Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell took questions via Twitter from some of his followers on Wednesday night. One curious fan asked Mitchell who he thought was the most unguardable player from the 2017 draft class. The budding star shouted out Boston Celtics wing Jayson Tatum, but was quick to add that he is not an unstoppable offensive force.
JT is a bucket @jaytatum0 I’m not saying he’s unguardable tho 😂😂 https://t.co/mECo6KPPtd
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 11, 2019
This was a solid answer from Mitchell. Tatum was one of the more offensively advanced rookies we have seen in recent years. In his rookie year, Tatum averaged 13.7 points right out the gate. He bumped the average up to 15.7 his sophomore campaign.
However, in the two games that Mitchell and Tatum faced off in last season, Tatum only had one great scoring game. In Utah, Tatum dropped 21 points on Mitchell and the Jazz. Eight days later, he managed to score only 10 points in Boston. Mitchell got the last laugh in both of the games, as the Jazz came away victorious twice.
Both of these guys look like they have the potential to become superstars sooner rather than later. It's nice to see Mitchell give some respect to his draft mate, and Tatum surely reciprocates the respect that he received.
Hopefully, NBA fans will get a chance to see these two match up for many more years. If we're lucky, we might even get a Finals matchup before their careers are over.
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