If there was any player that could match Tom Thibodeau’s rigorous demands, it may just be Mikal Bridges.
If there was any player that could match Tom Thibodeau’s rigorous demands, it might just be Mikal Bridges.
The versatile star joins the Knicks — after a blockbuster trade from the Nets on Tuesday — as one of the few NBA players who has answered the bell in every game — 474 to be exact — during the season over the course of his pro career.
That includes playing 83 games in 2022-23 after he was dealt to the Nets as part of the trade that sent Kevin Durant to Phoenix.
He also played in all 116 games during his three years at Villanova.
