When Ricky Rubio went down with injury last season during the playoffs, Donovan Mitchell’s offensive burden got even heavier. A scorer by nature, Mitchell tried to channel a point guard’s mindset, organizing the Utah Jazz offense and setting up his teammates. He felt the weight of the position.
“It kind of messed with my head,” he said.
This time around, Mitchell is taking a different approach.
The Jazz’s leading scorer will have the ball in his hands even more, with point guard Raul Neto joining Rubio and Danté Exum on the injury report. A year older and wiser, Mitchell says he is better prepared for how to handle that responsibility.