Donovan Mitchell
Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers · #45
Donovan Mitchell: season analysis
Donovan Mitchell is a 30-year-old guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing number 45. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, Mitchell has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Louisville.
In 2026-27, Mitchell is averaging 22.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 33.1 minutes per game, starting all 12 games. The shooting line reads 48.5% from the field, 37.6% from three-point range and 79.4% from the free-throw line. That makes Mitchell the team's leading scorer this season. Among the 378 players with at least five games this season, that scoring average ranks 21st in the NBA.
Compared with 2025-26 (27.9 points in 33.5 minutes per game), scoring is down by 5.1 points per game and playing time down by 0.4 minutes.
Before this season, Mitchell played 9 NBA seasons and 609 games, averaging 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2022-23 at 28.3 points per game.
Background
Mitchell was drafted in 2017 by the Denver Nuggets franchise. NBA teams so far: Utah Jazz (2017–2022), Cleveland Cavaliers (2022–). Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Donovan Mitchell on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #45 |
| Age | 30 |
| Born | September 7, 1996 · Greenwich, CT, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 215 lbs (98 kg) |
| College | Louisville |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $50,105,628 (2026-27) |
Cavaliers teammates
Jarrett AllenC · #31
Thomas BryantC · #3
James HardenG · #1
Mario HezonjaF · #33
Sam MerrillG · #5
Riley MinixF · #12
Evan MobleyC · #4
Craig Porter Jr.G · #9
Tyrese ProctorG · #24
Meleek ThomasG · #15
Jaylon TysonG · #20
Ernest Udeh Jr.C · #88
Peyton WatsonG · #8Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ NYK | W 115-107 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 5-5 | +15 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ CHA | L 112-124 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs NYK | L 97-109 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13-22 | 5-13 | 6-11 | -3 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs PHI | W 119-95 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 8-10 | +28 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ OKC | L 116-124 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | +1 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs OKC | L 112-117 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 1-4 | +5 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ MIL | W 136-111 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | +31 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ ATL | L 111-114 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 1-9 | 7-8 | +2 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs WAS | W 121-111 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 5-5 | +2 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs MIN | W 127-125 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10-21 | 5-9 | 1-1 | -4 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | cleveland cavaliers | 12 | 12 | 33.1 | 22.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 48.5 | 37.6 | 79.4 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 7.8-16.2 | 2.7-7.1 | 4.5-5.7 |
| 2025-26 | cleveland cavaliers | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 48.3 | 36.4 | 86.5 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 9.7-20.0 | 3.2-8.8 | 5.3-6.1 |
| 2024-25 | cleveland cavaliers | 71 | 71 | 31.4 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 8.2-18.6 | 3.3-8.9 | 4.2-5.1 |
| 2023-24 | cleveland cavaliers | 55 | 55 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 46.2 | 36.8 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 9.1-19.8 | 3.3-9.0 | 5.0-5.8 |
| 2022-23 | cleveland cavaliers | 68 | 68 | 35.8 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 10.0-20.6 | 3.6-9.3 | 4.7-5.4 |
| 2021-22 | utah jazz | 67 | 67 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 9.2-20.5 | 3.5-9.8 | 4.0-4.7 |
| 2020-21 | utah jazz | 53 | 53 | 33.4 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 9.0-20.6 | 3.4-8.7 | 5.0-6.0 |
| 2019-20 | utah jazz | 69 | 69 | 34.3 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 44.9 | 36.6 | 86.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 8.7-19.4 | 2.5-6.9 | 4.0-4.7 |
| 2018-19 | utah jazz | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 8.6-19.9 | 2.4-6.7 | 4.1-5.1 |
| 2017-18 | utah jazz | 79 | 71 | 33.4 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 7.5-17.2 | 2.4-7.0 | 3.0-3.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.