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Mikal Bridges
NYK
New York Knicks

Mikal Bridges

#25 · New York Knicks · 6-6 (198 cm) · 209 lb · Villanova

Mikal Bridges plays for the New York Knicks. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at small forward. Mikal Bridges is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 24.4 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (99 %). He averages 5.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell, and Cade Cunningham, who score 13.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Tyrese Maxey.

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TOR
Toronto Raptors
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Probable starter at small forward per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Small Forward Starter

Positions he can play: Small Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
24.4
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward99 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 24.4 5.9 3.2 2.1 0.9 0.5 32.9 26.5 100.0 40.2 13.9
2025-26 82 32.8 14.4 3.8 3.7 1.3 0.8 49.0 37.1 82.7 58.7 17.0

Game log

In his last 5 games: 5.6 pts, 3.6 reb and 2.2 ast in 20.8 min (0.3 pts below his season average, 5.9)

Best games of the season: 12 pts @ 76ers (Oct 30) · 6 reb @ Cavaliers (Nov 7) · 4 ast @ Cavaliers (Nov 7)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 107-115 17:11 2 1 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 -2
Nov 10 vs
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 117-85 17:18 4 5 1 2-6 0-0 0-0 -4
Nov 7 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 109-97 31:25 9 6 4 4-13 1-7 0-0 +5
Nov 4 vs
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 135-105 21:58 7 4 4 3-5 1-1 0-0 +31
Nov 2 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 103-90 16:06 6 2 0 1-7 0-2 4-4 -11
Oct 30 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 93-98 29:33 12 5 2 5-8 2-4 0-0 -6
Oct 28 @
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 133-127 13:02 3 0 0 1-4 1-2 0-0 -5
Oct 27 vs
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 111-97 31:42 12 3 4 4-10 4-8 0-0 +10
Oct 25 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
L 102-111 35:02 6 5 1 3-7 0-3 0-0 -23
Oct 23 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 103-107 21:53 0 1 4 0-8 0-5 0-0 -12

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
485
Pts/100 poss.
13.4
FG%
33%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Tyrese Maxey 41 6 3/8
Donovan Mitchell 25 0 0/2
Cade Cunningham 23 3 1/2
Matas Buzelis 20 3 1/3
LeBron James 14 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
491
Pts/100 poss.
20.4
FG%
47%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Tyrese Maxey 51 11 4/11
James Harden 31 0 0/3
Cade Cunningham 29 2 1/3
Norman Powell 28 4 1/4
Jalen Suggs 23 2 1/4