Utah Jazz: The 50 greatest players in franchise history

All-time greatest Utah Jazz players: No. 5 Donovan Mitchell

• Seasons with the franchise: Four (active)
• Regular-season games played: 277
• Averages as a Jazzman: 23.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.3 blocks
• Shooting percentages: 43.9 from the field, 36.2 from three, 82.8 from the foul line
• Playoff games with Utah: 23
• Postseason averages: 27.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.3 blocks

Spida.

If there is an active player who has a chance to one day catapult to No. 1 in this ranking, well, then that man is Donovan Mitchell. At age 24, the 6-foot-1 sturdy guard has already played in two All-Star Games.

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Plus, Mitchell has finished among the league’s top 20 scorers in each of his four seasons since coming off the board No. 13 overall at the 2017 NBA Draft.

Currently, as the Utah Jazz reign in the Western Conference standings, Mitchell ranks No. 9 in the NBA at 26.5 points per game. With explosive drives, unguardable jukes, top-shelf hang time, and creative finishes, the Louisville basketball product is inching closer and closer to the MVP conversation.

And that honor plus a title ring would surely bump the New York product to at least No. 3 here…