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The Jazz have acquired the 13th pick and select Donovan Mitchell

akirac73 said:
I think this repeated story about Booker's fist pump at the draft is kinda exaggerated. His teammate at UK just got drafted, maybe it was a sign of happiness for Lyles being drafted?
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Don't know about that, but I heard he dropped to the ground and started running sideways in a circle, yelling woohoo. Something like this:

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colton said:
I'm pretty much picturing him as a cross between Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook.
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With a good chunk of Michael Jordan too
 
http://www.sltrib.com/home/5462904-155/jazz-draft-pick-donovan-mitchell-is

Some highlights

His visit to Utah was eye-opening. Ever since he first stopped in Salt Lake City, Mitchell has been effusive about the state, and it hasn't just been in front of a camera.

"This was the only workout where Donovan texted me and said, 'Momma, this place is amazing,'" Nicole Mitchell said. "He showed me a picture from the airplane, like this snowcapped mountain. He was just overjoyed."
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"I just told him congratulations, and especially for being selected by the Utah Jazz," Griffith said. "I told him it was a great organization and he'll enjoy it. They're all about winning."

Mitchell's reply: "I'm so happy I could cry."
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He had ways of ceding the spotlight to show his leadership as well. During one tournament for his club team The City, Mitchell had to come off the bench for missing practice. His coach Arjay Perovic told him if the team made a run, Mitchell would start again.

After The City won its first few games, Mitchell was poised to start. But before the game that morning, Mitchell met privately with Perovic about concerns that the player who was starting over him wouldn't respond well to being replaced. Mitchell thought it would be better for the team if he kept coming off the bench.

"I was so emotional when he said that," Perovic said. "Here I have a 15-year-old young man putting his ego after the team, this classic way of leading by example. He was so mature to understand that."

With Mitchell coming off the bench, The City won the tournament.
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ONE LOVE said:
2.30 min.


Edit: OK, no fist pump, but he was clearly surprised and excited to be traded to Utah.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3uM9Plf6Y
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Mitchell said he saw that he was traded to the Jazz when he was walking off the stage and down the stairs. so if there was a fist pump, that's when it would have happened. obviously the highlights were going when he was walking down the stairs so that video wouldn't show it.
 
Love this kid. Rudy Gobert is the only other draft pick that I've been this happy about. Perfect fit for the Jazz organization. Hope he gets good minutes, because I think he has impact rookie of the year type of potential.
 
He has the smooth shot of Hood and the athleticism of Burks with the bbiq of Hayward. Lets hope he carves out some playing time this season and stays healthy. I am getting excited about him and have never seen him play a game.
 
"When the Jazz traded for Ricky Rubio on Friday, he sent Rubio a welcoming tweet in Spanish."
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We are so lucky to have him. Jazz have generally tried to get character guys. Yes, there have been exceptions. But now Jazz have high-character guys who are also high-quality players.

And he may never even sniff the court initially with the depth Utah has at the 1-3.
 
I will miss our best bench cheerleader. Nobody celebrated better on our bench than Lyle's. Time for Bolomboy to step up?
 
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