![]() ![]() High-level prospects are expected to improve every season they stay in college, which is one reason so many declare for the draft right after their breakout season. At the combine, he even admitted to struggling with his effort level at times. Instead, his statistics dropped across the board, with his PER falling from 29.7 to 20.8. Mitchell could have been a first-round pick last year, but he came back to make a run at a top-25 ranking and the NCAA Tournament. This season, they slipped to 12-20, with a 7-9 mark in Sun Belt play. In Mitchell's freshman season, UNT went 18-14, although they did make a run to the championship game in the conference tournament. The problem for Mitchell is that he put up all those numbers for some bad teams in a really bad conference. However, what really jumps off the page are the three-point percentages (48-141 over two years, 34 percent) for a player his size.ÄraftExpress scouting report on Tony Mitchell ![]() He is still a raw offensive player, as his career average of 1.1 assists to 2.6 turnovers tells you. Right away, you can see his athleticism in his rebounding and shot-blocking numbers. That's a downgrade from his eye-popping freshman year, when he averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks on 57/44/74 shooting. As a sophomore, he averaged 13 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks on 44/30/67 shooting. Like George, Mitchell put up some fairly interesting statistics in two years of college. If things don't work out for him in the NBA, he can march over to the NFL and be an All-Pro TE for the next decade. At the combine, Mitchell jumped so high they had to put something under the bar to raise it. That's a guy bigger than most NBA power forwards dunking two basketballs at once, catching the ball in mid-air and doing a windmill and I'm not even sure what the last once was because holy s-t. Look at his dunks from UNT Midnight Madness this season. He's 6'9, 235 pounds with a 7'2 wingspan and a 38' max vertical. ![]() In person, Mitchell more than passes the eye test. If there's one player in this draft who fits that description, it's Tony Mitchell of North Texas - complete with two first names. 10 overall? In George's case, because he was the best player on an underachieving mid-major team, far from the national spotlight. How does an elite 6'9+ athlete with a fairly complete skillset fall to No. Could there be another Paul George out there this season? Just the proof that it can happen has to at least intrigue teams. That leads to natural question, especially in a draft as weak at the top as 2013. However, his talent was overshadowed by Fresno State's 15-18 record, including a 7-9 mark in the aptly named WAC conference. He averaged 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 46/36/81 shooting in his last season in college. The skills, while still unrefined, were there, too. Even back then, he had off-the-charts athleticism and fantastic size for his position - 6'9, 215 pounds with a 6'11 wingspan. With the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to understand Paul George's confidence. "Once I get that chance to really get that experience and learn about the game, I think my ceiling is pretty high." "I haven't been exposed to this game as much as a lot of other players and I think I'm already a great prospect with good potential," he says. ![]()
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