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Utah Jazz: Donovan Mitchell trails only Steph Curry from deep

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

The Utah Jazz franchise weapon has an underappreciated long-three launcher.

For whatever reason, one common misconception among outside fanbases — even some Utah Jazz enthusiasts fall into this category — is that Donovan Mitchell heaves far too many prayers from extreme distances.

Nope. In truth, the most recent stats suggest that the two-time All-Star is one of the NBA’s premier snipers from out near the logo.

As ClutchPoints pointed out this week in a tweet paying tribute to the top “deep-range marksmen” in the league, Mitchell ranked No.