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“First of all, I think Book’s (Devin Booker) approach should be every hooper’s approach,” he said. “His ‘I’ll do it (tweet),’ I respect that a lot because that’s the same kind of time I’m in. I’m not going to lie. I didn’t see myself in a lot of the predictions for the draft. It’s bullshit. But it is what it is. At the end of the day. If that’s what it is, then that’s what people think I should just do more of. That’s kind of my whole mindset, but I think I deserve to be right in that (conversation).

“…You’re not the first one to talk to me about this, but my first year in Cleveland, I’m an All-Star starter, All-NBA. Granted, I worked hard, don’t get it twisted, but there’s a lot more s–t that goes along with it. So I think that’s part of it, but of course you’ve got to win. Realistically, I see myself as one of the top 10-15 players in this league, but I haven’t made it to a Conference Finals yet. So to make that jump, I can’t sit here and get mad… because this is a world that we live in based on accolades, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent.

“It is what it is. So until that happens, I’m just gonna keep plugging and plugging. I’m not shocked when I see it, it’s more like ‘okay bet!’ and it’s more of a thank you to myself, like every year that I get something. There’s never any complacency. And when that day comes and I win a chip, I’ll probably be like my man JT (Jayson Tatum) saying every (fucking) meme that I’ve seen.”

The Booker post Mitchell was referring to took place in September 2023, when the Phoenix Suns guard responded to a call from Kyle Kuzma, who said Team USA needed some stars to fill more defined roles.

That’s exactly what he did at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, helping the Americans win gold. He appeared in all six games and averaged 11.7 points, 3.3 assists and 2.7 rebounds, while sometimes fading behind LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.