While the New York Knicks are on a four-game winning streak and have started to play better of late, they only have a 9-6 record, which is disappointing given the preseason expectations many had for them.
Although Jalen Brunson and newcomer Karl-Anthony Towns have been playing very well, another newcomer in Mikal Bridges has had trouble finding the basket from 3-point range and has made just 31.6 percent of his 3-point attempts so far this season.
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas has noticed something with Bridges’ form that made him question if the two-way wing suffered an injury over the summer, per KnicksMuse.
“Did he get hurt this summer?… the fact his 3 still looks the way it is, I wanna know, did he hurt himself, and then that is what happened to his shoulder, you know like Markelle Fultz.”
Gilbert Arenas on Mikal Bridges’ jumpshot:
“Did he get hurt this summer?… the fact his 3 still looks the way it is, I wanna know, did he hurt himself, and then that is what happened to his shoulder, you know like Markelle Fultz.”
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— KnicksMuse (@KnicksMuse) November 22, 2024
Over the last few years, Bridges made himself into an excellent 3-point shooter, first with the Phoenix Suns and later with the Brooklyn Nets.
It was that 3-point prowess, as well as his ability to defend opposing wings at a high level, that led New York to give up a haul of draft picks for him.
While Bridges is averaging a solid 16.3 points per game and shooting 48.8 percent from the field, and while he’s shooting over 60 percent from the midrange area, as Arenas pointed out, his 3-point shot is missing in action.
Luckily for the Knicks, they currently rank second in the NBA in 3-point shooting accuracy even with Bridges struggling from there.
They’re also fifth in points per game and second in field-goal percentage and offensive rating, and right now, that offensive excellence is keeping them close enough to the top of the Eastern Conference.
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