▁Louis ville ▁Card inals . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NBA ▁draft ▁and ▁was ▁trad ed ▁on ▁draft ▁night ▁to ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Jazz . ▁During ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁NBA ▁All - R ook ie ▁First ▁Team ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁to ▁parents ▁Don ovan ▁Sr . ▁and ▁N icole ; ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁El ms ford , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁raised . ▁With ▁his ▁father ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁players ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets , ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁around ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁lo cker ▁rooms . ▁At ▁seven ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁looked ▁up ▁to ▁star ▁pitch er ▁of ▁the ▁M ets ' ▁minor - le ague ▁system ▁Scott ▁Kaz mir ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁David ▁Wright , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁poster ▁he ▁hung ▁on ▁his ▁wall . ▁Mitchell ▁has ▁one ▁younger ▁sister ▁named ▁Jordan . ▁He ▁played ▁AA U ▁basketball ▁for ▁both ▁The ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Haw ks ▁programs ▁out ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Boys ▁and ▁Girls ▁Club ▁of ▁Green wich ▁when ▁Le B ron ▁James ▁announced ▁to ▁the