Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell believes playing at a slower pace will help him take the next leap in his development this season.

Mitchell says he wants to play more under control and not reckless. The high-flyer thinks that will help his game and lead the Jazz to the promised land:

“It’s just being patient, that’s been one of the biggest things that I’ve really started to focus on,” Mitchell said, via the Salt Lake Tribune. “Being able to just get into the paint and take my time. … Being able to slow myself down, I think is the biggest thing — find Rudy [Gobert], find Bojan [Bogdanovic], find Mike [Conley], Royce [O’Neale], Joe [Ingles].

“In workouts, it’s just going at a certain tempo, you kind of over-exaggerate it. So when you get in the game, it feels natural. It’s not that I didn’t want to, I was just going so fast that I just wasn’t seeing him. Opening my game up, slowing down, being able to see him, and making the right play. That’s what I mean by being more efficient, making the right play. It’s not just field goal percentage, it’s everything.”

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Donovan Mitchell averaged 23.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists last season for the Jazz. He’s one of the best young scorers in the NBA and finally has another terrific scorer in the backcourt next to him.

The Jazz acquired Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies this summer. Both Conley and Mitchell are versatile scorers who can get buckets from all areas of the court.

Mitchell plays above the rim way more often than Conley, while the veteran has the better mid-range game.