11/11/2022
Cavs players, coaches and front-office members noticed Mitchell showed no ego from preseason workouts right through the start of the season, and multiple team members said they believed it helped him fit in. When All-Star guard Darius Garland went down in the first game with an eye injury, Mitchell's move into a more pronounced leadership role was seamless.
Mitchell has been one of the Eastern Conference's best players in the first month of the season, averaging 31.4 points and shooting 49.2%, both of which would be career highs.
