Miles Bridges
Miles Bridges is a professional basketball player known for his highly ranked college career.
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Miles Bridges, an American professional basketball player, previously played for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA after being drafted 12th overall in the 2018 NBA draft. Before joining the NBA, he played college basketball at Michigan State University and was a highly ranked recruit, earning the 10th-best player of his class by Rivals.com and the No. 8 overall recruit in the 2016 high school class by ESPN. Known for his athleticism and agility, Bridges was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2017 and participated in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2016. In 2019, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team and won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2021. In 2023, Bridges signed a one-year, $7.9 million qualifying offer with the Hornets but will be suspended for the first 10 games of the 2023-24 season due to a felony domestic violence charge he pleaded no contest to.