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Donovan Mitchell

Cleveland Cavaliers
Number #45
Position G
Age 30
Height 6-2
Weight 215LBS
Wingspan 82.0
Draft 2017 R1 Pick 13
Nationality USA
Born Sep 7, 1996
College / Team Louisville

Key Insights

2025-26
His team is at its best with him and Jarrett Allen out there together
Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers are 11.8 points per 100 possessions better with him and Jarrett Allen on the floor together than when that pair sits.

+12.0 net rating together vs +0.3 apart, over 908 shared minutes. 96th percentile of 1864 qualifying duos, 2025 (both players rotation regulars).
James Harden beside him changes where he shoots from
James Harden

He takes fewer of his shots from three when James Harden is beside him: 36% of his attempts, against 45% otherwise.

9.1 points of shot mix over 259 attempts together and 1144 apart. 89th percentile of 4366 qualifying teammate pairs league-wide, 2025.
He and Dennis Schroder have gone off the boil lately
Dennis Schroder

Over the last 15 games he and Dennis Schroder are -17.6 points per 100 possessions, against +11.5 earlier in the season.

315 possessions in the window, 292 before it. 98th percentile of 875 qualifying duos over the last 15 games, 2025.
Put him out with Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson and the team takes off

With Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson, Cleveland Cavaliers are 29.2 points per 100 possessions better than when that trio is off the floor.

+30.7 net together vs +1.5 apart, 212 shared minutes. 100th percentile of 2805 qualifying trios, 2025 (all three rotation regulars).
He takes a back seat when Evan Mobley is on the floor
Evan Mobley

His usage falls from 34.6% to 30.3% of the offence with Evan Mobley on the floor.

3225 possessions together, 1802 apart. 92nd percentile of 4366 usage shifts among qualifying pairs, 2025.
They work when they play, and the coach barely plays them together
Sam Merrill

He and Sam Merrill are +11.3 points per 100 possessions together, and share the floor for only 56% of the time the less-used of them is on it.

754 shared minutes, 1588 possessions together. 97th percentile of qualifying 2-man groups, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Sep 7, 1996
Birth Country USA
Draft 2017 (R1 / P13)
College Louisville
Wingspan 82.0
Standing Reach 97.0
Hand Length 8.5