NBA Draft prospect Dillon Mitchell was described as a 'homeless Scottie Pippen' by Fran Fraschilla during the NBA Draft Combine. This comparison highlights Mitchell's unique playing style and potential.

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Fran Fraschilla knew people weren't gonna like what he was about to say, but then he said it anyway.
He was looking for a way to describe the game of St. John's wing Dillon Mitchell, who was taking part in the NBA Draft Combine scrimmages on Wednesday. Fraschilla came up with this: "a homeless Scottie Pippen."
That's a lot to unpack in a small phrase.
So first, the Pippen part, where Fraschilla compares Mitchell to the Chicago Bulls legend.
His point is that Mitchell is lanky, defensively minded and well-rounded. In his final college season, he put up 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.
Mitchell averaged more than a steal per game in three consecutive seasons at three different schools, from Texas to Cincinnati to the Johnnies.
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The modifier, "homeless," is pretty much a brand new phrase creation by Fraschilla.
He seems to be drawing on the idea of one guy being a "poor man's" other guy.
But in this case, calling Mitchell a "poor man's Pippen" would've been too much praise for Mitchell's game, in Fraschilla's eyes.
Dillon Mitchell is an NBA Draft prospect whose playing style prompted Fran Fraschilla to describe him as a 'homeless Scottie Pippen' during the NBA Draft Combine.
'Homeless Scottie Pippen' suggests that while Dillon Mitchell has potential and skills reminiscent of Pippen, he may not yet have the same level of polish or success.
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So instead, he took it a notch further to make the case that Mitchell is very far off Pippen, but has some overlap.
If Mitchell ends up even a tiny bit like Pippen, that'll be a successful outcome for him.
And maybe if some NBA team in need of length and a solid skillset was listening, they'll give Mitchell a bit of an extra look off of this line.