Donovan Mitchell has become quite the story this year, and he looks like a guy who can be a star in this league for the Utah Jazz.

He has racked up a lot of rookie records and according to the Utah Jazz broadcast, he is on track to wrap up another one. He is averaging 6.5 points a game during the fourth quarter of games. That is the best for a rookie since 2002. The next highest average since 2002 was Kyrie Irving, who averaged 6.4 points per game during the fourth quarter.

After being the 13th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in last year's draft, he was traded to the Utah Jazz, and what a special season he has had.

In 61 games this season, he is averaging 19.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. He is shooting 43.8 percent from the year, and 34.7 percent from deep.

He has also helped the Jazz climb up the Western Conference standings as of late. They got off to a terrible start to the season, but as of late, they are playing a lot better.

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The Jazz currently have a 34-30 record which puts them in 10th place in the Western Conference. They are currently only 1.5 games behind the Denver Nuggets who sit in the eighth and final spot.

For Mitchell, he has also found himself on the highlight reel a lot and in the last game against the Orlando Magic, he almost had the play of the year.

He split the double team before trying to putting Jonathan Simmons on a poster. He missed the dunk but was fouled and sent to the line for two free throws.

As the season goes on, look for more and more of these type of plays from Mitchell.