« We will progress during the offseason and make you proud », a promis Davion Mitchell to Kings fans ahead of tonight’s game against the Pelicans.
The local public doesn’t really have much to be proud of today with this team, which is having its 16th season in a row without the playoffs. On the other hand, he can already see a reason for satisfaction with his rookie.
This one could not prevent the 51st defeat of his family, against a team focused on accession to the “play-in”, but he still stood out statistically: 15 points (6/ 14 on shots) and above all 17 assists (with 5 lost balls).
« My teammates took shots every time I passed the ball to them. I didn’t really realize it but that’s the feeling I had so congratulations to them “, greets the rookie, who had only reached the bar of ten assists once, four days earlier.
He can notably highlight Damian Jones (22 points) to whom he has distributed a good part of his balls, whether inside or on the periphery. The former Warriors player even converted an award-winning basket.
He is no longer this “discreet little rookie”
If some balloons were generously converted into assists, Davion Mitchell still offered a franchise record in the pass for a rookie. The previous record in this area was held by Kenny Smith in 1988. It’s nice to go down in history, but in the end we lost the match, so that doesn’t mean much to me. “, wants to relativize the 9th choice of the last Draft.
Mobilized in the starting five since the resting of De’Aaron Fox, the former Baylor player is taking advantage of this end of the season without a stake to gain confidence. His coach, Alvin Gentry, noticed it.
« A month and a half ago, he was still this quiet little rookie who didn’t say much during time-outs, and I think that has changed dramatically. He feels confident. He’s not afraid to have an opinion or say something, and I think that’s a really good thing.”appreciates the replacement of Luke Walton.
This increase in confidence is also felt in the production of statistics. For eight matches, he has averaged 19 points and 10 assists with an average playing time of 40 minutes!
| Davion Mitchell | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | SAC | 72 | 27 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
| Total | 72 | 27 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 63.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.2 | |
