2025-26 Season
MILES BRIDGES
2025-26 Season
MILES BRIDGES
Bridges produces at an elite rate for a 31-minute workload.
Bridges produces at an elite rate for a 31-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Miles Bridges opened the 2025-26 season on a high-volume, erratic shooting marathon where sheer persistence dictated his overall value. When his jumper caught fire, he was an absolute wrecking ball, scorching the nets on 11/11 vs LAL for 34 points on 7-of-12 shooting from deep to generate a massive +29.2 impact score. Yet his true utility often surfaced on his ugliest offensive nights. During the 11/08 vs MIA matchup, Bridges shot a miserable 4-for-16 from the floor but still scraped out a positive +0.2 impact. He survived that horrific shooting performance by relentlessly crashing the glass for 12 rebounds and keeping the offense moving with 7 assists. However, that unyielding green light carries heavy risks when he stops doing the dirty work. On 12/02 vs BKN, his shot selection completely doomed him; he forced up 15 attempts to score a measly 8 points, and without those secondary hustle stats to cushion the blow, his impact plummeted to a brutal -13.2. He remains a chaotic offensive engine, capable of shooting his team out of a deficit just as easily as he shoots them into one.
This midseason stretch was defined by maddening inconsistency, with Bridges oscillating wildly between dominant forward and inefficient liability. He looked completely unstoppable during a brilliant performance on 01/04 vs CHI, pairing 26 points with 14 rebounds on crisp 11-for-18 shooting to generate a massive +20.0 impact score. He didn't always need a massive scoring total to dictate the terms of a game, either. He generated a stellar +18.2 impact on 12/27 vs ORL despite scoring a modest 16 points, making his mark by crashing the glass for 11 rebounds and keeping the offense flowing with five assists. Conversely, there were nights where his scoring totals masked a detrimental floor game. He dropped 19 points on 12/21 vs DET, but his tunnel vision and 6-for-15 chucking dragged his team down to a poor -3.1 impact. Ultimately, Bridges needs to curb his trigger-happy tendencies on off nights if he wants to be a reliable cornerstone rather than a nightly roll of the dice.
Miles Bridges spent the final third of the season riding a chaotic pendulum between maddening inefficiency and blistering offensive dominance. Early March was ugly. His erratic shot selection dragged down his overall value, punctuated by a dismal 2-for-13 shooting night on 03/10 vs POR that resulted in a -1.9 Impact score. He eventually flipped the script by attacking the rim with intent and finding his outside stroke. On 04/05 vs MIN, Bridges erupted for 25 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists on a near-perfect 10-for-12 from the floor, generating a massive +26.0 Impact score through flawless shot-making and sharp ball movement. Even when his scoring volume dipped shortly after, he still found ways to tilt the floor. He posted a +13.4 Impact score on 04/07 vs BOS despite scoring only 13 points, driving winning basketball by swallowing up 12 rebounds and keeping the offense flowing with four assists. When Bridges trades contested jumpers for aggressive, multi-dimensional basketball, he becomes an absolute terror on the wing.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Volatile for his role. Bridges has noticeable ups and downs, with scoring moving ~7 points between games.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 50% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Bridges consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +8.9, second-half: +6.0. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 15 games. Longest cold streak: 4 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 76 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
79 games played
