Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell — "Spida" — is genuinely one of the most fun players to watch in the NBA, and I say that as someone who wasn't even a Cavaliers fan going in. A New York kid out of Elmsford who went through Louisville and got drafted by Utah in 2017, he built himself into a franchise cornerstone basically by sheer force of will and an absolutely vicious pull-up jumper. Seven All-Star nods by his late 20s is not a fluke — that's a dude who shows up when the lights are brightest. The trade to Cleveland could've been a step sideways, but instead he's been the engine driving a young Cavs squad that keeps punching above its weight. The "Spida" nickname fits perfectly: he's relentless, he webs you up on the way to the rim, and you never quite shake him once he's locked in on you.

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Name (English)

Donovan Mitchell

Name (Japanese)

ドノヴァン・ミッチェル

Reading

どのゔぁん・みっちぇる

Born

September 7, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Elmsford, New York, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

University

University of Louisville

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan%20Mitchell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%8E%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30122104

Tags

• New York
• basketball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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