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What is the Donovan Mitchell Situation? The Cleveland superstar is anything but bad. So why do I write this post today in a negative light? Well, I think it is clear that Cleveland is making the same mistake that Utah made. They are letting Donovan Mitchell’s prime go down the toilet. He is slowly suffering in the dreadful middle of the pack that the Cavaliers are. 

Donovan Mitchell had the best season of his career in the 22-23 season averaging 28.3 ppg and shooting 57% from the field. He finished 6th in MVP voting, was a part of the 2nd team all-NBA group, was named an all-star, and finished 6th in the Clutch Player of the Year award running. That season was the first all-NBA team of Mitchell’s career. Last season his stats didn’t reach the same level of play due to him sustaining an injury and being limited to playing only 55 games. Although he was an all-star last season he did not make an All-NBA team as he did not meet the player requirement of 65 games played. That being said, Donovan still averaged the 2nd best ppg numbers of his career, had the 2nd best field goal efficiency of his career, and had the best assist average of his career. Unlike Donovan, who has gotten better and better each year of his career and is now hitting his prime years, the Cavaliers have only gotten worse, and are expected to do worse this season. 

Do I think the Cavs will be a playoff team? Yes, I think they will. Do I think they will make it passed the first round? Nope. And that is the problem. Donovan Mitchell is the best shooting guard in the league right now next to Anthony Edwards, and I don’t want to look back on his career as another star who was stuck in the black hole of Cleveland. Sadly Mitchell doesn’t hit free agency until 2029. Hopefully, he will have requested a trade by them, or the Cavs will have built around Mitchell enough so that they are a contender.