From being the hunters to the hunted, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell is feeling the difference on a personal level in 2025-26. Mitchell is having one of the most surprising starts in the NBA this season. From a third-string guard to one of the Thunder's main facilitators, Ajay's ascension has head coach Mark Daigneault telling reporters that the 2024 second-round pick has elevated in opposing teams' scouting reports.

Amid the Thunder's 13-1 start, Mitchell has evolved as one of the critical players opposing teams focus on slowing down heading into a matchup against the defending champions.

“He's getting game-planned for now. And there's a difference between being on the scouting report and being game-planned for,” Daigneault explained. “There's adjustments that teams are

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