
Mitchell recalled leaning on the 13-time All-Star when the Jazz battled against the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs in 2019. “Now people are starting to see because he’s sitting courtside and now he’s co-owner of the team, so now he doesn’t need to wait until the after the game to talk or ask a question - like, ‘I’m just going to go over and wait for a free throw, or walk to the corner to talk right then and there.’” “He’s just always been there for me in that right and also just in life as someone I can lean on and ask questions, like a big brother,” Mitchell said. Mitchell had established himself as one of the stars of that draft class already, but Wade has helped him reach new levels.

Donovan Mitchell (left) embraces with Dwyane Wade after an Oct. Mitchell, a Louisville product, was the 13th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. “Whether it’s through texts or calls.”ĮSPN.com reported that their bond started when Wade invited Mitchell and a few others players for a workout following Mitchell’s rookie season. “It’s funny, I think people are just now starting to see it in person, but this has been going on five years in the making,” the All-Star guard said. Whether Wade is passing on veteran wisdom - after winning three championships of his own in Miami - or the two are chatting about life and sharing a few laughs, they have a bond like no other, Mitchell told The Post. In recent years, Wade has been a staple at Jazz games, where he’s gone viral on social media for his courtside chats with Mitchell. Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell finds it funny that people are just catching on to his relationship with Dwyane Wade after the Heat legend joined Utah’s ownership group in April.


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