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Monson: Quit fretting and freaking out. Donovan Mitchell is here to stay — at least until 2024, and maybe much longer

Stop worrying about Donovan Mitchell and something concerning him that very well might never happen.

It was Hunter S. Thompson who said: “There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.”

Fact: Mitchell, the Jazz’s new young star, is dancing and dribbling and dunking under spotlights in the NBA.

Fiction: Mitchell is just automatically going to bolt for a bigger market when he shakes loose from his initial Jazz contracts.

Funny how not all that long ago, a couple of seasons back, people were wondering how far the Jazz could ascend by developing a bunch of young players without an authentic star to carry them to real contention.