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Knicks guard Mikal Bridges (25) reacts behind Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) after hitting a three-point shot during the first half when the New York Knicks played the Phoenix Suns Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, NY.
Robert Sabo for NY Post
Many keyboards have been tapped to stress the struggles of Karl-Anthony Towns, whose transition to Mike Brown’s system has gone about as smoothly as a car ride on square wheels.
But there’s another underwhelming campaign that’s drawn less attention than it deserves: that of Mikal Bridges.
It’s easier to miss because Bridges is easy to miss, which is part of the problem. He’s too often not aggressive enough, not driving enough, not embracing the contact, not at the foul line, not stopping the opposition as the point of attack defender, not there when it matters the most.
The stats match the eye test of Bridges’ performance arc:
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