He is one of the players drafted in 2018 who was not extended ahead of the season. Selected in 12th position three years ago, Miles Bridges was unable to agree with Charlotte on a new lease.
According to Brian Windhorst, in his podcast, it’s related to the amount… and indirectly to Mikal Bridges.
“When he was in negotiations for his extension a few weeks ago, I was told that the Hornets’ base offer was $ 60 million over four years.”, explains the ESPN reporter. “Which represents $ 15 million per year. If you look at what Mikal Bridges, who he’s been compared to many times during his career, achieved… when some people in the league think it’s overpaid. “
“3 & D” of the Suns, Mikal Bridges got a four-year, $ 90 million contract extension at Phoenix and while their qualities are different, their stats are too close for Miles Bridges’ camp to accept a reduced contract of a third of its namesake in Arizona.
“Obviously, once this contract is signed, [Miles] can’t sign for $ 30 million less ”, concludes Brian Windhorst on the negotiations between the winger and the Hornets.
Miles Bridges will in any case be a protected free agent next summer, which means that other teams can offer him a contract, but that Charlotte can match him as a last resort. And if he continues on the momentum of his start to the season (26.2 pts and 8.0 rbds on average), there is a good chance that he is harvesting well more than 15 million per year.
| Miles Bridges | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | NO | 80 | 21 | 46.4 | 32.5 | 75.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
| 2019-20 | NO | 65 | 31 | 42.4 | 33.0 | 80.9 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 2020-21 | NO | 66 | 29 | 50.3 | 40.0 | 86.7 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 12.7 |
| 2021-22 | NO | 4 | 35 | 52.9 | 35.7 | 94.1 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 25.0 |
| Total | 215 | 27 | 46.3 | 35.5 | 82.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 11.1 | |
