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Cleveland Cavaliers | #45 | Guard

Donovan

Mitchell

PPG

26.6

RPG

5.1

APG

6.1

PIE

15.0

HEIGHT

6'3" (1.91m)

WEIGHT

215lb (98kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Louisville

AGE

28 years

BIRTHDATE

September 7, 1996

DRAFT

2017 R1 Pick 13

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

6'3" | 215lb | 28 years

DRAFT

2017 R1 Pick 13

BIRTHDATE

September 7, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Louisville

EXPERIENCE

7 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 468 games (460 starts) over his seven-year career with Utah and Cleveland, averaging 24.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.38 steals in 34.2 minutes per game…through his first 400 career games, Mitchell had totaled 9,739 points, 1,804 assists and 1,653 rebounds, becoming only the 13th NBA player to total over 9,000 points, 1,800 assists and 1,600 rebounds through their first career 400 contests…in 468 career games, he has connected on 1,385 three-point field goals, marking the 5th-most three-pointers made in the NBA since 2017-18 (Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield, Damian Lillard, James Harden). His 24.8 career scoring averaged is the 15th-highest scoring average in the NBA since he entered the league during the 2017-18 season.

BEFORE NBA

Spent two years at Louisville (2015-17)…averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 26.0 minutes per game over 65 contests…started in 38 of 65 games played…as a sophomore in 2016-17, appeared in 34 games (33 starts) for Louisville, averaging 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 steals in 32.3 minutes per contest…one of three Cardinals to play in all 34 games…Led the ACC and ranked 23rd in the nation in steals; his 70 steals in 34 games nearly tripled his freshman year total (25)…Scored a career-high 29 points against Pittsburgh, while knocking down a career-best 6-of-8 from behind the arc…scored in double-figures 24 times, including nine 20+ point games…His scoring jump from 7.8 points per game as a freshman to 15.6 ppg in 2016-17 was the fourth most improved among ACC players…Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Jacksonville State in the NCAA Tournament First Round…Named ACC and NCAA.com Player of the Week for games Jan. 23-29 when he averaged 28.5 points, five rebounds, four assists and shot 60 percent from the field, including 67 percent from the three-point line (12-of-18)…as a freshman in 2015-16, appeared in 31 games (five starts), averaging 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1 .7 assists in 19.1 minutes per game…played at least 10 minutes in every game as a freshman and was a starter on five occasions…scored in double figures in 13 contests…Started his first collegiate game against Wake Forest, scoring a season-high 18 points and pulling down a season-best eight rebounds…One of just 10 players in Louisville history to score as many as 14 points in a freshman career debut.

PERSONAL LIFE

Son of Nicole and Donovan Mitchell, Sr…Has one younger sister (Jordan) who plays lacrosse at American University…His dad works in the front office for the New York Mets…Nickname is Spida …Has a signature shoe line with adidas…has a non-profit called “Spida Cares”…played high school basketball at Canterbury School in New Milford, CT before transferring to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, NH for his final two high school seasons.