Coming into the 2025-26 campaign, many fans and pundits were predicting that a young OKC Thunder stud would ultimately wind up breaking out.
Most were presumably putting their money on big man Chet Holmgren to pop off in year three, while Cason Wallace was a name that saw a considerable amount of attention as a star on the rise as well.
Perhaps to the surprise of many, however, the player whose stock has risen the most through these first few games of the year is actually someone who flew a bit under the radar as a potential breakout candidate in Ajay Mitchell.