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Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

SG · #45 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Cleveland Cavaliers

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2025-26 per game · 70 games
27.9 PTS 4.5 REB 5.7 AST 61.3% TS
Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Donovan Mitchell is a 30-year-old shooting guard, listed at 6′2″ (188 cm). Donovan Mitchell is listed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 27.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 70 games with 61.3% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $50.11M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031. The roster lists an entry dated September 2022, with Utah Jazz as the previous basketball team.

2025-26 season statistics

27.9PTS per game#7 of 582
4.5REB per game#166 of 582
5.7AST per game#33 of 582
1.5STL per game#29 of 582
0.3BLK per game#287 of 582
2.8TO per game#27 of 582
33.5MIN per game#28 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
70678–140448.3%224–61636.4%372–43086.5%56.3%61.3%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
22.431.3%117.3115.8+3712.01501,952

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
1836.226.04.83.11.20.345.1%32.7%81.5%55.8%-52

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

11PointsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0ReboundsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
3AssistsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
03-pointersOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0StealsOct 8, 2026 vs BOS
0BlocksOct 8, 2026 vs BOS

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 8 preseasonvs BOSL 113–12416:5411030024-80-13-3+0

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Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Donovan Mitchell took 44% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 22% at the rim, 22% elsewhere in the paint and 12% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the paint outside the restricted area (53.8%, +9.3 points above average).

1/3 (33%)2/7 (29%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)3/7 (43%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)8/11 (73%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)5/12 (42%)5/10 (50%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/5 (20%)6/12 (50%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)6/23 (26%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/13 (15%)8/15 (53%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)7/15 (47%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)4/12 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/5 (20%)3/4 (75%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)2/9 (22%)4/5 (80%)3/3 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/10 (40%)3/6 (50%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)2/8 (25%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/5 (40%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)17/28 (61%)8/9 (89%)4/10 (40%)7/13 (54%)3/9 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)11/21 (52%)2/4 (50%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)79/103 (77%)38/59 (64%)9/16 (56%)8/12 (67%)1/2 (50%)6/10 (60%)4/11 (36%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)3/4 (75%)4/8 (50%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)27/41 (66%)21/41 (51%)9/14 (64%)5/14 (36%)8/11 (73%)5/8 (63%)0/4 (0%)3/3 (100%)0/4 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)1/8 (13%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)5/5 (100%)5/14 (36%)7/9 (78%)6/10 (60%)5/6 (83%)2/2 (100%)6/11 (55%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)1/8 (13%)3/4 (75%)5/7 (71%)6/11 (55%)3/11 (27%)5/10 (50%)5/8 (63%)1/3 (33%)4/6 (67%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)3/7 (43%)4/7 (57%)5/11 (45%)3/10 (30%)0/2 (0%)3/5 (60%)3/6 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)3/3 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)4/12 (33%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)2/7 (29%)3/5 (60%)4/11 (36%)1/2 (50%)3/4 (75%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)4/13 (31%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)6/21 (29%)1/2 (50%)7/12 (58%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/9 (11%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)5/9 (56%)5/8 (63%)1/1 (100%)5/9 (56%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)5/8 (63%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)7/16 (44%)3/13 (23%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)3/6 (50%)4/8 (50%)1/2 (50%)3/8 (38%)0/2 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 678–1404 (48.3%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area204–31165.6 (-1.6)67.222.2%
In the paint (non-RA)168–31253.8 (+9.3)44.522.2%
Mid-range82–16549.7 (+7.9)41.811.8%
Corner 331–8237.8 (-0.9)38.85.8%
Above the break 3193–53436.1 (+1.0)35.238.0%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 110th of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 14th of 160 · Mid-range: 6th of 61 · Corner 3: 115th of 199 · Above the break 3: 83rd of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 27.9 per game98
Rebounds 4.5 per game65
Assists 5.7 per game93
Steals 1.5 per game95
Blocks 0.3 per game40
3-pointers made 3.2 per game97
True shooting 61.377
Usage 31.396
PER 22.495
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 2.8 per game5

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: James Harden (23.6 / 4.8 / 8.0) · Keyonte George (23.6 / 3.7 / 6.1) · Stephen Curry (26.6 / 3.6 / 4.7) · Austin Reaves (23.3 / 4.7 / 5.5) · Trey Murphy III (21.5 / 5.7 / 3.8) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Donovan Mitchell average?
Donovan Mitchell averaged 27.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 70 games.
What is Donovan Mitchell's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Donovan Mitchell shot 48.3% from the field, 36.4% from three (224 of 616) and 86.5% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 61.3%.
How old is Donovan Mitchell?
Donovan Mitchell is 30 years old. He was born on September 7, 1996.
How tall is Donovan Mitchell?
Donovan Mitchell is 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Donovan Mitchell from?
Donovan Mitchell is from the United States and played at Louisville before the NBA.
What team does Donovan Mitchell play for?
Donovan Mitchell is listed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Donovan Mitchell wear?
The NBA directory lists Donovan Mitchell at No. 45 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Donovan Mitchell's next game?
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers next play the Orlando Magic at home on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Donovan Mitchell play on Christmas Day?
No. The Cleveland Cavaliers are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Donovan Mitchell make?
Donovan Mitchell has a listed salary figure of $50.11M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031.
How does Donovan Mitchell rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Donovan Mitchell was ahead of 98% in points per game, 65% in rebounds and 93% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$50.11M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2031
Nationality
USA
Roster date
September 1, 2022 previous basketball team: Utah Jazz

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

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Career at a glance

Donovan Mitchell played 9 NBA regular seasons between 2017 and 2026, appearing in 609 games and averaging 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: Utah (2017–22, 345 games), Cleveland (2022–26, 264 games). His best scoring season was 2022–23 with Cleveland: 28.3 points per game over 68 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 9 postseason runs (81 games, 27.8 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 15,300 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total). Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Mitchell ranks No. 12 in points per game.

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft and acquired by the Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA Team member.

Mitchell played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2017. As a rookie with the Utah Jazz, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2018. He was traded from the Jazz to the Cavaliers in 2022 where he would lead Cleveland to the postseason for the first time since the 2017–18 season and the first without LeBron James since 1997–98. That season, he scored a Cavaliers record 71 points in a game. In 2025, he was named to the All-NBA First Team after leading Cleveland to the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Born
September 7, 1996 (age 30) Elmsford, New York, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
215 lb (98 kg)
Position
Shooting guard
High school
Canterbury School (New Milford, Connecticut) Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College
Louisville (2015–2017)
NBA draft
2017: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Playing career
2017–present

Career highlights and awards

  • 7× NBA All-Star (2020–2026)
  • All-NBA First Team (2025)
  • 2× All-NBA Second Team (2023, 2026)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2018)
  • NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2018)
  • First-team All-ACC (2017)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18Utah797133.4.437.340.8053.73.71.5.320.5
2018–19Utah777733.7.432.362.8064.14.21.4.423.8
2019–20Utah696934.3.449.366.8634.44.31.0.224.0
2020–21Utah535333.4.438.386.8454.45.21.0.326.4
2021–22Utah676733.8.448.355.8534.25.31.5.225.9
2022–23Cleveland686835.8.484.386.8674.34.41.5.428.3
2023–24Cleveland555535.3.462.368.8655.16.11.8.526.6
2024–25Cleveland717131.4.443.368.8234.55.01.3.224.0
2025–26Cleveland707033.5.483.364.8654.55.71.5.327.9
Career60960133.8.453.366.8444.34.81.4.325.1
All-Star6220.5.432.4001.0004.34.71.3.514.3
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018Utah111137.4.420.313.9075.94.21.5.424.4
2019Utah5538.6.321.256.7275.03.21.6.221.4
2020Utah7737.7.529.516.9485.04.91.0.336.3*
2021Utah101034.6.447.435.8294.25.51.1.232.3
2022Utah6638.2.398.208.8814.35.7.7.525.5
2023Cleveland5541.3.433.289.7225.07.22.0.623.2
2024Cleveland101038.2.476.354.8155.44.71.3.329.6
2025Cleveland9932.0.443.333.7424.73.91.9.329.6
2026Cleveland181836.2.451.327.8154.83.11.2.326.0
Career818136.7.442.349.8245.04.41.3.327.8
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16Louisville31519.1.442.250.7543.41.7.8.17.4
2016–17Louisville343332.3.408.354.8064.92.72.1.515.6
Career653826.0.418.329.7884.12.21.5.311.7

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 2″
Weight
215 lb
Position
SG
Jersey
45
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Louisville
Draft year
2017
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 13

How acquired: Traded from UTA on 09/03/22. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

27.9Points per game
4.5Rebounds per game
5.7Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Signature partnership update: October 1, 2026

Donovan Mitchell discussed renewing his Adidas partnership in an interview with Ashley Nicole Moss. The agreement was intended to carry his D.O.N. signature line through a tenth model and included continued educational support for students at his former school, Greenwich Country Day. The tenth model was a future milestone, not an announcement that it was already on sale.

Donovan Mitchell’s two-way growth at Louisville

Mitchell’s 2016–17 sophomore season showed why his college development deserves attention beyond the eventual first-round selection. He made the All-ACC First Team and the conference’s All-Defensive Team, with 70 steals across 34 games. His offense also expanded: he made 80 three-pointers that season after making 18 as a freshman.

A January scoring burst supplied a concrete example. He scored 29 points at Pittsburgh on January 24, 2017, then 28 against NC State on January 29. Across those two games he made 12 of 18 three-point attempts. That stretch captures the shooting progress behind his larger role, while the defensive recognition shows that his prospect profile was broader than scoring alone.

From a rookie playoff surge to a Cleveland landmark

In Utah’s 2018 first-round clincher against Oklahoma City, Mitchell scored 38 points, including 22 in the third quarter. Utah won 96–91 to take the series 4–2.

With the Cleveland Cavaliers, another defining performance arrived on January 2, 2023. He scored 71 points and added 11 assists and eight rebounds in a 145–134 overtime win over Chicago. It set a Cleveland single-game scoring record at the time and made him the first NBA player with at least 70 points and 10 assists in one game.

Those games highlight different responsibilities: sustaining a scoring run in a playoff elimination game, then combining extraordinary individual production with double-digit assists. Neither performance should be mistaken for a typical night, but both help explain the scale of the offensive role he grew into.

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