To say that the 2019 FIBA World Cup didn’t go as planned for Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell and Team USA would be a wild understatement. A team that had its sights set solely on a gold medal ended up with the worst finish ever at a FIBA World Cup/World Championship at seventh place. The previous low was sixth place back in 2002.
For the most part, Donovan Mitchell as an individual played quite well. Some were critical of him not scoring as much as the team needed throughout the tournament, but when the stakes were highest, Mitchell exploded for 29 points against France in a game wherein support from his teammates wasn’t anywhere to be found.