‘OMG… LOL’: Key piece in shock KD move reveals brutal moment he learned he was traded
That’s one strategy to put it.
Mikal Bridges was shocked when the Suns traded him to the Nets in a blockbuster deal for Kevin Durant within the early hours of Thursday night (all occasions AEDT).
“Omygod lol,” Bridges tweeted round 5pm, simply minutes after ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped the “Woj bomb”.
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Wizards ahead Kyle Kuzma replied to Bridges’ tweet with a bunch of crying-laughing emojis, whereas followers shared related reactions.
Bridges beforehand pinned a tweet from August 2020 to his web page that learn, “I don’t ever wanna leave,” together with a coronary heart emoji, in reference to Phoenix. At the time, Bridges quote-tweeted a photograph from the Suns that confirmed him hugging his mother when he was chosen tenth total by the Sixers in 2018.
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The Villanova product, who’s a Philadelphia native, was then traded to the Suns in alternate for the draft rights to the No. 16 decide, Zhaire Smith, and a 2021 first-round decide by way of the Miami Heat.
On the evening earlier than the NBA commerce deadline, the Suns and Nets pulled off a shock deal that despatched Durant west — simply days after Brooklyn traded level guard Kyrie Irving to the Mavericks.
The Suns acquired Durant and veteran ahead T.J. Warren in alternate for Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, 4 first-round draft picks, and a 2028 decide swap. The Nets will obtain unprotected choices in 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029.
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The Nets later traded Crowder to the Milwauke forward of Friday’s 7am AEDT deadline.
Since his arrival in Phoenix, the 26-year-old Bridges has been a key piece for the Suns — and now in his fifth season, has by no means missed a single sport.
Bridges is averaging 17.2 factors, 4.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.2 steals per sport in 56 contests. He is taking pictures 46.3 % from the sphere and 38.7 % from the three-point vary.
The Suns misplaced to Atlanta earlier immediately to drop to 30-27 on the season and the sixth seed within the Western Conference. They are 7-3 of their final ten video games and had their four-game win streak snapped of their 107-116 loss to the Hawks. However, it’s value noting they had been lacking Devin Booker, Cameron Payne, and Landry Shamet via damage/sickness whereas KD and TJ Warren are nonetheless but to report back to their new workforce.
Meanwhile, Bridges’ new workforce secured a 116-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls of their sport earlier immediately to bounce again from consecutive losses to the Suns and Clippers, boosting their total report to 33-22 this season, which at present has them because the fifth seed within the East. Both Bridges and Cam Johnson didn’t play in immediately’s sport however are anticipated to make their debuts in Sunday’s dwelling conflict in opposition to the 76ers.
This article initially appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.
