relationship. He’s cool as […] The post Mikal Bridges, ‘garbage’, gets Suns’ Jock Landale trolling amid hilarious Twitter feud appeared first on ClutchPoints.
ClutchPoints May 18, 2023
Nets’ Mikal Bridges opens up on Joe Tsai, Sean Marks amid trade speculation
For the second consecutive year, the Brooklyn Nets are entering an offseason of uncertainty. Last summer centered on trade requests from superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. With both out the door, the questions now surround which direction the Nets take with their younger, yet still experienced core. Do they push their chips in and […] The post Nets’ Mikal Bridges opens up on Joe Tsai, Sean Marks amid trade speculation appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NetsDaily May 18, 2023
Mikal Bridges on his Nets bosses — ‘great people’ — All-Defense and Cam Johnson
Photo by Sarah Stier/ In a wide ranging interview with Spencer Davies, writing for Hoops Herald, Mikal Bridges spoke about his love for Brooklyn — and his bosses — but also admitted that his incredible stretch of games, minutes and miles played has had its costs. The interview also touched on which teammate he’s already created chemistry with and who he’d like to connect with more, how he understands his All-Defense snub but not Nic Claxton and how he believes his “twin,” Cam Johnson will be back in Brooklyn if the money is right. In talking about Brooklyn,...
