Dillon Mitchell on finding his 3-pointer with Sin City Celtics

The Boston Celtics surprised some by taking forward Dillon Mitchell out of St. John's with the No. 40 overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, a disruptive defender not seen as a likely Celtics target by most draft experts given the paucity of shots taken from beyond the arc by Mitchell at the NCAA level.

But in a recent win over the Las Vegas version of the Charlotte Hornets in Las Vegas Summer League, the Tampa Florida native turned some heads by sinking 2-of-5 shots from 3-point range. What changed for Mitchell, who infamously shot just 6.7 percent from deep with the Red Storm in his last season in the college ranks?

"The work that we've been putting in, especially with (assistant Celtics) coach Craig (Luschenat), working on the jump shot and being confident in it," he explained via CLNS Media.

"(Hornets big man Ryan) Kalkbrenner was guarding me, and he was just playing off (me as a reputed non-shooter), so they're looking at me every time, like, 'Bro, just shoot the ball.'"

"So, I shot maybe half as many 3s ... today than (I did) the whole (of last) season ... going out there and playing confident – especially hearing their confidence in me to just shoot the ball in (helped)."

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