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After dropping six of their first seven games with a revamped roster, the Brooklyn Nets looked left for dead this season. However, the last three games have given the new-look team life. Brooklyn fought back from 28 points down in Boston Friday, the largest comeback in the NBA this season and the largest in franchise […]

Mikal Bridges has been one of the best 3-and-D players in the NBA for the last few seasons now, but it was easy for him to get a bit overshadowed on the Phoenix Suns when sharing the court with stars like Devin Booker and Chris Paul. He has been able to shine on the Brooklyn […]

Nets center Nerlens Noel will make his Brooklyn debut Tuesday at Houston after the team signed him to a 10-day contract Saturday. The 28-year-old struggled to carve out a role in Detroit early this year, playing just 12 games before eventually agreeing to a buyout. Noel, the 6th overall pick in the 2013 draft, ranked […]

Mikal Bridges has turned heads across the league following a blockbuster trade to the Brooklyn Nets. The 26-year-old is emerging as the Nets’ leading scorer after the team acquired him as part of a package for Kevin Durant at the deadline. Bridges briefly impressed in an expanded scoring role for the Phoenix Suns with Devin […]

The new-look Brooklyn Nets opened up their first win streak of the post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving era with a 102-86 victory over the Hornets Sunday. The win comes after the Nets rallied from 28 points down Friday in Boston, matching the largest comeback in franchise history. Brooklyn led by as many as 37 points during […]

The Brooklyn Nets thought they had a championship foundation in place when they paired Kevin Durant with Kyrie Irving in free agency during the 2019 offseason. Flash forward to the present day and neither Durant nor Irving is still on the roster, both having been shipped off at this season’s trade deadline with no postseason […]

Friday’s Nets-Celtics matchup at TD Garden looked like a continuation of Brooklyn’s post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving nightmare early in the second quarter. The Nets trailed Boston by 28 points and appeared more disinterested with each point the seemingly insurmountable deficit grew. Then something changed. The high-level defense the Nets pictured when they brought in Mikal […]

Mikal Bridges’ departure from Phoenix was bittersweet. The 26-year-old had emerged as one of the league’s top two-way wings and a fan favorite during the Suns’ emergence to contender status. However, Bridges’ arrival in Brooklyn offered an opportunity he had not yet seen during his four-year NBA career: The chance to lead an offense as […]

Brooklyn Nets fans became accustomed to offensive brilliance throughout Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s time with the franchise. Regardless of the ups and downs (there were plenty of them), fans could expect to see a show when turning on the television any given night. With Durant and Irving out the door, those fans were smacked […]

It has been the strangest of times for Mikal Bridges of the Brooklyn Nets. While still trying to get his head around the move that sent him as part of the package put together by the Phoenix Suns for superstar Kevin Durant, he came up with a huge 45-point effort in his third game in […]

Mikal Bridges understood the caliber of player he was replacing when the Phoenix Suns traded him to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant. “I get it. You’re getting Kevin Durant. Maybe I’d make that trade, too,” Bridges said of his former team’s decision. It’s true, Bridges is not a perennial MVP candidate or generational scorer. […]

The Brooklyn Nets took care of the Miami Heat Wednesday night, 116-105 in front of their home crowd. Newly acquired Mikal Bridges had a monster game, dropping a career high 45 points in the win. Despite the stellar performance from the 26-year-old forward, he was still highly critical of himself after the game. “Defense always […]

Phoenix Suns fans certainly didn’t appreciate the fact that Kendrick Perkins tried to smear the team just to praise new Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges. Bridges exploded for a career-high 45 points on Wednesday against the Miami Heat. He was ultra-efficient and highly impactful in the game, making 17 of his 24 shots while making […]

No Kevin Durant, no problem. At least this was the case on Wednesday night for the Brooklyn Nets as they took down the Miami Heat, 116-105. This came behind the heroics of new Nets recruit Mikal Bridges, who absolutely went off for a career-high 45 points in just his third game for his new team. […]

New Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges paid the ultimate tribute to his mom after he exploded for a career-high against the Miami Heat. Bridges caught fire on Wednesday as he helped the Nets cool off the Jimmy Butler-led Heat and take the win, 116-105. The 26-year-old, who arrived in Brooklyn as part of the Phoenix […]

Mikal Bridges just made it easier — much easier — for Brooklyn Nets fans to accept the reality that Kevin Durant is gone, as he just went absolutely off Wednesday night in a 116-105 win against the Miami Heat at home at Barclays Center. Less than a week before the Phoenix Suns included him in […]

The Brooklyn Nets introduced Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson Sunday just an hour ahead of the pairing’s first game in Brooklyn. It had been a tumultuous three days for the beloved Phoenix Suns duo. Both were traded, along with Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and a pick swap, in a blockbuster deal that sent Kevin […]

Brooklyn Nets fans have had one of the most intense roller coaster seasons in recent memory. In the wake of the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving trades, they have a new budding star to cheer on and the perfect nickname for him. Mikal Bridges came over from the Phoenix Suns and immediately made an impact […]

Mikal Bridges couldn’t help but feel like LeBron James after his botched game-winner for the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. The new Nets star had the chance to win the game for Brooklyn with the scores tied at 98-98 and just five seconds left on the clock. After receiving the inbound pass, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (36-19) took on the new-look Brooklyn Nets (33-23) in their final road game before the All-Star break. On the second night of a back-to-back against a team with a lot of new faces, the Sixers won a nailbiter by a score of 101-98. Let’s break down the Sixers’ win over the Nets. […]

As it turns out, the Memphis Grizzlies did everything they can to secure the services of Mikal Bridges right before the NBA trade deadline. As we all know, Bridges is now a member of the Brooklyn Nets after the Phoenix Suns pulled the trigger on a blockbuster deal that saw Kevin Durant take his talents […]

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson will make their Brooklyn Nets debut Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. Brooklyn acquired the wing duo, along with four first-round picks and one first-round pick swap, in Thursday’s blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Bridges has emerged as one of the NBA’s top wing defenders since […]

Looking for a big mistake from the Phoenix Suns’ eventful NBA trade deadline is a fool’s errand. The Western Conference powerhouse came out as the biggest winner of the week after successfully trading for ex-Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. With that trade, the Suns shot up the title rankings. Depending on who you ask, they’re […]

Mikal Bridges may be leaving the Phoenix Suns, but he made sure to let the city and the franchise know how much he enjoyed his time with them. Bridges was among the assets that the Suns packaged to pull off a trade for Kevin Durant prior to the February 9 deadline. Everyone was shocked about […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns completed a Kevin Durant-led deal prior to the NBA Trade Deadline. Mikal Bridges highlighted Brooklyn’s return. A recent report stated that Brooklyn was offered four first-round picks for Bridges, per Zach Lowe, via basketball.realgm.com. The Nets ultimately opted to hold onto Bridges despite this rumored trade offer. “I know of […]

The Brooklyn Nets officially announced their trade sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns Thursday. The deal was expanded to a four-team trade with Milwaukee and Indiana. In exchange for Durant and T.J. Warren, the Nets acquire Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-round draft picks, two second-round picks and one first-round pick swap. Following the […]

Mikal Bridges was one of the key pieces going from the Phoenix Suns to the Brooklyn Nets in the blockbuster Kevin Durant trade. After a quick FaceTime, Bridges revealed that he found out about the trade the same way most people did. Bridges said he received a FaceTime from his teammate Damion Lee immediately after […]

There are a lot of mixed emotions right now with the Phoenix Suns. They pretty much won the NBA trade deadline after their successful coup on Kevin Durant, but this also meant having to part ways with some of the best players on their roster. This comes in the form of Mikal Bridges and Cam […]

The Brooklyn Nets fire sale is officially on after the Kevin Durant trade. The team now has just a few hours to get what they can for the players they brought in with the Durant and Kyrie Irving trades. The most valuable asset they have from these deals is former Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges, […]

Late Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets agreed to a trade that shifted the balance of power in the NBA. The Suns sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, and four unprotected first-round picks to the Nets in exchange for superstar forward Kevin Durant and T.J. Warren. And despite the fact that Bridges […]

After a very hot start to the 2022-23 campaign, the Memphis Grizzlies have cooled off in recent weeks. The team owns a 2-8 record over its last ten games and is now just two games ahead of the Sacramento Kings for the two-seed in the Western Conference. And so the Grizzlies are reportedly targeting two […]

It’s safe to say Mikal Bridges is just as shocked as everyone else after he learned he was traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Brooklyn Nets as part of the package for Kevin Durant. Late Wednesday, and just hours before the trade deadline, the Suns pulled off a blockbuster deal to acquire KD. The […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks have come up with a major trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline, with the Blazers sending Josh Hart to the Big Apple for Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi Mykhailiuk, and a protected future pick. Meanwhile, Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges could only observe the trade from afar, […]

As has been the tradition every single year, this season’s All-Star squad has once again left out a handful of worthy players off the list. In this iteration of the much-anticipated NBA All-Star Game, it’s New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson who has emerged as one of the biggest snubs in the Eastern Conference. Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns appeared to be in a world of trouble following Devin Booker’s Christmas day injury. Booker has now missed 18 straight games, with Phoenix losing nine of their first 11 games without their star man. However, the Suns appear to have turned things around. They have won six of their past seven games, […]

You know that there’s always a bit of animosity whenever the Phoenix Suns battle the Dallas Mavericks. There just always seems to be something extra when these two Western Conference contenders go at it on the court. This was on full display yet again on Thursday night with Suns stud Mikal Bridges getting himself whistled […]

Back on Monday, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell had every Chicago Bulls defender begging for mercy as he dropped a career-high 71 points to lead the way for a Cavs OT victory. And Bulls defenders may not be the only ones begging to be spared from a Spida explosion, with Mikal Bridges and the Phoenix […]

There are few more talked-about dunks this season than that of Zion Williamson’s 360 windmill flush at the end of the New Orleans Pelicans’ win over the Phoenix Suns. The game was already won at that point and a few players on the Suns decided to confront Zion for what they deemed to have been […]

The Phoenix Suns may have blown a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter in Friday night’s 122-121 loss to the Houston Rockets, but that won’t be their most pressing concern after the game. While Mikal Bridges, the Suns’ do-it-all 3 and D wing, played 37 minutes in the loss, he may have ended up hurting […]