Rookie of the Year or not, Donovan Mitchell has had an unbelievable first season. When Utah traded Trey Lyles (good riddance) to Denver to acquire Mitchell, nobody could have foreseen (or even imagined) the kind of year the 13th overall would have during his rookie campaign.
Without Hayward and Hill, where was Utah going to find offense?
Mitchell quickly wasted little time answering that question.
Stop it, @spidadmitchell. pic.twitter.com/Yk7Rjpy9yB
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 11, 2018
Mitchell is the first rookie since Carmelo Anthony to lead a playoff team in scoring. Mitchell’s 20.5 points per game led all rookies this season.
Sure, Mitchell has his fair share of rookie mistakes, however, the good FAR outweighed the bad.
His dunk contest victory 3-point record and the national #ROY attention he brought Utah, were just a few of the season’s highlights.
Utah’s future appears bright with both Gobert and Mitchell as the franchise’s foundation.