Report: Suns sign guard Mikal Bridges to four-year, $90M extension

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetOctober 17, 2021 - 3:20pm

Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges, left, drives past Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA second-round playoff series. (David Zalubowski/AP)

The Phoenix Suns have reached an agreement with guard Mikal Bridges on a four-year, $90-million extension, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will pay him $22.5 million annually.

Phoenix Suns G/F Mikal Bridges has agreed to a four-year, $90 million rookie contract extension, his agents Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of @Excelbasketball tell ESPN. Deal is fully guaranteed.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 17, 2021

Bridges, 25, is coming off a breakout season with Phoenix. He averaged 13.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists while shooting 54.3 per cent from the field and 42.5 per cent from three for the NBA finalist Suns. He also established himself as a proficient two-way player in the league.

The Philadelphia native played his college years with the Villanova Wildcats, where he won an NCAA Championship in 2018. He was then selected 10th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers at the 2018 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the Suns upon being drafted.

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