Louisville signee's dunk scores high marks for creativity

Only a small percentage of players are athletic enough to pull off the dunk Louisville signee Donovan Mitchell attempted while messing around over the weekend.

Even fewer have the creativity to conceive of it.

Mitchell, a highly touted guard from Connecticut, began by sinking a 3-pointer from the wing. Then as the ball fall is falling through the net, he sprints to the rim, catches it in midair and throws down a ridiculous windmill slam.

Video of Mitchell's dunk spread quickly on social media and cracked SportsCenter's top 10 plays. It even surpassed the soaring off-the-wall dunk that earned him perfect scores last month at the Kentucky Derby Festival’s Night of Future Stars.

Of course, Mitchell's dunking ability is only one reason Louisville fans are eager to see him in action next season. The dynamic 6-foot-2 guard will team with point guard Quentin Snider and Drexel transfer Damion Lee to help replace the perimeter scoring the Cardinals lost when Terry Rozier turned pro, Chris Jones got dismissed and Wayne Blackshear graduated.

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