Mikal Bridges has played every NBA game without missing one, totaling 709 consecutive games. He reached the NBA Finals with the Knicks after helping them sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers, marking the Knicks’ first Finals appearance since 1999. Bridges previously started on a Phoenix team that lost in the 2021 Finals. He became the first player in NBA history to appear in two separate Finals while maintaining perfect attendance. His role has shifted across teams, yet his value has remained tied to defensive assignments, possession-level impact, and offensive flow. Phoenix valued his durability and defensive reliability, but traded him when Kevin Durant became available. In Brooklyn, his responsibilities changed quickly as the team reset.
"The Suns eventually moved him anyway, breaking up the sacred chemistry of a Finals core because Kevin Durant became available, and franchise-altering players force painful choices. Phoenix sent Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and a 2028 pick swap to Brooklyn for Durant and T.J. Warren. In Brooklyn, Bridges' job changed almost overnight."
Read at New York Daily News
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