Donovan Mitchell’s January form hasn’t made it to February

Russ Isabella-USA TODAY SportsJanuary of 2019 was easily the best month in the young career of Donovan Mitchell. His 27.7 points, 5.1 assists, 41.2 percent shooting from three were all career-highs for a month (the points even ranked eighth in the entire NBA). Not only that, but Mitchell’s 33.2 usage percentage was the most of any month too. Spida put up his best production when put under even greater usage stress.

The happy days of January are over, unfortunately, and Mitchell’s efficiency has dropped to some of the worst of the year. In the five games the Jazz have played in February, Mitchell’s averages have dropped to 22.0 points and 4.6 assists. That’s not an alarming drop, though. In…