Suns acquire No. 10 pick Mikal Bridges in swap with 76ers

Villanova's Mikal Bridges (Frank Franklin II/AP)

The Phoenix Suns have acquired Mikal Bridges, the No. 10 pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for No. 16 pick Zhaire Smith and a 2021 first-rounder.

Bridges is a two-time NCAA champion, winning in 2016 and this past season with Villanova. Last season with the Wildcats, Bridges averaged 17.7 points and shot 43.5 per cent from three-point range.

Smith is a freshman guard out of Texas Tech who is hailed as more of a defensive specialist.

Earlier in the draft, the Suns selected Arizona centre Deandre Ayton with first-overall pick.

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