{"id":3103,"date":"2024-08-07T01:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T01:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2024-08-07T01:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T01:45:52","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-shocks-the-internet-after-he-reveals-his-top-two-choices-to-make-the-nba-finals-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3103","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 Donovan Mitchell Shocks The Internet After He Reveals His Top Two Choices To Make The NBA Finals In 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the conclusion of the 2023-24 NBA season, all teams were preparing to compete for the championship in the next campaign. Some teams made significant trade agreements to strengthen their lineups with key players. However, a well-known athlete recently made an unexpected revelation about the upcoming NBA season.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/donovan-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a>, who recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/donovan-mitchell-breaks-his-silence-after-signing-record-3-year-contract-extension-with-cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opened up about<\/a>\u00a0his contract extension, surprised everyone by predicting the top two teams to reach the NBA Finals in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the \u2018Million Dollaz Worth of Game\u2019 show, the five-time\u00a0NBA All-Star explained that the two teams that will face off in the NBA Finals of the 2025 season are the Oklahoma City Thunder and the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donovan Mitchell is picking the Thunder or the Wolves to make the Finals in 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say it\u2019s probably gon\u2019 be Minnesota or OKC. I think Minnesota, they some dogs. I think they figured it out too about themselves. They made some trades and made some different acquisitions\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYk6XSXSkZ\">pic.twitter.com\/yYk6XSXSkZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1820826808343785929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI would say it\u2019s probably gon\u2019 be Minnesota or OKC. I think Minnesota, they some dogs. I think they figured it out too about themselves. They made some trades and made some different acquisitions and all that, but they figured it out. OKC adding Alex Caruso, I don\u2019t think people really understand what that does for that lineup. You\u2019ve already got [Cason] Wallace over there, you\u2019ve got Lu Dort, Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander]\u2019s not a bad defender himself. You add Alex Caruso to that lineup.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell pointed out that both teams have completed several deals and additions, with OKC acquiring Alex Caruso among them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mitchell-reflects-on-the-significant-influence-of-nba-analysts-criticism\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mitchell Reflects on the Significant Influence of NBA Analysts\u2019 Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Mitchell, who was drafted by the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/denver-nuggets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>\u00a0with the 13th overall pick in the 2017\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nba-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA draft<\/a>, was immediately traded to the Utah Jazz for the 24th pick. He delivered amazing performances right after the draft. However, he truly discovered his talent during his second season in the NBA. During the same podcast, Mitchell also discussed how criticism from certain NBA analysts had a significant impact on him.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo, I\u2019ll never forget this. I had my whole rookie year. There were times my rookie year where I had my moments \u2014 \u2019cause I didn\u2019t believe I was supposed to be in the league. I don\u2019t know if y\u2019all know. I didn\u2019t think I was gonna be in the NBA. I was a baseball player growin\u2019 up. I didn\u2019t start playin\u2019 basketball for real \u2019til my junior year of high school. That\u2019s when I was like, \u2018Alright, bet.\u2019 Like, I\u2019m playin\u2019.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nba\/ask?q=donavan+mitchell+stats+2023-2024#:~:text=Donovan%20Mitchell%20averaged%2026.6%20points,his%20fifth%20All%2DStar%20games.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">StatMuse<\/a>, Mitchell averaged 26.6 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.1 rebounds in 55 games in the 2023-24 season. He was selected to play in his fifth All-Star game. It will be fascinating to see the Cavaliers star\u2019s performance in the 2024-25 NBA season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the conclusion of the 2023-24 NBA season, all teams were preparing to compete for the championship in the next campaign. 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