Mikal Bridges Already Proving Himself Better Than Kyrie Irving For the Nets According to a StatMuse Reveal

Akash Murty | 10/03/2023
Since the Kyrie Irving Trade, the Brooklyn Nets Have 2 More Wins Than the Dallas Mavericks

Mikal Bridges who was once the heart and soul of the Phoenix Suns’ defense and showed some potential on offense when needed, is proving with the Brooklyn Nets that he can do both consistently.

Mikal Bridges Already Proving Himself Better Than Kyrie Irving For the Nets, According to a StatMuse Reveal

Since getting traded to the Nets in a part of the deal that saw Kevin Durant go the other way, Bridges has proven more useful to his team than KD has been for the Suns and his former teammate Kyrie Irving, because of whom it all started, has been for the Mavs.

However, as unbelievable as it might sound, he is already doing better than Kyrie did in Brooklyn.

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Mikal Bridges is statistically better than Kyrie Irving was with the Nets

In his eleven games for Brooklyn the 6ft 6’ forward has averaged 26.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game shooting over 52.6% from the field, 48% from the 3-point line, and 92% from the free-throw line.


Don’t forget his defense.

However, that’s a very small sample size. As terrifically efficient as Irving was in his four years with the Nets on the other hand, when Bridges completes his 4, he will have twice the game under his belt.

And so, it will be difficult for him to maintain this efficiency throughout his stay in Brooklyn as the man had not missed any NBA games since his draft in 2018 until he finally did before his debut for the Nets.

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Is there anything good for the Nets shortly?

As they are currently constructed, it would be tough for them to stick with the #6 spot in the East. They are 5-7 since KD and Kyrie’s move and 37-29 in total, which would make it difficult to tank all of a sudden for Victory Wembanyama or Scoot Henderson.

If Ben Simmons were to be his usual self, they could have targeted upsetting a team in the postseason. But since he is out indefinitely, there is no point in trying for the Playoffs this season.

But in the next few years, if they draft a couple of good players or trade for a second-tier star in exchange for Simmons, maybe, he, Bridges, and Spencer Dinwiddie could make some noise in the East.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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