Mikal Bridges vs. Dennis Hopson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Hopson and Mikal Bridges, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mikal Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dennis Hopson, who played 5. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dennis Hopson had his rookie season in 1987-88. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mikal Bridges 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dennis Hopson 5 1 1987-88 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2018-191987-88
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 82 29.5 8.3 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.5 3.0 6.9 .430 1.3 3.8 .335 1.2 1.4 .805
Dennis Hopson 61 22.4 9.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 9.0 .404 0.2 0.7 .267 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2019-201988-89
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 73 28.0 9.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 3.4 6.6 .510 1.0 2.7 .361 1.4 1.7 .844
Dennis Hopson 62 25.0 12.7 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.7 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.4 4.8 11.5 .419 0.1 0.4 .148 3.0 3.5 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2020-211989-90
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 72 32.6 13.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 5.0 9.3 .543 1.9 4.4 .425 1.5 1.8 .840
Dennis Hopson 79 32.3 15.8 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.3 6.0 13.8 .434 0.4 1.3 .317 3.4 4.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 22 32.1 11.1 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 4.2 8.6 .484 1.6 4.3 .368 1.1 1.3 .893
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2021-221990-91
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 82 34.8 14.2 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.6 10.5 .534 1.4 3.8 .369 1.6 1.9 .834
Dennis Hopson 61 11.9 4.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.0 .426 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.4 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 13 38.5 13.3 0.9 3.8 4.7 2.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 2.4 5.1 10.6 .478 1.0 2.5 .394 2.2 2.3 .933
Dennis Hopson 5 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .444

Season 5

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2022-231991-92
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsChicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 83 35.7 20.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.9 7.1 15.3 .468 2.0 5.3 .382 3.8 4.3 .895
Dennis Hopson 71 18.5 10.5 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.6 3.9 8.4 .465 0.2 0.7 .255 2.5 3.6 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 4 39.3 23.5 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.3 8.3 19.3 .429 2.5 6.3 .400 4.5 5.8 .783
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mikal Bridges Dennis Hopson
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges 82 34.8 19.6 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 6.9 15.8 .436 2.7 7.2 .372 3.1 3.9 .814
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------