New Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell told reporters at his introductory press conference with the team that he thought he was "going home" to New York City after the New York Knicks were rumored to be in trade talks with the Utah Jazz, before the Cavs pulled the trigger instead.
"All summer I didn't really say much, I just let you guys do what you guys do, to be honest. I thought for sure I was going back home, I'm not gonna lie about that," he said. "But when I found out where I was headed, who I was playing with, the group, the team, the coaching staff—I couldn't be happier to be here, to be a part of this organization, this group, to join these phenomenal guys and add to it.