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Donovan Mitchell★

Cleveland Cavaliers · #45 · All-Star
SG6'2"215 lbage 299 yrs expLouisvilleGreenwich, CT
2nd best of 9 on CLEworth +7.4 wins to the rotation
OFF91DEF75
Elite scorer & interior finisher
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern · Central · proj. 52-30 (▼4.2)
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3× All-NBA7× All-Star

Cleveland's franchise scorer and the engine of the offense, an All-Star and All-NBA Second Team pick who poured in 27.9 a night on a sparkling 61.3% true shooting. A three-level shotmaker (88th-percentile scoring) with a 32.2% usage, he hit 36.4% from deep and 86.5% at the stripe — a genuine top-tier guard who carries the load on the perimeter.

27.9
PPG
4.5
RPG
5.7
APG
1.5
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 70MPG 33.5FG% 48.33P% 36.4FT% 86.5TS% 61.3USG% 32.2PER 22.9BPM +5.1VORP 4.2EPM +3.9
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring95
Inside finishing91
Shooting83
Playmaking81
Rebounding81
Perimeter defense81
Rim protection71

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
25.1
PPG
4.3
RPG
4.8
APG
609
GAMES
Points 15,272Win Shares 60.2Starts 601Best season 2022-23 · 28.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons80%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
13th in All-Star selections

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 27 → 29
▬Steady

Donovan, at 29, has held steady — 8.4 → 9.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 8.2 wins (-0.8)
Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 6.4–9.9 wins.
Production (BPM)+5.8 → +5.1-0.726-27 forecast +4.6
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +5.8 · 55 games2024-25: +3.7 · 71 games2025-26: +5.1 · 70 games2026-27: +4.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)8.4 → 9.0+0.626-27 forecast 8.2
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 8.4 · 55 games2024-25: 7.1 · 71 games2025-26: 9.0 · 70 games2026-27: 8.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $45.7M vs $68.3M salary−$22.5M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$68.3M salary2023-24: $47.2M · 55 games2024-25: $39.1M · 71 games2025-26: $50.1M · 70 games2026-27: $45.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $68,250,000 cap hit · through '30. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$68,250,000Guaranteed
30% of the club’s payroll · 1st of 13 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$45,732,000 /yr
Surplus−$22,518,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.