Utah Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchell could be what Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson was in college football — a sleek and powerful athlete who has taken the country by storm.
Or, maybe, Lamar Jackson is set to be the Donovan Mitchell of the NFL — overlooked to a degree by scouts who see him as a tweener, leaving him with lots of motivation to prove people wrong.
Maybe this is why the two have bonded over the years as stars at Louisville, a bond that has continued even after Mitchell’s departure last year for Salt Lake City.