[9] He had a key role coming off the bench in the 2016 NCAA tournament, scoring 11 points in a Final Four rout of the Oklahoma Sooners.

[6] "He came in as a high school scoring phenom like they all do, so I'm really proud of how he has opened up his game defensively," coach Jay Wright said.

[10] Coming into the 2016–17 season, Bridges was slated to be the team's sixth man but started every game after Phil Booth went down with a knee injury in November.

As a sophomore, Joe Juliano of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "If there is such a thing as a five-tool player in college basketball, Mikal Bridges is the model.

Along with Creighton's Khyri Thomas and teammate Josh Hart, Bridges was one of three Big East defensive player of the year honorees, being third in the conference in steals with 1.9 per game.

[14] He was named MVP of the Big East tournament after scoring 28 points in the title game, a 76–66 overtime win over Providence.

[16] On April 10, 2018, Bridges announced his intention to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA draft, where he was the 10th selection in the first round by the Philadelphia 76ers.

[21] Bridges played in the Suns' regular season opener to make his professional debut in a blowout 121–100 win over the Dallas Mavericks on October 17, 2018.

[23] On November 14, he made his first career start in place of Trevor Ariza, scoring eight points in 25 minutes in a 116–96 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

[25] On February 25, Bridges put up a season-high 8 assists to help the Suns break a franchise-record 17-game losing streak to win 124–121 over the Miami Heat.

[29] On December 14, he grabbed a then career-high 10 rebounds in his first start of the 2019–20 NBA season in a 121–119 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City.

[39] On April 26, 2022, Bridges scored a playoff career-high 31 points, including five rebounds and four blocks in a 112–97 Game 5 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

[42] On November 16, He recorded a near triple-double with 23 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 9 assists in a 130–119 win over the reigning champions Golden State Warriors.

He led the Nets to an undefeated 3–0 week with averages of 33 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals in wins against the Rockets, Hawks and Jazz.

[50] As of the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Bridges still holds the active record for the most consecutive games played with 494, making him the current iron man.

[55] On October 22, 2024, Bridges made his Knicks debut, putting up 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and 2-of-7 from three-point range in a 132–109 loss to the Boston Celtics.

[57] Bridges was a member of the United States national team that competed in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

He made the first free throw, then intentionally missed the second to get his own offensive rebound and make a three-pointer that sent the game into overtime.

[61] In December 2023, Bridges stated in an interview for GQ that he has eaten at Chipotle Mexican Grill every day for the last ten years.