Right now, Mitchell ranks sixth in the NBA with a 31.4 percent usage percentage: that is, the frequency of the Jazz’s possessions that end in a Mitchell shot, a trip to the line, or a turnover.
To give you an idea of how that compares to the rest of the league’s stars, that puts him just behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, but ahead of LeBron James in the leaderboard. James Harden, of course, ranks first with a 40.2 percent usage. When you compare it to rookies or sophomores in NBA history, only one player surpasses Mitchell: Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid.