These days all NBA teams want are long wing players who can defend multiple positions and shoot threes, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Villanova forward Mikal Bridges is projected to be taken somewhere in the lottery. Bridges broke out in 2017 and averaged 18 points and five rebounds en route to his second NCAA Championship with the Wildcats. He smartly didn’t mess around and declared for the draft in April.
Where the latest NBA mock drafts have Mikal taking his talents (spoiler: it’s a nearby team)…
E$PN: No. 10 (Philly)
CBS Sports: No. 10 (Philly)
NBADraft.net: No. 10 (Philly)
The Ringer: No. 8 (Cleveland)
Off the court, Mikal’s girlfriend is fellow Wildcat Grainger Rosati. She’s a sophomore who plays th midfield on Nova’s women’s lacrosse team.