When a player like Mitchell emerges, you wonder: What did teams miss? "Good question," Mitchell says. Was it his size? At 6' 4" Mitchell isn't overwhelming physically for a combo guard. His defense? At UCSB, Mitchell believes his offense overshadowed his defensive potential. "I don't think you could really see how good of a defender I could become," says Mitchell. Was it the belief that a mid-major, inside-the-arc scorer wouldn't cut it at the NBA level? "Maybe," says Mitchell, smiling. "You would have to ask them."
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