He’s got the whole world buzzing. Draymond hits him on FaceTime. LeBron gives him Netflix recs. And that’s just the beginning. B/R Mag goes behind the scenes with the guard the entire NBA is talking about.
Source: Bleacher Report
Tag: Miles Bridges
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Michigan State Mega Mock: Projecting where Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges go in NBA draft
Former Michigan State players Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges are both expected to be selected among the top 15 picks in that draft. Where, exactly, in those picks, is the subject of much speculation, in the form of mock drafts. We took a look at a wide range of those mock drafts to see where Jackson and Bridges are projected to be picked.
Source: MLive.com
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NBA Draft next for teammates Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr.
They teamed up to win a Big Ten regular-season championship at Michigan State and now Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges are hoping to become the latest Spartans duo to be taken in the first round of the NBA Draft.
Source: Detroit News
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Jaren Jackson Jr., Miles Bridges on workout circuit as NBA draft nears
Bridges will spend the two weeks leading up to the draft crisscrossing the country to work out for a handful of different teams. On Monday, Bridges participated in a group workout with the 76ers. He said there that the 76ers were his father’s favorite team growing up. That workout came after a reported workout last week in Chicago. Bridges said he still has workouts scheduled with the Clippers and Hornets before the draft.
Source: MLive.com
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Miles Bridges’ path to the NBA doesn’t look like anyone else’s
“The reason coach Izzo says he’s weird is because he’s never seen anyone like that, a player of his caliber, turning down the NBA to come back to college when he was gonna be a top-10 pick,” Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said. “That is kind of weird. It’s not typical of what a basketball superstar is supposed to be. “He’s a different kind of superstar.”
Source: New York Post
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Miles Bridges Has Become the NBA Draft’s Forgotten Man
Spending another season at Michigan State may not have helped his draft stock, but it did clarify the skills he can bring to an NBA team immediately. Those skills happen to be in high demand.
Source: The Ringer
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Why categorizing Miles Bridges is difficult
What position are you?” This is the question Miles Bridges is asked throughout the draft process, to which he fairly answers that he doesn’t have one. The question feels all too familiar for a Spartan draftee. Before Draymond Green was an NBA All-Star, Defensive Player of the Year, do-it-all heartbeat of the world-champion Warriors.
Source: Spartan Avenue
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Tom Izzo thinks Miles Bridges is a ‘weirdo’ Knicks could use
“It tells you a lot about him — he loved his mother but wanted to do what he wanted to do and not let others make his decision,’’ Michigan State coach Tom Izzo told The Post. “That’s a strength for pro teams who have interest in him. He beats to his own drum in a positive way.
Source: New York Post
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Ideal NBA Draft fits for MSU stars Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr.
Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges don’t have much of a choice when it comes to who will pick them in the upcoming NBA Draft. But that doesn’t mean we as fans can’t cheer for them to end up with the perfect team to help the former Spartans turn into stars.
Source: The Only Colors
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Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. well prepped for NBA, draft process
Wherever Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. are selected in the NBA draft, it’s likely their interviews with team executives last week only helped. You could tell that much by how they answered questions from reporters surrounding them in close quarters at the NBA Draft Combine — the thoughtfulness and carefulness, the eye contact and engagement, the willingness to share just the right amount. Their time at Michigan State played a role in that.
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Magic Johnson heaps praise on MSU’s Bridges, Jackson
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is busy this week scouting players, but he’s always got an eye on those wearing green and white. Now the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, Johnson is at the NBA Combine this week along with the rest of league’s teams and executives in preparation for next month’s draft. The Lakers have the 25th overall pick overall and they’ve got their eyes on a handful of players, even Michigan State’s Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges.
Source: Detroit Free Press
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Miles Bridges on Charlotte Hornets’ radar
Miles Bridges, who is definitely on the Charlotte Hornets’ radar for the 11th pick, went on a big-time diet this spring. At 6-7 and best offensively in the post, Bridges isn’t exactly an NBA power forward or a small forward. One of the things suggested to improve his perception among NBA teams was to drop a few pounds. He says he’s 20 pounds lighter than he was with the Spartans.
Source: Charlotte Observer
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Miles Bridges on NBA teams that are looking at him
Miles Bridges discusses the NBA teams that are looking at him during the NBA Combine.
Source: Detroit News
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Likely MSU first-rounders Bridges, Jackson court teams
Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges were at the NBA Combine on Thursday as nearly 70 of the top prospects for next month’s draft are in town to make their pitch to the league’s 30 teams. Neither Jackson nor Bridges were taking part in the games being played at Quest Multisport, but they’re each still going through multiple interviews with teams while getting bombarded with media from around the country.
Source: Detroit News
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Couch: Miles Bridges, Jaren Jackson Jr. know they’re ready for the NBA
Miles Bridges said NBA teams appreciated his willingness to follow his gut, buck the trend and stay in school. Jackson said he nearly did the same.
Source: Lansing State Journal
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Jaren Jackson to Atlanta, Miles Bridges to Charlotte in new post-lottery NBA mock drafts
Michigan State’s two NBA draft early entrants have long known that they’re likely to be picked in the top half of the first round.Now they now their most likely landing destinations, too.The 2018 NBA draft lottery, held on Tuesday night in Chicago, set the order for the first 14 picks in next month’s draft.
Source: MLive.com
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2018 NBA mock draft: Sports Illustrated pegs Jaren Jackson Jr., Miles Bridges as top 10 picks
Sports Illustrated released its most recent mock draft Wednesday, which has two former Michigan State standouts in the top 10. It projects Jaren Jackson Jr. will go No. 3 overall to the Atlanta Hawks and Miles Bridges will land with the Philadelphia 76ers, who have the 10th pick.
Source: Land of 10
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NBA execs’ analysis of MSU’s Bridges, Jackson varies
The NBA Draft — or any draft, for that matter — is far from an exact science. While some teams are certain of who the best players are, others disagree. Add in a team’s needs and how a player might fit into the team’s system and you can have wildly varying draft boards.
Source: Detroit News
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What’s next for Michigan State’s NBA early entrants
Jaren Jackson Jr., Miles Bridges and Nick Ward all decided after the season to declare for the 2018 NBA Draft as early entrants. Now, their paths start to diverge a bit.
Source: MLive.com
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Previewing NBA Draft Status: Miles Bridges
We asked representatives from seven NBA teams to evaluate all three Spartan players. We asked them the same seven questions. In cases were answers were similar we used the most descriptive.
Source: Spartan Nation