Dillon Mitchell does loads of the soiled work.
He defends like hell, he rebounds, he cuts into area and retains the ball motion flowing. He’s a real glue man.
He’s additionally a really tough outdoors shooter.
After stops at Texas, Cincinnati, and most lately St. John’s, Mitchell took simply 57 photographs from past the arc, connecting on 11 of them. It’s simply not a part of his sport, however even with out that ingredient, he finds methods to depart an affect.
Mitchell’s capacity to attach on offense stems from fixed screens, fast decision-making and dribble penetration that opens up area for others.
Mitchell closed out his faculty profession with a powerful season below Rick Pitino, incomes All-Huge East honors and a spot on the convention’s All-Defensive Group.
Dillon Mitchell, St. John’s, 22 years outdated – Wing
6’7”, 193 lbs. (6’10” wingspan)
Season Stats: 37 video games, 8 PPG, 7 RPG, 3 APG, 1 SPG, 1 BPG, 1 TOV, 2 Fouls, 56% FG, 7% 3P (15 makes an attempt), 49% FT
Video games Watched: Creighton, Marquette, UConn, Iowa State
+Runs with nice tempo and lengthy strides within the open ground. Gifted transition participant
+Good connector that consistently cuts into area (1.19 PPP on backdoor cuts). Touches the paint and forces rotations along with his kickout passing. Screens for teammates consistently. Opens up loads of area for others whilst a non-shooter.
+Good rebounding presence from the wings
+Aggressive perimeter defender with loads of power. Has excessive pickup factors, fast arms and the size to disrupt photographs on closeouts
+/- Rim effectivity took a dip in remaining faculty season, however is an general first rate finisher on the basket (64% this 12 months).
-Whole non-shooter from three
-Horrible FT shooter (profession 49% from the road)
-Must stability his aggression with extra defensive self-discipline. Picks up loads of contact fouls.
Shades of: Ryan Dunn, Jordan Walsh
Mitchell performs protection at an NBA degree, and with good measurement and athletic upside — it’s going to be the rationale he will get an opportunity within the league, however his lack of capturing is a significant concern.
He does loads of good work outdoors of that. He’s a wonderful backdoor cutter, he all the time display screen for teammates, and flashes first rate passing upside, however with none type of shot outdoors the restricted space, it’s going to be arduous for him to earn a chance for actual minutes.
I seen Mitchell as a precedence free agent coming into Day 2, and a attainable two-way signee. For the Celtics, he presents a profile much like that of Jordan Walsh, who has developed his outdoors sport and on-ball confidence since being drafted in 2023.
