Morning links: Former BYU star Brandon Davies meets Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell in Europe; mock draft says Nuggets could trade down

Even after the Utah Jazz have been eliminated from the playoffs, guard Donovan Mitchell is still receiving praise.

This time it came from Europe via a player with deep local ties, as former Provo High and BYU big man Brandon Davies tweeted that he met Mitchell at the Euroleague Final Four last week.

Ran into that dude @spidadmitchell He’s the truth. Get well soon.. Keep holdin it down for Utah bro!
@utahjazz— Brandon Davies (@Brandon_Davies0) May 20, 2018

Davies' Zalgiris Kaunas squad took third place, beating Fenerbahce in the consolation game.