NBA champions, the Nuggets are a model of stability compared to the vast majority of teams in the league. Especially the Nets who lost Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant last season after losing James Harden before, ending the bet of a “Big Three” that never existed.
New Yorkers now intend to project themselves with a star in the making, Mikal Bridges, with a view to developing this new group, which still managed to qualify for the playoffs. ” That takes time », start by answering the winger when asked what the Colorado men’s title means to him.
” Sometimes stars get together, it doesn’t work out, and owners or GMs rush to move on. It also happens that players do not win quickly and want to leave. The chemistry is more important today. And I think that’s the most important thing. The chemistry you build over the years is always the most important “, repeats the winger whose words can also echo the situation of his former team, the Suns.
After betting on in-house development around a hard core of young talent (Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and himself), maximized by the arrival of Chris Paul, the Suns have blown up the finalist group in 2021 to target stars (Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal). Like what the Nets had done a few years before.
” And if you look at Denver, every player knows where they’re going to be. It was second nature to them. So it’s easy to play on the pitch with four players who know what each other’s tendencies are and where they’re going to be. There is no thinking “, continues Mikal Bridges about this continuity which must naturally generate a collective alchemy.
” If I get tricked, this guy will back me up. If I do this or that, this guy will do something else for me. I think that’s the most important thing, being together, being around each other every day for all these years. The chemistry is such that it becomes natural when you are in the field “, concludes Mikal Bridges, who can at least already highlight his connection with the one who has followed him since his debut in the league, Cam Johnson.
| Mikal Bridges | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 82 | 30 | 43.0 | 33.5 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 73 | 28 | 51.0 | 36.1 | 84.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 72 | 33 | 54.3 | 42.5 | 84.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 82 | 35 | 53.4 | 36.9 | 83.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 14.2 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 83 | 36 | 46.8 | 38.2 | 89.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 * | PHX | 56 | 36 | 46.3 | 38.7 | 89.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 2022-23 * | BRK | 27 | 34 | 47.5 | 37.6 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 26.2 |
| Total | 392 | 32 | 49.5 | 37.6 | 85.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 13.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
