Donovan

Mitchell

#45

Donovan Mitchell

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 215 lbs · Age : 30

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Cleveland Cavaliers	70	70	33.5	9.7-20.0	48.3	3.2-8.8	36.4	5.3-6.1
2024-25	Cleveland Cavaliers	71	71	31.4	8.2-18.6	44.3	3.3-8.9	36.8	4.2-5.1
2023-24	Cleveland Cavaliers	55	55	35.3	9.1-19.8	46.2	3.3-9.0	36.8	5.0-5.8
2022-23	Cleveland Cavaliers	68	68	35.8	10.0-20.6	48.4	3.6-9.3	38.6	4.7-5.4
2021-22	Utah Jazz	67	67	33.8	9.2-20.5	44.8	3.5-9.8	35.5	4.0-4.7
2020-21	Utah Jazz	53	53	33.4	9.0-20.6	43.8	3.4-8.7	38.6	5.0-6.0
2019-20	Utah Jazz	69	69	34.3	8.7-19.4	44.9	2.5-6.9	36.6	4.0-4.7
2018-19	Utah Jazz	77	77	33.7	8.6-19.9	43.2	2.4-6.7	36.2	4.1-5.1
2017-18	Utah Jazz	79	71	33.4	7.5-17.2	43.7	2.4-7.0	34.0	3.0-3.8

ContractCleveland Cavaliers payroll →

This season: 50.11 M$
Seasons left: 5 · through 2030-31
Total remaining: 323.0 M$

2026-27
50.11 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
60.91 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
65.78 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
70.66 M$
Guaranteed
2030-31
75.53 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

27.9

Rebounds

4.5

Assists

5.7

TS%

61.3 %

Usage

32.2 %

PER

22.9

WS/48

.169

On/off +/−

+6.9

Minutes

33.5

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

11.1

Points/game

27.9

Games

WAR 2025-26

11.3

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+20)

2022-2313.5 WAR · 11.1 per 2,000 min
2023-2410.5 WAR · 10.8 per 2,000 min
2024-258.6 WAR · 7.7 per 2,000 min
2025-2611.3 WAR · 9.6 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+20 · 29 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Star

SCO: Scoring; 93
SHT: Shooting; 83
FIN: Finishing; 76
PLY: Playmaking; 82
BAL: Ball security; 81
REB: Rebounding; 78
DEF: Defense; 77
DUR: Durability; 79
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

11.3

#5 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

97 / 100

#4 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

88 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 84 · salary $50.1M

PAL: dimensions

Impact97

Scoring97

Playmaking83

Shooting84

Rebounding62

Defense52

Where WAR comes from

VORP+4.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)+5.1

Offensive BPM+5.2

Defensive BPM-0.2

Win Shares+8.2

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

15.7 pi

53th percentile

At the rim

66.4 %

43th percentile

Rim share

18.9 %

54th percentile

Midrange

42.6 %

63th percentile

Three-point

.364

52th percentile

3PA share

43.9 %

40th percentile

Corner threes

39.2 %

55th percentile

Free throws

.865

74th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	CLE	27.9	11.3	97	94	61.3	.364	43.9
2024-25	CLE	24.0	8.6	93	91	57.5	.368	48.0
2023-24	CLE	26.6	10.5	98	94	59.5	.368	45.4
2022-23	CLE	28.3	13.5	95	97	61.4	.386	45.3
2021-22	UTA	25.9	9.7	93	91	57.2	.355	47.5

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 26Playoffs	vs NYK	L 130-93	32	31	4	1	1	0	9-18	5-9
May 24Playoffs	vs NYK	L 121-108	38	23	1	4	3	0	9-21	3-10
May 22Playoffs	@ NYK	L 109-93	39	26	4	1	0	1	8-18	2-7
May 20Playoffs	@ NYK	L 115-104 OT	41	29	5	3	6	1	12-23	4-11
May 18Playoffs	@ DET	W 125-94	31	26	6	8	1	1	10-22	2-6
May 15Playoffs	vs DET	L 115-94	37	18	4	3	1	0	6-20	2-6
May 14Playoffs	@ DET	W 117-113 OT	42	21	4	3	0	0	7-18	1-8
May 12Playoffs	vs DET	W 112-103	37	43	5	2	1	0	13-26	4-12
May 9Playoffs	vs DET	W 116-109	38	35	10	4	0	0	13-24	2-8
May 7Playoffs	@ DET	L 107-97	37	31	6	3	2	0	11-24	2-9