What type of player do we put next to Mitchell?

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Donovan Mitchell has made most of us believers that he is the face of the franchise for the better part of the next decade. The question is, what type of player do we put alongside him? Does Donovan play the point guard position? Combo guard position?

I am not suggesting we can get these players, but just as examples of they TYPE of players they are...

Do we need a pure shooter like Klay Thompson, Devon Booker, CJ McCollum, Ray Allen type next to him?
Do we need a playmaking point guard who can also attack the rim and shoot like a Mike Conley, Lonzo Ball type next to him?
Do we give DM the point guard spot and go with a prototypical athletic shooting guard like Dwayne Wade, Rodney Hood (just give him the two spot), Andrew Wiggins type?

Essentially, if you were building the franchise back court, what TYPE of player would you be looking to put alongside Donovan Mitchell?

Discuss.

 

[infection]

I wouldn’t look at backcourt. I’d want a 2008-2010 Troy Murphy and fill in the rest with tough guys and shooters. Crowder comes to mind.

 

[Tom Pitt]

We need an elite wing. Hayward would have been adequate.

 

[infection]

But if Exum can be a reliable three point shooter and maintains his athleticism, he’d be good. Who knows, though.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Honestly... healthy Rodney Hood is pretty close to ideal. Can handle and run PnR and good spot up shooter. Decent defender.

Ingles is good too... ball mover, shooter, and defender. Gobert is great obvi. It's the 4 spot. I think we want a floor spacing four, but ideally a floor spacing/playmaking four.

So Thabo/Jerebko work, but a Draymond type is much better. Think James Johnson (without the crazy). Honestly if Thabo was younger he'd be the guy I'd want.

 

[Stoked]

An athletic Joe Ingles. You want someone that can shoot, help carry the assist load and get in opposing teams heads. If Joe was just able to take it to the rim...

Thabo is another great piece to have.

 

[sgjazzfan]

Aaron Gordon would be pretty good. Need a good stretch 4 that will be good for Gobert and Mitchell

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Who cares what type of player, that doesn't matter too much. Just get someone really really good. That's all that matters in this league.

We already have Gobert. Most of the rest of the team is good, so that helps too. Depth.

 

[LoPo]

Ingles is fine.

Honestly, I feel like we need a young Jason Terry next to Mitchell. Someone who can run PG but can also spot up really well. A team player who just wants to win.


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[NUMBERICA]

Ingles is fine.

Honestly, I feel like we need a young Jason Terry next to Mitchell. Someone who can run PG but can also spot up really well. A team player who just wants to win.


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So...

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Someone like Donovan Mitchell?

 

[Ron Mexico]

I think he needs players like Hood, Exum and even Burks around him.

 

[infection]

I think he needs players like Hood, Exum and even Burks around him.

Too bad there’s only one.