The Oklahoma City Thunder have selected Ajay Mitchell in the 2024 NBA Draft it is time to grade the pick.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have made a plethora of moves in the 2024 NBA Draft their latest was a trade chain that landed them the No. 38 pick in the draft where they selected UC Santa Barbara product Ajay Mitchell.
The Oklahoma City Thunder clearly have a type - something they are not shying away from - “High processing on offense, high skill level with regards to vision and passing and that's combined with big players. People that can handle the ball, make decisions with the ball and are interchangeable. It's something we value in players...
The 22-year-old ranks in the 90th percentile as a pick-and-roll ball handler posting 1.014 points per possession a ranking that climbs to the 94th percentile on spot-up chances including 1.230 points per possession. While he can sit up his teammates, his driving ability - including the way he probes into the paint to get to his floater which he hits at a massive clip - is intriguing for NBA teams, especially the Thunder.
Another around that the Santa Barbara stand-out shines is in transition where he registers 1.138 points per possession in such situations. Though, he will need to improve as a cutter - something he only did ten times last season - and while he shot 83 percentile from the floor when curling off screens it was only on 12 attempts this season which needs to see an uptick at the next level.
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