Mitchell authored by far the best offensive season of his career in 2025-26, averaging 9.3 points but adding career-high marks in rebounds (2.7), assists (6.5) and a joint-best career-high mark in steals (1.0) per game across 70 games while shooting career highs of 49.0 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from three with the Heat. His outlook has improved further following Miami's offseason overhaul. Tyler Herro was sent to Milwaukee in the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, opening up additional backcourt opportunities, and Mitchell seems primed to embrace a bigger role in 2026-27. Mitchell's fantasy appeal is primarily tied to assists and steals, but last season's dramatic efficiency improvement makes his profile much easier to roster than earlier in his career, especially if he's able to hover around double-digit numbers in scoring without sacrificing efficiency. He isn't likely to become a high-volume scorer on a team featuring Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo, but a starting or near-starting workload could make Mitchell a useful late-round fantasy option, particularly for managers targeting assists without absorbing heavy turnovers.