Donovan Mitchell expected not to start
« Honestly, I didn’t want to. “While announcing the starters for the next All-Star game is made Donovan Mitchellwho was preparing to face the Thunder with his Cavshe prefers not to know. The Cleveland guard suspected his name might not be on the list.
Thus, the candidacies of Jaylen Brunson, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham, Jaylen Brown and Giannis Antetokounmpo were accepted in the East, but not his. Called up to the All-Star Game without a break between 2019/20 and 2024/25, with two starts, Donovan Mitchell will have to wait for likely selection as a replacement.
It’s hard to imagine the league’s 7th leading scorer, averaging 29 points (a career best), without a call. His individual record is quite sufficient, unlike his training.
“To be honest, I kind of expected it”
Defeated by the Thunder’s all-star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Cavaliers occupy a very modest 7th place in the East with a barely even record (24-20).
« To be honest, I kind of expected it. The guys who were nominated have a better record than us. So of course we reward that. Obviously, yes, I want to be a starter, that’s for sure, but I understand that, in the end, if we win matches, everyone is rewarded. We weren’t necessarily winning matches at the pace we would have liked. And that is what comes first, everything else follows from that “, he says.
One wonders if this non-selection did not affect him for his match. Against OKC, in a matchup of awkwardness for his team (37%) and himself, Donovan Mitchell was content with 19 points on 5/18 shooting, including 1/9 from distance. It was only the 8th time this season that he did not reach the symbolic bar of 20 units.
| Donovan Mitchell | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | UTA | 79 | 33:24 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTA | 77 | 33:44 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 69 | 34:16 | 44.9 | 36.6 | 86.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 53 | 33:25 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 67 | 33:49 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 68 | 35:46 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 28.3 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 55 | 35:19 | 46.2 | 36.8 | 86.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 26.6 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 71 | 31:26 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 40 | 34:00 | 48.5 | 38.4 | 84.0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 29.0 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-01-20 09:24:00
