Miles Bridges had this game circled on his calendar. Not for revenge, but to reunite with his Charlotte Hornets brothers. The relationships that the current Phoenix Suns forward has built with his former team are vast.

After the Suns traded for Bridges during the offseason, it marked the end of an era for him in Buzz City. He proved to be a quality scorer, with a knack for underrated playmaking and rebounding abilities.

Since arriving in Phoenix, his game hasn't slowed down at all. He's taken on more of a secondary role, working on the grittier things like defending bigger post and perimeter players and crashing the boards at a high rate.

That being said, when Bridges was asked about playing his former team, it was hard not to reminisce.

“It's just another game, but I spent eight years with these guys, nine years,” he explained via AZCentral's Duane Rankin on X (formerly Twitter). I'm definitely excited, but getting the W is the most important thing.”

Miles Bridges is ready to face his former team

During his eight seasons in Charlotte, there were plenty of lessons learned. One of the biggest on the court had to be learning how to win.

The latter is an easy concept to grasp, but to apply it is a completely different story. The Hornets made the play-in tournament for one season while he was there.

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During that time, the city was buzzing, and Bridges got a true grasp for how to win.

“It was a grind. Really taught me how hard it is to win in the NBA. I thought we had a pretty solid team to make the playoffs and we didn't.”

Taking those lessons and applying them to the Suns is a tall task, but one that he might be able to do.