When the New York Knicks won their first NBA Finals in over 50 years, it wasn’t just superstar Jalen Brunson carrying the load.
It was an all-around team effort with contributions coming from everywhere, including veteran guard Mikal Bridges, who averaged 13.5 points and shot 55.9% from the field.
That production hasn’t carried over into the regular season, though, and a disastrous start to the season for Bridges may be forcing Knicks head coach Mike Brown into an impossible decision.
Mikal Bridges is becoming unplayable for New York
To say that Bridges is in a slump to start the season would be putting it lightly. Through the first 11 games for New York, Bridges is averaging a career-worst 6.3 points per game on 32.9% shooting from the field and 26.9% from three-point range.
He’s reached double-digit points just once and has finished below five points in five games. He’s taken double-digit shot attempts just twice in 11 games and has shot at least 50% from the field just twice as well.
The major lack of production has been completely shocking, and it has led the aforementioned Brown to begin making tough decisions, as Bridges has logged less than 20 minutes in back-to-back games.