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12. Donovan Mitchell

12. Donovan Mitchell

The NBA is so much different than the other Big Four Sports in North America as you can’t expect a player to rank in the Top 50 after only playing one season on an established team, but that is the game of basketball, and here we have Donovan Mitchell, who established that he was the heart of Utah’s previous success, and not Rudy Gobert.

The Cavaliers gave up a lot to get Mitchell (Collin Sexton, Lauri Markannen and five 1st Round Picks) and though it is early, Mitchell provided Cleveland with his best year to date, a Second Team All-NBA with a 28.3 PPG.  The Shooting Guard went to his fourth All-Star Game, took Cleveland to the playoffs, and is the piece they will build around.

Time will quickly tell how that pans out, and with three great seasons under his belt, Mitchell could be the tonic that brings Cleveland their second title.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Shooting Guard
  • Acquired: Traded from the Utah Jazz for Ochai Agbail, Lauri Maurkannen, Collin Sexton, and a 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029 1st Round Pick 9/3/22.
  • Games Played: 194
  • Per Game Averages:

    34.1 MP
    .550 eFG%
    .851 FT%
    26.2 PTS
    4.6 RB
    5.1 AST
    1.5 STL
    0.4 BLK

    24 Playoff Games
    36.5 MP
    .522 eFG%
    .713 FT%
    28.3 PTS
    5.0 RB
    4.9 AST
    1.7 STL
    0.4 BLK

  • Advanced Stats:

    22.0 PER
    .595 TS%
    12.1 VORP
    22.9 WS

    24 Playoff Games
    22.4 PER
    .566 TS%
    2.0 VORP
    2.6 WS

  • Major Accolades and Awards: First Team All-NBA (2025)
    Second Team All-NBA (2023)
    All-Star (2023, 2024 & 2025)
  • Other Points of Note: Top Ten MVP Finishes:
    6th in 2023 & 5th in 2025
    Top Ten Comeback Player of the Year Finishes:
    6th in 2023 & 9th in 2025

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