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Utah Jazz: The 2018 Kyrylo Fesenko Awards For Radness In Jazzdom

By Ryan Aston

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 30: Kyrylo Fesenko #44 of the Utah Jazz gets ready to take on the Golden State Warriors on January 30, 2011 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 30: Kyrylo Fesenko #44 of the Utah Jazz gets ready to take on the Golden State Warriors on January 30, 2011 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz Donovan Mitchell intro presser
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – JUNE 28: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz speaks to the press after being selected in the 2017 draft at Grand America Hotel on June 28, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) Donovan Mitchell /

Rookie award for being an actual rookie

The Fesenko goes to… Donovan Mitchell.

A little over a year ago, Donovan Mitchell was playing college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. Then, in June of 2017, the Utah Jazz pulled off a draft-night trade to acquire his services as the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft.

What followed was his first year of pro basketball. According to Merriam-Webster, a first-year participant in a major professional sport is known as a rookie.

Congrats, Mr. Mitchell, on being an actual rookie in the NBA (and weaving an epic tale in the process).

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