Trae Young Sends Heartfelt Message To NBA Star Donovan Mitchell

On Sunday, Young made a heartfelt post to his Instagram story for Mitchell.

He wrote: "Gonna always support my dawg ️"

Mitchell is going into his ninth NBA season (and fourth with the Cleveland Cavaliers).

He finished last year with averages of 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 44.3% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point range in 71 games.

The Cavs lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Via Evan Sidery of Forbes: "The Cavaliers’ current projected rotation next season:

Starters: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen

Second Unit: Lonzo Ball, Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Larry Nance Jr.

Cleveland’s over/under win total is 55.5"

On the other hand, Young is coming off his seventh season (all with the Hawks).

He finished the year with averages of 24.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 41.1% from the field and 34.0% from the three-point range in 76 games.

The Hawks lost to the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat in the play-in tournament.

Via B/R Hoops: "Donovan Mitchell and Trae Young ran 5’s with some of the top high school and college hoopers in the country at the SPIDA Elite camp"