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Bill Simmons Hops Aboard Miami Heat's Davion Mitchell Bandwagon

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Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) reacts with center Bam Adebayo (13) after the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Apr 18, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) reacts with center Bam Adebayo (13) after the Heat defeated the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell is among the most popular players in the NBA right now.

Mitchell is coming off a 16-point performance in Friday's victory against the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In Tournament, sending the Heat to the playoffs for a sixth straight season. Mitchell had nine points in overtime, with all of the points coming on 3-pointers.

The effort caught the attention of media personality and Boston Celtics fanatic Bill Simmons, who gave Mitchell props. Here's what Simmons posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Huge party on Davion Island right now. I left the front door unlocked just come on in."

The Heat are the first No. 10 seed to make the postseason. They play the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Game 1 is Sunday in Cleveland.

Mitchell is arguably the Heat's biggest acquisition of the season. The Heat acquired him from the Toronto Raptors in early February. He is averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 assists in 30 games with the Heat.

Mitchell has helped position the Heat for another surprise run in the playoffs. They lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the first round last year but made the NBA Finals in 2023 behind Jimmy Butler.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here