Donovan Mitchell leaned over to the guy next to him on the bench and said something in his ear. A year and a half ago, the message might have been a little less polite. But it means something very different for Mitchell to give Grayson Allen a piece of his mind these days.
The two young guards saw each other as rivals when Mitchell starred at Louisville and Allen at Duke. They certainly could not see each other someday becoming teammates, let alone friends.
"Definitely not, to be honest," Mitchell says with a laugh.
Now the Rookie of the Year runner-up wants to do everything he can to help the Utah Jazz’s new rookie prepare for his first NBA season.