Donovan Mitchell Is Showing What The Miami Heat Missed Out On During Free Agency

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell just lately mentioned he thought Miami and New York have been his two high attainable locations. 

The Warmth have been among the many leaders due to his friendship with Bam Adebayo. The 2 even spent a lot of the offseason figuring out collectively in Miami. 

After the way in which Mitchell has began in Cleveland, you need to surprise how a lot the missed out by being unable to land him throughout free company. Mitchell, who was in All-Star with the Utah Jazz, surprisingly landed with the Cavs in early September. 

Mitchell has led the Cleveland to a 4-1 begin, which ties the Atlanta Hawks for second place within the Japanese Convention behind the Milwaukee Bucks. The spotlight for Mitchell was main the Cavs to a victory Friday in opposition to the Boston Celtics, who misplaced to the Golden State Warriors in final yr’s NBA Finals. 

He completed with 41 factors, 4 rebounds and 5 3-pointers. 

Thus far, Mitchell is averaging 31 factors, 6.4 help and 4.8 rebounds on 47 % capturing, making the Cavs a contender within the East. The Warmth could have lacked the property to accumulate him however they have been among the many groups atop his record. You’ll be able to solely think about the probabilities in the event that they in some way discovered a option to pair him with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. 

The Warmth get their first look in opposition to the Mitchell and the Cavs Nov. 20 in Cleveland. 

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