New York Knicks: 14 NBA Draft Targets in the 2017 NCAA Tournament

Chip Murphy • 03/16/2017

Mar 9, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Miles Bridges (22) drives to the basket past Penn State Nittany Lions forward Payton Banks (0) in the first half during the Big Ten Conference Tournament at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

7. Miles Bridges, Michigan St. Spartans

Position: Small Forward/Power Forward
Age: 19 (03/21/1998)
Height, Weight, Wingspan: 6’6.0″, 226 pounds, 6’8.8″
2016-17 Slash Line: .481/.388/.687
2016-17 Averages: 31.8 MPG, 16.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.6 BPG, 2.0 APG

Michigan State has had a disappointing season, but it has had nothing to do with freshman star Miles Bridges. He’s an undersized power forward who can shoot.

Are you starting to notice a pattern here?

https://youtu.be/OCK2-PpfQ3M

Bridges is perfect for the modern NBA.

He doesn’t have the defensive gifts of his Michigan State predecessor Draymond Green, but his scoring abilities more than make up for it. Bridges can score on the perimeter and near the basket.

Hoop-math says he’s 63.3 percent on FGA at the rim. Pretty damn good.

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