{"id":3516,"date":"2026-06-25T04:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2026-06-25T04:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T04:06:43","slug":"second-round-pick-dillon-mitchell-has-been-on-the-celtics-radar-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3516","title":{"rendered":"Second-round pick Dillon Mitchell has been on the Celtics\u2019 radar for years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In November 2022, Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren went on a scouting trip to Texas to watch the Longhorns face Gonzaga. It did not take long for a freshman to catch his eye. In just his third career game, Texas forward Dillon Mitchell registered eight points and nine rebounds while impressing Zarren with his leaping ability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was really raw back then, but his athleticism stood out,\u201d Zarren said. \u201cIt took him a few years to sort of grow from there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitchell spent another year at Texas, transferred to Cincinnati for his junior year, and recently completed his senior season at St. John\u2019s. On Wednesday night, nearly four years after Zarren first watched Mitchell, the Celtics selected the athletic wing with the 40th pick of the NBA draft.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zarren said that Mitchell \u201cfound more purpose\u201d playing for the Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino this past season and emerged as one of the best perimeter defenders in the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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