Jalen Brunson Mikal Bridges commit to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup

Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson and Nets forward Mikal Bridges have committed to play for the American squad at the FIBA World Cup later this summer, according to multiple reports.

Brunson led the Knicks to the second round of the playoffs in the first season of a four-year, $104 million contract.He averaged 24.0 points and 6.2 assists in the regular season, before averaging a team-best 27.8 points in 11 postseason games.The 26-year-old Bridges, like Brunson, is a Villanova product.He averaged 26.1 points in 27 games for Brooklyn after he was acquired from the Suns in the Kevin Durant blockbuster in February.

Nets guard Patty Mills also is expected to represent Australia, and Ben Simmons might join him on that team after missing the end of the season due to a back injury.

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