Why is Davion Mitchell called off night?

Davion Mitchell is called Off Night due to his reputation of forcing the player he is defending into having an off night

In a 2021 interview with NBC Sports journalist Kyle Draper, Mitchell recounted why he was nicknamed “off Night”.

According to him, Tyrese Haliburton is responsible for the nickname he picked up in college.

Before Tyrese Haliburton was going up against Mitchell in practice with Sacramento, they went head-to-head in the Big 12.

In Haliburton’s final collegiate season at Iowa State, he faced Mitchell and the Baylor Bears multiple times. It didn’t go so well for Haliburton.

“Actually, that’s kind of where the name came from, ‘Off Night,’ when he had an off-night,”.

The American professional basketball player Davion Mitchell plays for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association.

Mitchell played collegiate basketball for the Auburn Tigers before transferring to Baylor Bears after his freshman season.

Mitchell was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings and signed his rookie-scale contract with the Kings on August 5, 2021.

Davion Mitchell has played 2 seasons for the Kings. He has averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 78 regular-season games.