2018 NBA draft: Michigan State's Miles Bridges traded to Charlotte Hornets

Michigan State's Miles Bridges has been drafted No. 12 overall by the L.A. Clippers, then was immediately traded to the Charlotte Hornets. Bridges joins Jaren Jackson Jr. as the second Spartan selected in Thursday's 2018 NBA draft.

Bridges was a standout at MSU in his two years. He averaged 17 points and 7.6 rebounds a game in his career, earning a spot on the 2017-18 consensus All-American second team. Bridges was also a unanimous selection for the All-Big Ten first team this past season.

Before arriving in East Lansing, Bridges was considered one of the top prospects in the country. He competed in the 2016 McDonald's All-American game as well as the Jordan Brand Classic. At Huntington (W.Va.) Prep, he averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists a game. 

It was thought Bridges would be a lottery pick in last year's draft, but Bridges delayed his entry into the NBA and returned for his sophomore season. The Spartans won the Big Ten regular season title, but faltered in the NCAA tournament, losing in the second round to Syracuse at Little Caesars Arena.

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The Flint native, Bridges (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) is considered one of the best two-way wing players in this year's draft.

Last season, Bridges faced issues off the court when a February report from Yahoo! Sports linked his mother, Cynthia Bridges, to Christian Dawkins, the middleman for former NBA agent Andy Miller. The documents obtained by Yahoo from the FBI claimed Bridges' mother received $470 from Dawkins. Bridges and his mother have denied the allegations and shortly after the report was published, the NCAA initially ruled Bridges ineligible but then reinstated him a day later.

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