r/nba • u/inefekt Australia • May 04 '24

Donovan Mitchell now has three 50 point games in the playoffs. Only Michael Jordan (8) and Wilt Chamberlain (4) have more

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u/gigglios May 04 '24

Good company. He is a playoff performer no matter what people say lol

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u/AntiTopspin May 04 '24 edited May 04 '24

This is the thing

I'm not sure if someone who gives you 27-28 PPG on 55%ish TS(what he's done for both his playoff career and this series) without any notable defensive or playmaking ability is someone you can build a contender around

It's not as much about Mitchell specifically as it is the scoring 2 guard just being the least valuable archetype in the current NBA to build around as a #1

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u/menghis_khan08 Jazz May 04 '24

Ya I honestly feel bad for him that he has the measurables he has. His skill in a bigger body and he could be tatum or better. But as a score first two guard at 6’1 it just makes him limited to build around. Point guard/playmaker height but that’s not his game.

He needs to play next to a larger build playmaking two way player point guard. Not many of those

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u/CavalierShaq Cavaliers May 04 '24

Replace Murray with Mitchell and I’d argue the nuggets are a better team