The Utah Jazz have a budding superstar in Donovan Mitchell, and the second-year star just released a preview of his Adidas signature shoe. Through Adidas, Mitchell gave two young sportswriters the opportunity to interview him to discuss the release. The aspiring sportswriters, Rory Ashmeade and Blaise New, are in ninth and eighth grade, respectively.

Ashmeade and New are both students at Mitchell's alma mater, Greenwich Country Day School. Ashmeade asked Mitchell about the message he's looking to send with his shoe (via Adidas News):

RA: This product is really cool.. and I was wondering, what kind of message do you want to send with your shoe?
DM: My message with this shoe is that it’s for kids not only your age, but younger than you guys, older than you guys, just [for those who] believe that they can do anything. I want my story to be told as such – this was so unexpected for me. You know, it’s only my second year in the NBA, to now have a shoe… I want to help inspire kids so they feel like they can do anything. You don’t have to be the number one recruit, you don’t even have to be a basketball player. I just want this to send a positive message to make kids feel inspired that they can be what they want to be.

Mitchell did a great job giving these kids a platform to interview him. It's nice to see an athlete remember his roots and give back like Mitchell does.