Donovan Mitchell is better now than he’s ever been before.
A quick look at his box score stats might not show that; as his points per game, three-point percentage, and other stats are down; but it’s easily visible when watching the games. Mitchell looks more in control. More patient. Smarter.
Advanced stats and metrics back this up. Mitchell is currently averaging career-highs in the following statistics:
- True shooting percentage
- Box plus/minus
- Win shares per 48 minutes
- Plus/minus per 100 possessions
- LEBRON
- Estimated plus/minus
If you sort every NBA player w/ 200+ MIN on December 13 by the AVERAGE OF THEIR RANKS in 8 catch-alls (Box Plus/Minus, RAPTOR, Estimated Plus-Minus and Game Score per 36 minutes, as well as the cumulative versions of each), this is the top 30.