Mikal Bridges is a complete juxtaposition to the two stars who not so long ago reigned supreme in southern Manhattan. He is low-key, committed, consistent and never says a word louder than anyone else.
Most importantly, the Brooklyn Nets player is always available and he hasn't missed a game since his high school days.
At Villanova in college, he played all of their 116 matches. Then, after being drafted by the Phoenix Suns, he was an ever-present for them.
He was traded to the Brooklyn Nets this season as part of the deal which saw Kevin Durant arrive in the Desert, and Bridges hasn't missed a game there either.
His basketball record currently stands at 537 consecutive games since 2015, with 426 of those coming in the NBA.
The only asterisk is a February 9 game when he was unable to be present because he was traveling from Arizona to Brooklyn to complete his trade.
Still, that trade has allowed him to become the 42nd player in history to play more than 82 games in a single regular season, and the 11th in this century.
Because of the scheduling and the timing of his trade, he has managed to play more games this season than any one team does in the 82-game season.
The last player to achieve this was Josh Smith in 2014/15, when he was traded from Detroit to Houston.
The strategy for Mikal Bridges's 83rd game
His coach in Brooklyn, Jacque Vaughn, explained what the plan will be for the final game of the regular season:
In short, Mikal Bridges will start, foul and then leave the game, registering an 83rd game of the season against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Brooklyn Nets are sixth (45-36) and will face Philadelphia again in the first round of the Eastern Conference, so Vaughn's team will not risk their star player.
Prior to the trade deadline, the Suns had played 56 games, whereas the Nets had only played 55 games. That is, the Nets had 27 games remaining in the season. Mikal Bridges played in all 27 of those games, which when combined with the 56 games he played for the Suns, puts his season total of games played at 83.
Mikal Bridges makes NBA history: One of a few to play 83 games in one season. Mikal Bridges is a complete juxtaposition to the two stars who not so long ago reigned supreme in southern Manhattan.
Mikal Bridges reached that mark by being on the floor for a total of four seconds in last season's finale vs. the Sixers. If Hield appears in two, he'd become the first NBA player to notch an 84-game campaign since the 2004-05 season. Casey Jacobsen was the last player with two more games than the standard 82.
Nicknamed “the Warden”, Bridges holds the active record for the most consecutive games played, having not missed a game in his NBA career since being drafted. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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All 67 games across both stages of the Emirates NBA Cup will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship. Each team will continue to play 82 regular-season games in the 2024-25 season, including those games that are part of Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.
Not one team in the NBA has able to make 82 wins and 0 losses in a regular season. The Golden State Warriors holds the record for having the most wins in a season with 73-9 record beating the Bulls 72-10 record.
only one NBA player has never missed a shot. this is a mad Rashad. you might know him as a former NFL player and. sportscaster, but in 1990 to promote his new NBA show Inside Stuff.
Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain is the fastest to score 10,000 — in 236 games, followed by fellow HOFers Michael Jordan (303), Elgin Baylor (315), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (319), Oscar Robertson (334) and George Gervin (355). Doncic entered the game 11 points shy of 10,000.
Daniel Gafford has made the most consecutive field goals without a miss in NBA history since 1996-97 with 23 makes. He is now only 13 made shots away from passing Wilt Chamberlain's record of 35 made shots without a miss that he set in 1967.
Most 3s Without a Miss: Ben Gordon (April 14, 2006/March 21, 2012) and Latrell Sprewell (Feb.4, 2003), 9. Gordon was a guard before his time. He would've been a great volume scorer off the bench in today's NBA.
The oldest active player is LeBron James, who is currently 39 years, 226 days old. The youngest active player in the NBA is Toronto Raptors forward Ulrich Chomche, the 57th overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft, who was born on December 30, 2005.
That's why Green is considered as the NBA's Iron Man. From Nov. 19, 1986, until he retired from the NBA on April 18, 2001, Green played in 1,192 consecutive games. That's the longest streak of consecutive games anyone has ever played in NBA history.
Tucking into his dish, the basketball player then said, “So, my bowl order — I get white rice, no beans, double chicken, medium and mild salsa, corn and lettuce.”
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