Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Player information
Full name	Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr.
birthday	7th September 1996 (age 23)
place of birth	Elmsford , New York , United States
size	185 cm
position	Shooting Guard / Point Guard
college	Louisville
NBA draft	2017 , 13th Pick , Denver Nuggets
Club information
society	Utah Jazz
league	NBA
Jersey number	45
Clubs as active
2017–0000	Utah Jazz
National team
2019–0000	United States

Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. (born September 7, 1996 in Elmsford , New York ) is an American basketball player . He is under contract with the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

youth

Mitchell grew up in Greenwich , where he was a good talent in the local high school, playing basketball and baseball for the school team. After completing his sophomore year, he moved to New Hampshire , where he focused entirely on basketball and hoped for higher profile among college recruiters.

Career

Mitchell played two years for the University of Louisville under coach Rick Pitino . In his freshman year, Mitchell was still an inconspicuous talent who was hardly allowed to start for the Cardinals and averaged 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 31 games. In his sophomore and final year of college, Mitchell scored 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 34 games and then announced his registration for the NBA draft . In the 2017 NBA Draft , Mitchell was selected 13th by the Denver Nuggets , who swapped him for Trey Lyles and the draft rights to Tyler Lydon after a recent deal with the Utah Jazz .

Rookie year

In the summer, the Jazz lost their most important player and scorer in Gordon Hayward . Because of this loss and the lack of other offensive alternatives in the jazz squad, Mitchell quickly developed into an important attack option in the game of jazz coach Quin Snyder . However, on his NBA debut against the Denver Nuggets , he came off the bench with 10 points and 4 assists. On December 2, 2017, Mitchell set a career record with 41 points against the New Orleans Pelicans . Mitchell was the first rookie after Blake Griffin in 2011, who managed a +40 point game. He is also only the seventh rookie since 2000 to play a +40 point game. He also broke the franchise record of Darrell Griffith , who scored 38 points as a rookie in 1981. For his good performance in December, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month by the NBA . He won the same award for January. On February 5, 2018, Mitchell won his second 40-point game of his rookie season against the Phoenix Suns . He also set a 1959 record from Wilt Chamberlain when he topped Jazz in a streak of 10 wins. Mitchell took during All-Star Weekend at NBA Rookie Game and the Slam Dunk Contest part, he also 98 points in the final against Larry Nance Jr. won. Mitchell also won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards for February, March and April. Mitchell closed his rookie season as the best scorer of all rookies with 20.5 points per game. He also broke Damian Lillard's rook record for the most three-point throws hit (187 hits) in one season. With the Jazz he reached the playoffs, where he succeeded in his playoff debut against the Oklahoma City Thunder his first career double double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. In game six of the series Mitchell get 38 points against the Thunder, which he heaved the Jazz into the Conference semifinals. In this one lost to the Houston Rockets in five games. Mitchell got 24.4 points per game in 11 playoff games. At the end of the season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team for his services . In the subsequent election for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award , Mitchell landed in second place behind Ben Simmons .

Sophomore year

The expectations in Mitchell and the Jazz were high before the 2018/19 season. Mitchell's start to the season was a bit slower though. Mitchell had problems with the throw, especially in December, and only hit 38% of his field throws. However, in January he had several good games and was first named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week . A few weeks later, on March 2, 2019, Mitchell set a new career record of 46 points in the 115-111 victory of Jazz over the Milwaukee Bucks , 17 points in the last quarter. Shortly thereafter, he was named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season . On April 10, 2019, Mitchell scored another 46 points in Jazz's 118:10 victory over the Denver Nuggets . With the Jazz, Mitchell qualified for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Jazz were eliminated in the first round against the Rockets. Mitchell showed mixed performances in this round. Although he scored 21.4 points in the five first round matches, he hit only 32% of his throws from the field.

Since the third year of professionalism

Mitchell was called up to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in the 2019/2020 NBA season and together with his teammate Rudy Gobert . In March 2020 it was announced that Mitchell is the second NBA professional, alongside Gobert, to test positive for the coronavirus . Because of the first professionals suffering from coronavirus, the NBA season NBA season 2019/2020 was interrupted for an uncertain time. At the end of August, the 2020 NBA season continued under strict conditions in Orlando . Mitchell reached the NBA playoffs with the Jazz. In the first NBA playoff game against the Denver Nuggets , which the Jazz lost, Mitchell achieved a historic achievement with 57 points. On the one hand, Mitchell broke Karl Malone's team record , who had achieved 50 points in 2000. Furthermore, the 57 points were the third best point yield of a player in a playoff game. Only Michael Jordan (with two extensions in 1986) and Elgin Baylor (1961) ever achieved more. Just days later in the fourth game, Mitchell scored 51 points, leading the Jazz to a 129-127 win over the Nuggets. This makes him the fifth player in NBA history, along with Jordan, Allen Iverson , Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain , to score 50 or more points in the playoffs and the third to do so in the same playoff round. Mitchell's opponent in this series Jamal Murray also get 50 points against Utah twice in this series, so that the Jazz were forced to a decisive seventh game after a 3-1 series lead by the Nuggets.

National team career

Mitchell is part of the United States' squad for the 2019 World Basketball Championship in China. With these he reached seventh place. Mitchell started in all eight World Cup games and scored 13.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

Others

Donovan Mitchell has been outfitted by Adidas since July 2017 .

Mitchell wears jersey number 45 in honor of Michael Jordan , who wore the same number as a professional baseball player and briefly when he returned to the NBA. In mid-March 2020, Mitchell was the second NBA player whose infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus became known. The NBA suspended the 2019/20 season because of the two players who tested positive. His teammate Rudy Gobert , who first had the virus, then publicly apologized to people who he had put at risk by touching reporters' microphones, for example. At the time, he did not know that he was carrying the pathogen. He classified his behavior as irresponsible.

Achievements and Awards

• NBA All-Star : 2020
• NBA Slam Dunk Champion 2018
• NBA All-Rookie First Team 2018

statistics

Legend
GP	Matches played (Games Played)	GS	Games from the beginning (Games started)	MPG	Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
FG%	Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)	3P%	Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)	FT%	Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
RPG	Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)	APG	Assists per game (assists per game)	SPG	Steals per game (steals per game)
BPG	Blocks per game (blocks per game)	PPG	Points per game (points per game)	FAT	Career record

Regular season

season	team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017-18	Utah	79	71	33.4	.437	.340	.805	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	20.5
2018–19	Utah	77	77	33.7	.432	.362	.806	4.1	4.2	1.4	0.4	23.8
19-20	Utah	69	69	34.3	.449	.366	.863	4.4	4.3	1.0	0.2	24.0
total		225	217	33.8	.439	.355	.824	4.1	4.0	1.3	0.3	22.7

Playoffs

season	team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017-18	Utah	11	11	37.4	.420	.313	.907	5.9	4.2	1.4	0.3	24.4
2018–19	Utah	5	5	38.6	.321	.256	.727	5.0	3.2	1.6	0.2	21.4
total		16	16	37.8	.389	.293	.829	5.6	3.9	1.5	0.3	23.4

Web links

Commons : Donovan Mitchell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Donovan Mitchell - player profile on NBA.com
• Donovan Mitchell - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mitchell reacts to new NBA measurements
2. ^ How a baseball injury led Connecticut native Donovan Mitchell to star for Louisville hoops under Rick Pitino
3. ^ Utah Jazz take Louisville's Donovan Mitchell after draft-night trade involving former UK star
4. ↑ Donovan Mitchell goes for career-high 41 in a jazz victory
5. ^ Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell named Kia Rookies of Month
6. ↑ Donovan Mitchell matches rookie record held by legend Wilt Chamberlain
7. ↑ Mitchell wins slam dunk contest - Booker with record
8. ↑ Damian Lillard nods Donovan Mitchell for breaking his rookie record afterburning Jazz
9. ↑ NBA Playoffs: Magical Mitchell sends OKC on vacation
10. ^ Donovan Mitchell named NBA's Western Conference Player of the Week
11. ↑ Mitchell scores career-high 46 to lead Jazz past Bucks
12. ↑ Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell wins Western Conference Player of the Week for second time of career
13. ↑ NBA: Next Corona case at Utha Jazz! Donovan Mitchell according to Gobert probably also tested positive
14. ^ Donovan Mitchell's 57 points rank third in NBA single-game playoff history
15. ↑ NBA stars with a historic duel
16. ↑ usab.com: Donovan Mitchell
17. ↑ Nick DePaula: Adidas has signed Utah Jazz rookie guard Donovan Mitchell to a multi-year shoe deal. The 13th pick has had a strong Summer League showing. In: @nickdepaula. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017 . 
18. ↑ NBA: Rudy Gobert touché par le coronavirus, la ligue suspend la Saison. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (French). 
19. ↑ Jeff Zillgitt: Rudy Gobert apologizes for being 'careless' about coronavirus in Instagram post. Retrieved March 13, 2020 (American English).