Mikal Bridges says Knicks fans should appreciate Nets for his development: ‘F–k, my game grew there’
Peter Dewey
Last updated: 2024/09/08 at 6:03 PM
New York Knicks wing Mikal Bridges showed some love to his former team – the Brooklyn Nets – by imploring Knicks fans to appreciate them for helping him develop his game.
“Y’all should appreciate Brooklyn because it made me better,” Bridges said at an event, adding later, “F—, my game grew there.”
The Knicks made a massive move this offseason to add Bridges, trading Bojan Bogdanovic, Mamadi Diakite and Shake Milton – along with a ton of draft capital – to acquire a package headlined by the one-time All-Defensive wing.
Bridges played collegiately at Villanova University with his now-Knicks teammates Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo.
The reunion of the four former Wildcats is certainly intriguing after the Knicks earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and made the second round of the playoffs last season. Injuries ended up hurting the Knicks, as Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, O.G. Anunoby and Bogdanovic all missed time in the playoffs.
Adding Bridges gives the Knicks some more depth for the 2024-25 campaign, and he’s another proven scorer on the roster.
Last season, Bridges averaged 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from beyond the arc. In the 2022-23 season, after he was traded to Brooklyn by the Phoenix Suns, Bridges averaged 26.1 points per contest in 27 games for the Nets. He then averaged 23.5 points per game in the playoffs that season.
In Phoenix, Bridges was more of a role player alongside Devin Booker, Chris Paul and others. He was able to blossom as an offensive player in Brooklyn, where he was given the keys as one of the top options.
While Knicks and Nets fans have a rivalry with both teams residing in New York, Bridges wants Knicks fans to appreciate what the Nets allowed him to do in his career – and hopefully, he can bring those skills to the Knicks.
New York should be one of the better teams in the East in the 2024-25 season, especially if it remains healthy. It was one of two teams in the East (along with the Boston Celtics) to win 50 games in the 2023-24 season.
Hopefully for Bridges, he will get a chance to remain with the Knicks for a long period of time after being dealt multiple times in recent years.
翻译：
米卡尔·布里奇斯表示尼克斯队球迷应该欣赏篮网队的发展：“操，我的比赛就是在那里成长的”
彼得杜威
最后更新：2024/09/08 下午 6:03
纽约尼克队边锋米卡尔·布里奇斯向他的前球队布鲁克林篮网队表达了一些爱，恳求尼克斯球迷感谢他们帮助他发展比赛。
“你们都应该欣赏布鲁克林，因为它让我变得更好，”布里奇斯在一次活动中说道，后来又补充道，“F——，我的球技在那里成长。”
尼克斯队在这个休赛期做出了巨大的举动，引进了布里奇斯，交易了博扬·博格达诺维奇、马马迪·迪亚基特和谢克·米尔顿——以及大量的选秀资金——以收购这位曾经的最佳防守侧翼球员。
布里奇斯在维拉诺瓦大学与他现在的尼克队队友乔什·哈特、贾伦·布伦森和唐特·迪文森佐一起打球。
在尼克队上赛季夺得东部二号种子并进入季后赛第二轮之后，四名前野猫队的重聚无疑很有趣。伤病最终伤害了尼克队，朱利叶斯·兰德尔、米切尔·罗宾逊、OG·阿努诺比和博格达诺维奇都缺席了季后赛。
布里奇斯的加盟让尼克队在 2024-25 赛季拥有了更多的深度，他是球队名单上另一位久经考验的得分手。
上季，布里奇斯场均贡献19.6分、4.5个篮板和3.6次助攻，投篮命中率为43.6%，三分线外命中率为37.2%。 2022-23赛季，布里奇斯被菲尼克斯太阳队交易到布鲁克林后，为篮网队出赛27场比赛，场均贡献26.1分。那个赛季他在季后赛中场均得到23.5分。
在菲尼克斯，布里奇斯更多的是与德文·布克、克里斯·保罗等人并肩作战的角色球员。他能够在布鲁克林作为进攻球员蓬勃发展，在那里他被视为最佳选择之一。
虽然尼克队和篮网队的球迷在两支居住在纽约的球队之间存在竞争，但布里奇斯希望尼克队的球迷能够欣赏篮网队让他在职业生涯中所做的一切——并希望他能够将这些技能带到尼克队。
纽约应该是 2024-25 赛季东部最好的球队之一，特别是如果它保持健康的话。它是东部两支在 2023-24 赛季赢得 50 场比赛的球队之一（另外一支是波士顿塞尔提克队）。
希望布里奇斯在经历了近几年的多次交易后，能够有机会长期留在尼克斯。
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