If the Brussels winger has already revealed his potential last season with Portland, the Liège leader is also making a very promising debut in the Oklahoma City jersey. With more playing time than expected on the NBA courts for the Belgian rookie.
Ajay Mitchell on the eve of his first NBA season: “I feel ready for the next step”
“Ajay is already there with a positive impact on the pitch. He does the job both in defense and attack with a lot of game intelligence. I didn’t expect that so quickly, indicates Maxime De Zeeuw, ex-pro player and now consultant on RTBF. But it confirms all the potential of this player who is a hard worker, very humble and attentive. He’s going to learn twice as fast on a team like OKC.”
Drafted by New York in 38th position, Ajay Mitchell was finally sent to OKC straight away. An ambitious team, cited among the title contenders. “This trade could have been negative if he didn’t play. But here he is in a big team and he has playing time. It’s all the better for him, he has very talented teammates. He’s a combo guard and he has Shai by his side, there’s no better example.” Antoine Hick.
From the preseason, Ajay Mitchell showed himself very well. “When we analyze the coach’s words during preseason, they were very reassuring. He said that he was already very mature in the game for his age, this is a point that he quickly noted. When a coach says words like that, we know that there is trust being established. Now, to see him play so much in such a competitive team, it’s unexpected happiness” believes, for his part, Benoît Peeters, basketball specialist at the DH.
