Mikal Bridges prospect profile: A bridge to success
By Rylan Stiles
NBA Draft prospect Mikal Bridges could build a bridge for a franchise to the promised land, by being Klay Thompson lite.
The Villanova Wildcats have had tremendous success in Mikal Bridges’ tenure. Bridges and the Wildcats won two National Championships during his time at Nova. Bridges broke out in 2017-18 and showed how much promise he has as a future NBA player.
Getting coached up by Jay Wright, and coming into the league at age 21, Bridges is more pro-ready than most. Jay Wright is one of the best coaches in college basketball, and some would say he has Brad Stevens like potential, if he wants to make that jump to the NBA.
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Player Specifics:
- Height: 6’7
- Weight: 200
- Wingspan: 7’0
- Position: Small Forward
- Age: 21
- College: Villanova, Junior
- 2017-18 Stat-line: 17-points, 5-rebounds, 51 percent from the field, 43 percent from three point land, 62 percent effective field goal percentage.
- Hometown: Malvern, PA.