NBA's top 5 rookies this season at the end of 2017

#3 Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell has been one of Utah Jazz's key players this season

The wild card of this rookie race, Donovan Mitchell seems ready to shine and dominate the NBA in the present. A rough start to the season which included atrocious shooting percentages led Mitchell to be dropped from everyone's consideration. His growth and performance over the past few weeks have pulled him back towards the spotlight.

Utah Jazz initially had high expectations from Mitchell after Gordon Hayward's trade. A great fit for the Jazz now, Mitchell has shown good leadership skills as well as jaw-dropping performances recently. Apart from scoring, Mitchell has helped the Jazz improve their distribution and has easily been the best performing rookie in the league over the past couple of weeks.

Donovan Mitchell stat line: 17.7 ppg, 1.5 stl, 42.6 FG%