We will end up wondering if they will spend their entire career together: Mikal Bridges And Cam Johnsonsince the summer of 2019 and their first Summer League match with Phoenix, have been inseparable.
Arrived at the Suns a year apart, in 2018 for the first and 2019 for the second, the two wingers have constantly linked their destinies to each other. They even became the “twins”, nickname given by Deandre Ayton at the start of their career with the Suns, from Phoenix at first then now from Brooklyn after their transfer, without forgetting Team USA this summer. It’s simple: where one is, the other is probably there too.
” It’s great to be here with him. And it’s crazy to think that I didn’t know Cam that well five years ago. But every year we got a little closer », launched Mikal Bridgeswhen Cam Johnson added that ” not just our game but our friendship has grown. So it’s really nice to be here together. »
Within Team USA, the two friends learn to know their compatriots better, while they no longer really need to make presentations, after four years together.
Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson are ‘modern wingers’
” They are both very mature. I already knew them as players, having coached against them. But when we meet them, we feel a sense of peace around them “, adds their coach for the summer, Steve Kerr. ” And then they are also modern wingers: they can shoot 3-pointers and defend several positions. They are important in this team. »
So, before returning to join forces in the ranks of the Nets at the start of the school year, Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson savor, always together, this new international experience, the gold medal in their sights.
” We take full advantage. When we moved to Brooklyn together, we grew even closer and realized we were each other’s support. “Concludes the former Villanova. ” And then to be here, to represent the United States, it’s crazy. We live this experience together. We go everywhere together. »
