Donovan's Ready For The Work | Pass The Rock Ep. 10 | FULL EPISODE

Let's ride It's a beautiful morning to chat NBA and we're talking next-generation next wave of leaders of the NBA guys that are electrifying Things are shifting and they're dangerous in every life. I believe the game is in good hands Cleveland fans are dope It's a passion. There's a level of passion and I think Cleveland fans are like informed like they know Yeah, I mean they know the game like I've had people tell me I blew my coverage and they were right for me To be a part of this, you know now it's a scene it and being a part of it watching It's kind of just like man Like, you know You don't want to let it down you want to go out there and do everything you can to? To put on and fight because they feel we feel like the underdogs. I think that's something that's that's pretty dope Up about three game in four days stretch as they host the Raptors of Toronto It's your overall attitude towards this this new stage of your career. I think you know not proving people wrong or proving myself, right? Like what can he be what can this team be is it good enough it's the team good enough, you know I think that's more motivating than anything else. I hear that we all hear that Outcomes Mitchell I'm from Westchester, New York was grew up as a baseball player. I really didn't want to play basketball. I Was gonna go I play the pros was gonna be through through baseball and my sophomore year high school. I broke my wrist Mother first playing baseball and I just missed basketball more Stop playing baseball pursue basketball my sophomore year to my junior year I went from four college offers to 26. That's when I knew that you know, that's probably the route. I'm gonna probably go The Denver Nuggets select Donovan Mitchell And Reese he just said to me I didn't know I was going to Utah so you are going to the Jets What's your reaction to that? Oh, man. I'm excited. Love that organization. They're my first workout. Love love everything about them I'm excited. I'm sorry. I'm lost for words, man You ever have like a welcome to the league moment We play at Russell Westbrook for the Thunder I think I like one of my first games of the year or whatever and You know, he does his little dance of adventure Watch this guy religiously on YouTube. You watch him all the time. She's like, you know He's looking around and we made eye contact. I was like, oh shoot like Looking dead at me. It was one of those things. That's a rookie. You're kind of just like damn like, you know and then you get out down the floor and You try to talk to him have a conversation like you've known him for years and he looked at me like Mitchell knocks it down for three. That's a talk deep A lot of guys try to be like real serious. I'm always just like smiling with it. It's kind of like my thing. I Can even say to start my career as a lot of it was just instinct Because there was not that many years of actually studying the game fundamentally watching the game Utah does the trade with Cleveland Mitchell was excited tonight This is a Cavs team now that is going to be formidable for years to come it do my life for a curveball in a positive Way, there's so much that I've learned there's so much that's you know, it taught me, you know as far as Basketball challenges life challenges basketball success life success And now that I'm in this new stage, you know, just being able to use what I've learned and continue to elevate myself Man I got that plane. There was a whole hangar full of people. It was nuts You know, it was one of those things that you just showed the intensity and the passion the fan base has for their players Growing up as a LeBron fan You know familiar with the entire area and the fan base and how passionate can be to be traded here to be here Man, it's a full-circle moment for me Here to replace LeBron James. He's done so much for this game. Let alone just the city So I'm not here to try and compete that I'm here to be the best player I can be for from my team myself And you know the city There's a certain grit and determination that comes with the city When you're fighting for loose balls or going for hustle plays you feel the energy you feel the crowd We got a hell of a season ahead of us all the details all the small things. Let's focus on those things Let's get off to a great start We are Rambunctious I Think that's a good word. We are fun feisty a group that's you know gets after it You can't be wrong if you perimeter guys are working together. I consider myself one of the older guys now, which is crazy Even though I'm 26 I think that's something that allows me to grow too because I've been some place that they haven't Being able to kind of speak from experience in different ways has helped me These guys were a joy to play with man They just continuously give me energy to go out there every night give the fans You know the city energy and it's a different vibe. You can definitely sense it and feel it. We got work to do How does it feel to be part of this next wave of superstars in the league I don't know I feel like in the old days it was kind of like a rites of passage not saying any of us are magic Johnson Michael Jordan, but you look at the way those Magic Johnson Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Look how that went. I guess kind of like passed down Then you had Kobe. Yeah, Brian. So like for us, we're trying to become that, you know We're trying to ascend to be that in our own way I don't think we have any fear. There's no. Oh, wait. Is it my turn? It's more like not like I'm here and And we're here and I think I just think that's pretty special But to that point the guys who before us they're not letting go the ropes to healing. It's still a dogfight Valley Sports, Ohio welcomes in the Central Dimension clash against the Bulls of Chicago Feel like I've always been, you know a natural leader understanding that every every game every possession every second every minute, you know matters even more You know understanding that the playoffs don't just start in April The tip is won by the Bulls and we are underway Rosen does not like the three. He'll take one anyways and can it to open up the ballgame? Caruso is giving Chicago a 34-26 lead. I Try to be the calm steady one, you know, try to always no matter what happens just continue to be a calming presence Execution, it's just five on five basketball at that point now Mitchell Mitchell across the lane Mitchell shakes on Caruso for a long It was weird because we were down 20 and you know, I think we just needed every bucket like we needed every single one Think that for me was just like the biggest I don't man like I'm going I'm rolling Remaining Mitchell Donovan Mitchell a Foul was committed by the suit most of the Bulls are gonna make Mitchell shoot free throws here Execution, it's just the same game. I've been playing since I was eight At that point is what's gonna get you to your ultimate goal, which is to win the game just execute Just continuing to just keep pushing, you know, we'll find a way It's more than just making the playoffs and it's a finals push. It's winning a championship Obviously, there's only one team that stands at the end of the year and you know, we would love to be that team But we're gonna continue to keep plugging away and laying the foundation to continue to get better. I Think it's pretty cool to be in this space and the top of our sport You know, like I said, I believe I'm the best player in this league and I think that's something that you know Helps propel me to be where I am today