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Ajay Mitchell

Ajay Mitchell

PG/SG • Oklahoma City Thunder Proj Rank 64 Actual 25 133 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
13.823.723.4025.81.3.312.97
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Ajay Mitchell | Fantasy Outlook

Ajay Mitchell Season Outlook: Reliable Efficiency in Oklahoma City's Backcourt

After a promising sophomore campaign where he averaged 13.7 points, Mitchell has seen his roster ownership steadily climb to 31%. With an ADP of 132.7, the 24-year-old enters the season in a competitive Oklahoma City backcourt rotation featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cason Wallace.

Our projections forecast a dependable role across 68 appearances, pegging Mitchell for 23.2 minutes and 21.4 fantasy points per game. We also project him to contribute 11.7 points, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per contest while sustaining strong efficiency at 48.5% from the floor and 88.3% from the free-throw line.

While shared ball-handling duties with primary creators cap his usage ceiling, Mitchell's defensive instincts and low turnover rate provide a dependable baseline. He profiles as a high-upside bench stash in standard formats and a stable asset in deeper leagues.

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Ajay Mitchell Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/22 SA 16 1/5 2 1 0 5 0 3 739
05/20 SA 28 4/8 10 2 4 0 1 3 2033
05/18 SA 33 2/5 4 5 2 4 0 0 2039
05/11 LAL 32 12/19 28 4 4 3 0 1 452
05/09 LAL 29 10/17 24 10 3 4 0 0 500
05/07 LAL 30 7/12 20 6 0 3 0 2 3114
05/05 LAL 27 7/16 18 4 0 2 0 1 2512
04/27 PHO 33 7/16 22 6 0 4 0 3 3311
04/25 PHO 32 5/20 15 2 0 6 0 1 2434
04/22 PHO 29 5/12 14 5 2 5 0 1 3125
04/19 PHO 21 3/7 9 2 2 5 0 0 2226
04/08 LAC 24 3/6 7 3 1 1 0 0 1529
04/07 LAL 21 3/9 9 3 1 3 0 0 1940
04/05 UTA 18 3/9 7 7 1 1 0 2 1930
04/02 LAL 16 4/7 10 1 0 3 0 0 1531
03/30 DET 35 4/10 14 3 2 2 1 1 2633
03/29 NY 24 2/4 8 5 0 4 0 0 2024
03/27 CHI 25 6/10 15 5 0 3 2 2 2830
03/25 BOS 25 4/9 8 2 0 3 1 1 1646
03/21 WAS 15 6/10 14 3 1 1 0 1 2140
03/18 BKN 22 5/9 10 2 1 7 0 1 2241
03/17 ORL 28 5/12 16 3 0 2 0 2 2133
03/15 MIN 26 4/13 11 3 2 5 0 2 2426
03/12 BOS 30 6/10 15 6 0 4 0 1 2856
03/09 DEN 29 9/16 24 3 1 2 0 0 3339
01/21 MIL 25 8/12 18 2 2 3 0 2 2738
01/19 CLE 25 2/5 5 9 1 2 0 3 2042
01/17 MIA 27 6/13 15 2 1 4 0 5 2038
01/15 HOU 22 7/10 17 3 1 5 1 1 3123
01/13 SA 30 4/8 11 4 1 6 0 3 2333
01/11 MIA 26 8/15 16 1 0 4 0 1 2132
01/09 MEM 38 9/18 23 6 0 3 1 2 3616
01/07 UTA 33 5/15 16 5 3 2 1 1 3333
01/05 CHA 24 4/9 11 2 3 3 0 0 2431
01/04 PHO 27 4/9 13 3 0 2 0 0 2038
01/02 GS 25 5/7 11 6 2 2 0 3 2330
12/31 POR 23 4/4 17 3 1 6 1 2 3118
12/29 ATL 23 3/8 10 4 2 1 2 0 2531
12/28 PHI 20 5/9 13 3 2 1 0 0 2331
12/22 MEM 22 7/13 16 2 2 9 0 3 3129
12/19 MIN 22 5/10 14 2 0 2 0 0 1938
12/18 LAC 28 7/15 16 5 2 7 0 1 3553
12/13 SA 24 2/4 9 4 2 6 0 1 2532
12/10 PHO 18 3/5 9 4 1 2 2 1 2230
12/07 UTA 28 2/5 7 4 0 2 0 1 1451
12/05 DAL 22 3/7 9 2 1 0 0 3 1143
12/02 GS 32 4/6 10 3 1 4 0 0 2138
11/30 POR 28 5/9 17 5 1 5 0 1 3230
11/28 PHO 4 0/3 0 1 0 0 0 1 162
11/26 MIN 23 5/9 13 3 0 2 0 0 2041
11/23 POR 23 8/8 20 4 2 1 0 2 2929
11/21 UTA 24 4/10 12 4 2 4 1 2 2722
11/19 SAC 29 4/10 13 6 2 3 1 4 2820
11/17 NO 25 4/14 11 1 1 2 0 0 1736
11/15 CHA 30 6/15 14 4 1 6 1 3 2836
11/12 LAL 26 6/13 14 3 3 3 0 3 2538
11/11 GS 30 6/13 17 2 1 3 1 1 2730
11/09 MEM 31 8/15 21 4 3 6 0 0 4015
11/07 SAC 31 5/12 18 10 3 5 1 2 453
11/05 POR 31 7/11 21 3 1 4 0 5 2748
11/04 LAC 19 4/10 8 3 4 4 0 2 2334
11/02 NO 30 2/8 10 8 1 5 0 2 2830
10/30 WAS 30 6/15 20 2 2 1 0 0 2819
10/28 SAC 24 7/15 18 1 2 0 0 4 2038
10/27 DAL 27 7/14 17 1 1 7 0 2 2734
10/25 ATL 28 6/14 14 7 2 7 0 0 3718
10/23 IND 38 9/19 26 4 1 3 0 1 3739
10/21 HOU 14 6/12 16 2 0 2 1 0 2351
Totals: 1757 349/727 940 253 88 231 19 96 1719
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
24-25 OKC 39 15.6 .485 .364 .805 6.3 1.7 1.8 0.1 0.6 0.7
25-26 OKC 61 25.6 .474 .357 .874 13.7 3.6 3.4 0.3 1.2 1.4
3-YEAR AVG 36 20.7 .478 .362 .862 10.3 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.9 1.1
Totals 115 21.1 .482 .351 .864 10.6 2.9 2.7 0.2 1.0 1.1

Mitchell Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
74.3 0.477 0.871 0.341 8.9 3 14.3 7.3 6 30.4 14.5 2.5 7 3 0.1 0 5.7 9.5 11 1 38.3 3.3 3.5 23.5
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
26 0.469 0.885 0.329 3.2 1 5 2.4 2 10.8 5.1 1 2.3 3.4 0.04 0 1.8 3 4 0 13 1 1 24.6
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Oklahoma City Thunder

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG 100% 100%
Ajay Mitchell PG/SG 32% 10%
Cason Wallace PG/SF 46% 24%
Jared McCain PG/SG 29% 15%
Alex Caruso SG/SF 15% 5%
NAME OWN START
Jalen Williams SF/PF 100% 100%
Jaylin Williams PF/C 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Chet Holmgren C/PF 100% 100%
Isaiah Hartenstein C 68% 39%
Aday Mara C 5% 0%

Team Rankings

PTS
119.0
5th
REB
44.1
12th
AST
25.8
19th
TO
12.0
2nd
FG%
48.4
4th
3P%
36.5
9th
FT%
81.7
3rd
eFG%
56.1
5th
STL
9.7
2nd
BLK
5.5
6th
PF
19.0
7th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
ThunderThunder64-180.780-119.0107.9
NuggetsNuggets54-280.65910122.1116.9
TimberwolvesTimberwolves49-330.59815118.0114.6
Trail BlazersTrail Blazers42-400.51222115.5115.8
JazzJazz22-600.26842117.6126.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander6831.14.36.61.40.82.255.338.687.9  
Ajay Mitchell5713.63.33.61.20.31.448.534.787.0  
Payton Sandfort48.82.50.00.30.00.350.041.250.0  
Cason Wallace778.63.12.61.90.40.943.235.180.9  
Jared McCain678.32.01.30.50.10.842.538.586.4  
Nikola Topić105.21.94.40.50.02.543.140.040.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Isaiah Joe7111.12.51.30.70.20.645.542.389.4  
Aaron Wiggins659.43.11.70.90.41.243.135.673.6  
Alex Caruso566.22.82.01.30.30.942.329.380.4  
Brooks Barnhizer401.72.00.60.30.10.338.029.270.0  
Buddy Boeheim41.50.00.00.00.00.033.333.30.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jalen Williams3317.14.65.51.20.31.948.429.983.7  
Luguentz Dort698.33.61.20.90.40.838.534.475.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Jaylin Williams657.25.52.40.50.61.042.338.379.3  
Kenrich Williams566.53.31.40.60.10.847.338.863.5  
Thomas Sorber00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Chet Holmgren6917.18.91.70.61.91.655.736.279.2  
Isaiah Hartenstein479.29.43.51.00.81.762.20.061.0  
Branden Carlson425.83.00.70.20.60.452.736.057.7  

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Jul 29th

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May 30th

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May 24th

Spurs Clamp Down on Shai as OKC Misses Jalen Williams’ Secondary Creation ...

May 23rd

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May 13th

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May 9th

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May 6th

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