Mikal Bridges named NBA’s 1st team all-defense

Forward Mikal Bridges from Phoenix Suns was named to the NBA’s First Team All-Defense. He ended with the second-most points (193) and First Team votes (95) after the Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart’s 198 points on 99 First Team votes. This is a first-time honor for Mikal Bridges after he finished 11th in voting for last season’s All-Defense teams. 

This 25-year-old is famous for his capability to defend primary ball handlers. The wing achieved stellar defensive performances while leading the league. He also holds the NBA’s longest current ironman streak of consecutive games played at 309. Bridges is the first Suns player since Raja Bell in 2007 to make First Team All-Defense. He is now on the NBA’s First Team All-Defense by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Marcus Smart