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Mikal Bridges★

New York Knicks · #25 · Plus starter
SF6'6"209 lbage 298 yrs expVillanovaMalvern, PA
3rd best of 11 on NYKworth +4.5 wins to the rotation
OFF81DEF80
Elite perimeter defender & playmaker
NYK
New York Knicks
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 51-31 (▲+3.4)
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All-Defensive

An ultra-durable two-way wing who hasn't missed a game — a full 82 again — and rarely makes a mistake, ranking in the 95th percentile for ball security and 84th on perimeter defense. His scoring dipped to 14.4 in a lower-usage role, but he still shot 37.1% from three and provides the connective, low-mistake glue every contender wants.

14.4
PPG
3.8
RPG
3.7
APG
1.3
SPG
0.8
BPG
GP 82MPG 32.8FG% 493P% 37.1FT% 82.7TS% 58.7USG% 17.3PER 15.3BPM +2.7VORP 3.2EPM +2.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense93
Playmaking91
Rim protection88
Shooting85
Inside finishing84
Scoring80
Rebounding54

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2018-19 to 2025-26 · 8 seasons
14.7
PPG
3.9
RPG
2.9
APG
638
GAMES
Points 9,385Win Shares 50.0Starts 571Best season 2021-22 · 14.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons100%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 27 → 29
▲Rising

Mikal, at 29, is on a clear upward trajectory — 3.4 → 7.1 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▼ 6.1 wins (-1.1)
Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 4.1–8.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.4 → +2.7+3.126-27 forecast +0.8
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.4 · 82 games2024-25: -0.5 · 82 games2025-26: +2.7 · 82 games2026-27: +0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.4 → 7.1+3.726-27 forecast 6.1
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 3.4 · 82 games2024-25: 3.4 · 82 games2025-26: 7.1 · 82 games2026-27: 6.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $28.0M vs $33.5M salary−$5.5M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$33.5M salary2023-24: $7.9M · 82 games2024-25: $7.9M · 82 games2025-26: $39.1M · 82 games2026-27: $28.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $33,482,145 cap hit · through '30. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$33,482,145Guaranteed
15% of the club’s payroll · 4th of 13 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$27,956,000 /yr
Surplus−$5,526,145
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.