“I just feel like it’s a new beginning.” This is how Miles Bridges sums up his return to coaching the Hornets. After a blank season, then a 10-match suspension, the Charlotte winger assures that he has taken the right path on a personal and sporting level, and that everything is in place for him to succeed: a new contract of 75 million dollars over three years, new leaders and a new coach, Charles Lee.
“With Coach Lee, his new staff and new management, I feel like we are moving in the right direction” he continues. “I feel like we're on the right track and I want to be a part of it. I already have links. I have been here for seven years and I feel good here. This also played an important role. »
In the sights of the Clippers and Cavaliers
Free agent, he was patient this summer, and he was one of the last to get a contract extension.
“ For me, it wasn't a big deal, because I had moved away from it.”he continues. “I went to Hawaii with my coach and stayed away from everything, rumors and anything that could point me in the wrong direction. So I just talked to my agents, asking them for news. I knew what was true and what wasn't. So it wasn't that difficult. Yes, the Clippers are a great franchise and they wanted me. The Cavaliers wanted me too. But at the same time, I was trying to see what was best for me and what would make me and my family happy.”
It will therefore be the Hornets where he hopes to play his entire career. With LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, they are determined to bring the franchise back to the playoffs. This hasn't happened since 2016!
No longer put up with Draymond Green's jokes
“I feel like we didn't have a chance, because of the injuries… But I think if everyone stays healthy, we can show the world how good we are. I reasonably believe we are a playoff team and can compete with the best of the best. That's what I think about the entire NBA this year. I feel like the level of competition will be different from match to match, and everyone is pretty much evenly matched. Like I said, if we avoid injuries, I think we can be a playoff team. »
And if that's the case, he'll be happy to avoid the mockery of his friend Draymond Green.
“Talking is useless, we must act” he warns. “If we lose matches, we will be the butt of jokes. Detroit was entitled to this kind of jokes, we, the Wizards… We were all entitled to this kind of mockery. To be on the other side of the coin we have to win matches, and so we have to let our game do the talking.”
