Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell is a walking human highlight reel in his own right, but even his eyes widen when Lonzo Ball passes the rock. Recalling an earlier Cavs practice, Ball was in the backcourt by the sideline when he launched one of his patented three-quarters-court feeds to the opposite corner in the waiting arms of a teammate.

“It just landed perfectly,” Mitchell said after Sunday's 117-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks. “Now, did they shoot it? No. But it was like a football catch. It's just, like, right here. Without even a thought. That's his first thought, just to get it up there.”

Seeing him in a similar light to two of Mitchell's favorite former teammates , he was inspired to try his own Ball-esque fling on a connection with Larry Nance Jr. down the floor

See Full Page