NBA 2018-19: 5 sophomores poised to have a breakout season

#4 Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell won the Slam Dunk Contest in his rookie year.

Donovan Mitchell is explosive and clutch, to say the least. The unprecedented season he had has him poised to become a major star in the NBA.

His ability to bring down the house with backboard-shaking slams is well integrated into his fully-fledged point guard nature. He averaged 20.5 points per game last season and took almost all the experts by surprise. People expected him to be good, but just how good he ultimately turned out to be shocked most.

He has the attitude in place to reach the zenith of professional basketball, and all that separates him from prominent early success is a scot-free run by the Utah Jazz in the time to come.

He started 71 of the 79 games he played for the Jazz last year and shot 50% from the field. Surely, his window of improvement is slimmer than the others his age as he has already posted big numbers, but what remains to be seen is how far can he stretch the boundaries of his on-court dominance at such a nascent stage. Nevertheless, the sky is the limit for this prodigy.