It didn’t take long for No. 9 overall pick Davion Mithcell to impress the Sacramento Kings’ crowd NBA during the Summer League tournament in Las Vegas this summer. The reigning Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and NCAA champion will be joining a backcourt that features De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton, a stark contrast to his Summer League cast.
It’ll be exciting to see how his defensive game translates to NBA play as the Kings looks to carve out a defensive identity following their not-so-hot defensive rating in the 2020-21 season.
Best-case: We see “Off-Night” from the jump on the defensive end of the floor.