NBA
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell
Cleveland Cavaliers, Shooting Guard
Age: 27-238d (Sep 07, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Louisville
Drafted: Round 1 (#13 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Austin Brown (CAA Sports)
2024-25 Cap Hit
$35,410,310
2024-25 Cash
$34,848,340
Career Earnings
$141,926,376
2021-2025 Designated Rookie Extension (CURRENT)
Donovan Mitchell signed a 5 year , $163,000,300 contract with the Utah Jazz, including $163,000,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $32,600,060. In 2024-25, Mitchell will earn a base salary of $34,848,340, while carrying a cap hit of $35,410,310 and a dead cap value of $34,848,340.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $163,000,300
Average Salary:
$32,600,060
GTD at Sign:
$163,000,300
Total GTD:
$163,000,300
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Option/Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 |
|
25 | $28,103,500 | - | - | $28,103,500 | 25.00% | $28,103,500 | |
| 2022-23 |
|
26 | $30,351,780 | - | - | $30,913,750 | 25.00% | $30,913,750 | |
| 2023-24 |
|
27 | $32,600,060 | - | - | $33,162,030 | 24.38% | $33,162,030 | |
| 2024-25 |
|
28 | $34,848,340 | - | - | $35,410,310 | 25.11% | $35,410,310 | |
| 2025-26 |
|
29 |
Player
|
$37,096,620 | - | - | $37,096,620 | 23.92% | $37,096,620 |
| 2026-27 |
|
30 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
25 | $28,103,500 | $28,103,500 | $28,103,500 | $28,103,500 | $32,600,060 | |
| 2022 |
|
26 | $30,351,780 | $30,351,780 | $58,455,280 | $29,227,640 | $33,724,200 | |
| 2023 |
|
27 | $32,600,060 | $32,600,060 | $91,055,340 | $30,351,780 | $34,848,340 | |
| 2024 |
|
28 | $34,848,340 | $34,848,340 | $125,903,680 | $31,475,920 | $35,972,480 | |
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Player |
$37,096,620 | $37,096,620 | $163,000,300 | $32,600,060 | $37,096,620 |
Contract Notes
- No All-NBA: $163M (25%)
- All-NBA: $195.6M (30%)
- 2025 Player Option
- 15% Trade Bonus [triggered via UTH-CLE trade, due to 15% exceeding 25% cap max: $561,970 for 2022-23 increase to 25% cap max x 3 seasons = $1,685,910]
Source:
Spotrac
2017-2020 Rookie
Donovan Mitchell signed a 4 year , $14,564,021 contract with the Utah Jazz, including $14,564,021 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,641,005.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $14,564,021
Average Salary:
$3,641,005
GTD at Sign:
$5,732,760
Total GTD:
$14,564,021
Signed Using:
rookie-scale-exception
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$141,926,376
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 |
|
Active
|
$2,621,280 |
$2,621,280 |
|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$3,111,480 |
$5,732,760 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$3,408,525 |
$9,141,285 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$5,195,501 |
$14,336,786 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$28,103,500 |
$42,440,286 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$30,351,780 $1,685,910 |
$72,792,066 $74,477,976 |
All NBA (2nd) |
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$32,600,060 |
$107,078,036 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$34,848,340 |
$141,926,376 |
|
| Total |
$141,926,376 |
$141,926,376 |
||||
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Active / Player
|
$37,096,620 |
$179,022,996 |
|
| Total |
$179,022,996 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
21 |
$2,621,280
|
$2,621,280 |
$2,621,280 |
||
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$3,111,480
|
$3,111,480 |
$5,732,760 |
||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$3,408,525
|
$3,408,525 |
$9,141,285 |
||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$5,195,501
|
$5,195,501 |
$14,336,786 |
||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$28,103,500
|
$28,103,500 |
$42,440,286 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$30,351,780
|
$30,351,780 $1,685,910 |
$72,792,066 $74,477,976 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$32,600,060
|
$32,600,060 |
$107,078,036 |
||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$34,848,340
|
$34,848,340 |
$141,926,376 |
||
| Total |
$140,240,466 |
$141,926,376 |
$141,926,376 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$37,096,620
|
$37,096,620 |
$179,022,996 |
||
| Total |
$177,337,086 |
$179,022,996 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
|
$42,440,286 | - | - | $44,126,196 |
| 2 |
|
$62,951,840 | - | - | $62,951,840 |
-
Feb 03, 2024
Fined $2,000 for ejection from CLE-SAS game
-
Feb 03, 2023
Fined $25,000 for role in altercation with Dillon Brooks during MEM-CLE game
-
Feb 02, 2023
Fined $2,000 for ejection from MEM-CLE game
-
Sep 03, 2022
Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Utah (UTA) for Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, 2025 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2027 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2029 1st round pick [unprotected] , 2026 1st round pick [UTH right to swap] and 2028 1st round pick [UTH right to swap]
-
Nov 11, 2021
Fined $2,000 for ejection from IND-UTH game
-
Mar 05, 2021
Fined $25,000 for public criticism of the officiating and his conduct while exiting the playing court
-
Nov 23, 2020
Signed a 5 year $163 million maximum rookie scale contract extension with Utah (UTH) - includes 2025 Player Option and language for 30% rookie super max
-
Oct 18, 2019
Utah (UTH) exercised $5.19 million option for 2020-21
-
Oct 10, 2018
Utah (UTH) exercised $3.64 million an option for 2019-20
-
Jul 05, 2017
Signed a 4 year $14.56 million rookie scale contract with Utah (UTH)
-
Jun 22, 2017
Traded to Utah (UTA) from Denver (DEN) for Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon
-
Jun 22, 2017
Drafted by Denver (DEN): Round 1 (#13 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2017 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 15, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during PHX-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| May 06, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during HOU-UTH game (playoff) | $2,000 | |
| Oct 22, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during MEM-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 03, 2018 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-DEN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 23, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during NOP-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 07, 2019 |
|
for technical foul during MEM-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 20, 2020 |
|
for technical foul during IND-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 27, 2020 |
|
for technical foul during HOU-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 07, 2020 |
|
for technical foul during POR-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 06, 2020 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-BOS game | $3,000 | |
| Jan 06, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-NYK game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 12, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during MIL-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 27, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-ORL game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 03, 2021 |
|
for ejection (two technical fouls) from UTH-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 03, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 03, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-PHI game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 05, 2021 |
|
for public criticism of the officiating and his conduct while exiting the playing court | $25,000 | |
| Oct 20, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during OKC-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Oct 30, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during UTH-CHI game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 11, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during IND-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 11, 2021 |
|
for ejection from IND-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 25, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during DAL-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Mar 16, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during CHI-UTH game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 02, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during CHI-CLE game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 02, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during MEM-CLE game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 02, 2023 |
|
for ejection from MEM-CLE game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 03, 2023 |
|
for role in altercation with Dillon Brooks during MEM-CLE game | $25,000 | |
| Oct 23, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during TBD game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 12, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during CLE-BOS game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 01, 2024 |
|
for technical foul during CLE-MEM game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 03, 2024 |
|
for technical foul during CLE-SAS game | $2,000 | |
| Feb 03, 2024 |
|
for ejection from CLE-SAS game | $2,000 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CLE | 55 | 55 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .462 | .368 | .865 |
| 2022 | CLE | 68 | 68 | 35.5 | 28.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | .484 | .386 | .867 |
| 2021 | UTA | 67 | 67 | 33.8 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .448 | .355 | .853 |
| 2020 | UTA | 53 | 53 | 33.4 | 26.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .438 | .386 | .845 |
| 2019 | UTA | 69 | 69 | 34.3 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .449 | .366 | .863 |
| 2018 | UTA | 77 | 77 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .432 | .362 | .806 |
| 2017 | UTA | 79 | 71 | 33.4 | 20.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .437 | .340 | .805 |
