Donovan Mitchell
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Experience
- 9 yrs
Ignore his worst category (turnovers) and he's worth 3.33.
Rock-steady and now durable — 70 games of bankable scoring and elite three-point volume from a guard locked into Cleveland on his extension. It's a scoring/threes/steals/FT play with essentially no blocks and modest boards, so slot him as a backcourt scorer, not a category-filler. The watch item is a merely-fine 47% FG after a brutal post-All-Star three-point slump.
Donovan Mitchell enters 2026-27 at #11 on our board — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 26.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 32.5 minutes a night. The value is built on scoring and threes, with turnovers the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-turnovers builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 67 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 2.72 | 67 | 32.5 | 26.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 9.2 | 47.4% | 5.0 | 86.2% | 2.6 | 28.8% | 1.40 | -0.51 | 0.66 | 0.65 | -0.60 | 1.19 | -0.18 | 0.72 | -0.61 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19UTA | 0.34 | 77 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 43.2% | 4.1 | 80.6% | 2.8 | 31.8% | 1.17 | -0.65 | 0.27 | 0.54 | -0.41 | 0.75 | -0.77 | 0.25 | -0.83 |
| 2019-20UTA | 0.50 | 69 | 34.3 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 44.9% | 4.1 | 86.3% | 2.7 | 31.1% | 1.11 | -0.54 | 0.32 | 0.02 | -0.67 | 0.69 | -0.42 | 0.62 | -0.65 |
| 2020-21UTA | 1.14 | 53 | 33.4 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 43.8% | 5.1 | 84.5% | 2.8 | 33.6% | 1.37 | -0.47 | 0.58 | 0.01 | -0.53 | 1.23 | -0.73 | 0.49 | -0.80 |
| 2021-22UTA | 2.04 | 67 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 44.8% | 4.0 | 85.3% | 3.0 | 33.1% | 1.36 | -0.55 | 0.62 | 0.71 | -0.69 | 1.42 | -0.42 | 0.51 | -0.93 |
| 2022-23CLE | 2.91 | 68 | 35.8 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 10.0 | 48.4% | 4.7 | 86.7% | 2.6 | 32.4% | 1.45 | -0.52 | 0.16 | 0.74 | -0.33 | 1.43 | -0.12 | 0.65 | -0.57 |
| 2023-24CLE | 3.43 | 55 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 46.2% | 5.0 | 86.5% | 2.8 | 31.2% | 1.31 | -0.28 | 0.85 | 1.24 | -0.31 | 1.20 | -0.45 | 0.71 | -0.84 |
| 2024-25CLE | 1.25 | 71 | 31.4 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 44.3% | 4.2 | 82.3% | 2.1 | 31.2% | 0.99 | -0.46 | 0.46 | 0.34 | -0.70 | 1.14 | -0.58 | 0.19 | -0.13 |
| 2025-26CLE | 3.05 | 70 | 33.5 | 27.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 48.3% | 5.3 | 86.5% | 2.8 | 32.5% | 1.58 | -0.50 | 0.76 | 0.65 | -0.56 | 1.20 | -0.07 | 0.75 | -0.77 |
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What round should I draft Donovan Mitchell in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Donovan Mitchell at #11 overall — Round 1 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 67), not just the per-game line.
Is Donovan Mitchell a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes — he projects as an early-round cornerstone at #11, helping most in scoring and threes, with turnovers the main cost.
How many games will Donovan Mitchell play in 2026-27?
We project about 67 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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