According to ESPN BET, Thunder point guard Ajay Mitchell ( +750 ) has the second-shortest odds to win Sixth Man of the Year, behind the Heat's Jaime Jaquez Jr . ( +425 ) and ahead of Quentin Grimes ( +1000 ) of the Knicks. Mitchell was not on the radar when the season began, but his stellar play in the first month of the season has him among the early-season favorites for the award.

Should he be?

And is there value in betting Mitchell for Sixth Man of the Year?

Let's explore.

Through his first 12 games, Mitchell has established himself as a plus-scorer (17.2 PPG), a solid all-around contributor (3.9 RPG, 3.9 APG) and a strong 3-and-D threat (1.8 SPG, 1.3 3PG) in 28.3 MPG, mainly off the bench. He moved into the starting lineup last week with Aaron Wiggins joining Jale

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