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Donovan Mitchell appeared on Wave Sports + Entertainment’s 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & The Kid Mero on Tuesday and was asked which offensive players keep him up at night when he’ll have to guard them.
“I would say, Book [Devin Booker], Ant [Anthony Edwards],” Mitchell responded (15:40 mark). “I’d say JB [Jaylen Brown] but put all the Celtics in there. I have so much respect for them. Steph [Curry], because you got to run with that motherf–ker. You know Steph is just running around nonstop. I can’t say the KD’s [Kevin Durant], the Bron’s [LeBron James] because I don’t guard them, you know what I’m saying? I give respect to Jalen Brunson here in New York. That motherf–ker, he’s nice.”
That’s a pretty good list right there, and one Mitchell would probably be on for other players around the league. The 28-year-old shooting guard was an All-Star for the fifth straight season in the 2023-24 campaign, averaging 26.6 points, 6.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.2 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three.
He’s traditionally been a problem for opponents in the postseason as well, averaging an impressive 28.1 points per game in seven playoff appearances (54 games). So Mitchell is surely keeping a few defenders up at night himself.
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