Donovan Mitchell Praises Rookie Meleek Thomas After Debut Spark

Cavaliers rookie Meleek Thomas made his season debut against the Timberwolves and provided exactly the lift Cleveland needed, drawing high praise from Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell admitted the Cavs came out flat and were playing the wrong way, crediting the rookie for changing the game's energy in his first appearance of the year. He called Thomas a killer and said riding a rookie's coattails into halftime is not normal.

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• @KalshiHoops Donovan Mitchell on Cavaliers rookie Meleek Thomas debut performance vs. the Timberwolves: "Its very rare to ride the coattails of a rookie going into a half. Like we didn't have energy. We're flat. We're playing the wrong way. We weren't doing the right things. And for him to … View on X