After Toumani Camara, Hutois Ajay Mitchell (22 years old) will discover the heights of American basketball as a “rookie” with the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the teams candidate for the title. He opens his eyes wide but also “prepares himself for everything”.
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By Yves Simon
Lhe new NBA season begins this week. The big news for black-yellow-red basketball is that there will not just be one Belgian representative on the most prestigious courts in the world, but two: one year after Brussels’ Toumani Camara (Trail Portland Blazers), it was Hutois Ajay Mitchell who was drafted by the New York Knicks, in 38e position, before being swapped and landing as rookie to the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the teams candidates for the title. “The moment I knew I was being picked up in the NBA was very special,” he says from the “OKC” base camp. “It was a mixture of feelings. First, it was a childhood dream that I realized with an indescribable feeling: I succeeded! But the next day, I said to myself: “OK, now it all begins”. It’s going to be long, it’s going to be hard, but it’s going to be an incredible experience. »
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