Now, four games into Year 2 in Manhattan, Mikal …
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Now, four games into Year 2 in Manhattan, Mikal Bridges has started the season as well as anyone could hope. He’s shooting the ball at a high level from all over the 3-point line. Last season, his 3s only fell from the corner. He’s defending with the physicality and smarts that made the Knicks trade a handful of draft picks for him, which wasn’t always the case last season. He’s traded in some of his mid-range shots for layups and free throws. All while doing that in a Mike Brown system that appears tailor-made for Bridges’ style, he’s still offering a helping hand and comforting voice. Only this time around, he’s sharing the floor with the youngsters he helped prepare behind the scenes. “You can see that when he was a younger guy in the league that he had those vets, too,” Tyler Kolek said. “They built a culture of brotherhood. You don’t see that every day in the NBA nowadays. (Mikal) was so welcoming and teaching us the little things, and not just the basketball stuff. He shows us how to move, how to be a man and be an actual professional.”
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