After one intra-squad scrimmage and two international friendlies against some of the best national basketball programs you’ll find, there’s no denying it — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is a leader on the court for USA Basketball.
In the scrimmage, he scored eight points and finished with a team-high four assists for the winning side. Against Spain, he led the Americans with 13 and was efficient in doing so. Finally, when he and Team USA squared off against Jazzman Joe Ingles and the Aussie Boomers, he logged 13 points, three dimes, two steals and a block and his team was plus-24 when he was on the floor.