Pistons vs Jazz Preview: Donovan Mitchell? Donovan Mitchell! DONOVAN MITCHELL!!!!!

Cruel masters, they, the gods. But their will is writ, and so, we prostrate ourselves before them.

I don’t ask for a lot, so I ask for what I need. And I need this one, Basketball Gods.

When: Wednesday, January 24, 7:00 p.m. EST

Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

Watch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League Pass

Wager: Detroit -2.0

The Jazz, at 19-28, have under-performed preseason expectations. Even after the loss of Gordon Hayward to the Boston Celtics, the thinking was that Dennis Lindsey had constructed a roster full of solid defensive players who could move the ball just enough to manufacture offense. Unfortunately, perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidate Rudy Gobert missed 15…