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Donovan Mitchell
One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Donovan Mitchell: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.
Baseball clubhouses raised Donovan Mitchell — his father worked for the New York Mets — but basketball made him famous. Drafted 13th in 2017 and promptly dealt to Utah, the Louisville guard scored 41 as a rookie to break Darrell Griffith's franchise rookie scoring record from 1981, won the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest and made the All-Rookie First Team. Five seasons as the face of the Jazz followed before the 2022 trade to Cleveland.
With the Cavaliers, 'Spida' scored a franchise-record 71 points in a single game and made the 2025 All-NBA First Team. A seven-time All-Star, he grew up idolizing ballplayers — the first poster on his wall was the Mets' David Wright.
HOW HE CAME & WENTDenver drafted him 13th overall in 2017 and traded him to Utah the same night for Trey Lyles and the 24th pick, Tyler Lydon. Five seasons later, on September 1, 2022, the rebuilding Jazz sent him to Cleveland for Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, three unprotected first-rounders and two swaps.
- Full name
- Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr.
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2017–22
- Position
- Guard
- Born
- 1996, Elmsford, New York
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 214 lb (97 kg)
- College
- Louisville
- Drafted
- 2017, 1st round (No. 13), Denver
With the Jazz
DONOVAN MITCHELL · 2017–22 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | UTA | 79 | 33.4 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .437 | .340 | .805 |
| 2018–19 | UTA | 77 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .432 | .362 | .806 |
| 2019–20 | UTA | 69 | 34.3 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .449 | .366 | .863 |
| 2020–21 | UTA | 53 | 33.4 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .438 | .386 | .845 |
| 2021–22 | UTA | 67 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .448 | .355 | .853 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 5 SEASONS | 345 | 33.7 | 23.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .441 | .361 | .833 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
DONOVAN MITCHELL · 7 NOTES- Has his own Adidas signature line and is known for handing game-worn pairs to young fans.
- His own baseball career ended in an infield collision that broke his wrist and the catcher's jaw.
- Chose jersey No. 45 at Louisville as a tribute to Michael Jordan's baseball number.
- As a boy he was in the room at the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club when LeBron James announced The Decision in 2010.
- In the dunk contest he leaped over comedian Kevin Hart, Hart's son, and his own sister Jordan, whom he insisted on including in the routine.
- His 71-point night for Cleveland in 2023 made him the seventh player ever to reach 70, and the first to do it with ten assists.
- At prep school he ran for senior prefect, acted in the school musical, and gave campus tours as a Gold Key Club member.
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