Ajay Mitchell may be playing his way directly off the Thunder

Oct 27, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (25) looks on during the game between the Mavericks and the Thunder at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesAll anyone can seemingly focus on when it comes to the breakout campaign of OKC Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell are the positives.

Frankly, whether it's him holding down the secondary scoring fort on the league's top team while All-NBA forward Jalen Williams was sidelined, or the sheer fact that he's earning less than a ton of rookie-scale players while doing so, such narratives are hard to ignore.

However, coinciding with these exciting storylines is…