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Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in a heated cross-conference matchup. The Cavs improved their record to 3-4 after a flat start to the 2022-23 season. The win over Steph Curry and the Warriors is Cleveland’s first since 2017. Astonishingly, the last victory was when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving led […]

Donovan Mitchell did all he could to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win on Friday. Cleveland ended up losing 108-105 against the Oklahoma City Thunder despite Mitchell scoring 43 points. Mitchell is off to a strong start to the 2023-24 season and joined exclusive Cavs company with LeBron James on Friday. Mitchell became just the second […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves in a dogfight against the Brooklyn Nets during their season-opener. The Nets, who were buoyed by yet another explosive Cam Thomas performance, made it difficult for the Cavs all night long, with the game hanging in the balance until the game’s final seconds. In the end, it […]

Who else but Donovan Mitchell to rescue the Cleveland Cavaliers? With the Cavs trailing the Brooklyn Nets by two points with under 20 seconds left in regulation of their season-opener, Mitchell stepped up and delivered the goods for his team and drained a huge 3-pointer that put Cleveland in front for good. DONOVAN MITCHELL GAME […]

It’s finally here. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers will begin their 2023-24 regular-season campaign with a game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Cavs will tip off at 7:30 p.m. EDT at the Barclays Center. The game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Ohio. Cleveland will face the Nets three more times throughout the regular season, […]

Based on prospect pedigree, the Cleveland Cavaliers appear to have gotten away with highway robbery when they selected Emoni Bates with the 49th pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. Bates’ stock has fallen ever since he entered college as one of the most hyped-up prospects in the country, but the Cavs evidently believed in Bates’ […]

Winning a championship is the most difficult task to pull off in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell knows this on such a spiritual level. For years, even though the Utah Jazz put up solid regular season campaigns, Mitchell fell short in the postseason time and time again (most heartbreakingly in 2020 and 2021). And during Spida’s […]

Whenever a star player is approaching the end of his contract, pundits always kick up a fuss about their future and whether or not they would want to stay with the franchise they’re currently in. This is the case for Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell. Spida, despite having two more years on his contract (including […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ blockbuster trade for Donovan Mitchell in 2022 was, by all accounts, a successful deal. The Cavs were in need of a top-tier star to take the Cavs’ young core to the next level, and take them to the next level, Mitchell certainly did. With a high-volume scorer there to shoulder the majority […]

It didn’t take long for former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love to make a bold prediction during the team’s media day before last season. “I think we have the makings of a team that could have four All-Stars,” Love said, via the Cavs. “I think people know what we’re capable of now. If we put it together, […]

There was a possibility that the Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be the only winning team the city of Cleveland could be rooting for in 2023; with Deshaun Watson, Amari Cooper, and Nick Chubb around to lead the Cleveland Browns, there was a chance for the Browns to improve upon their 7-10 record last season. Alas, the […]

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love wished Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell a happy birthday in a Thursday tweet. “Happy Birthday @spidadmitchell,” Love wrote. “Sep 7 is the day!!!!” Mitchell, a four-time All-Star and one-year Cavalier, turns 27 on Thursday. The former first-round draft selection finished the 2022-23 season with career-highs in points per game with 28.3 and […]

Some NBA players are duking it for a chance to bring pride to their nation in the FIBA World Cup, while others are sharpening their skills in the lab. Training Camps are getting near and it is only a matter of time before the season begins as well. This is why a lot of stars […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a dark horse contender to get an NBA championship this past season. The young core of Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, and Jarett Allen took a huge jump in fulfilling their roles. It was not just because of Donovan Mitchell that the Cavs got 51 wins last season. Rather, it was their […]

NBA legend John Salley is not making a big deal out of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first-round exit at the hands of the New York Knicks in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Instead, he believes it’s a reminder for everyone that one player doesn’t make a team great. At the end of the day, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell couldn’t help but be worried after his former Utah Jazz and Cavs teammate Raul Neto suffered a serious injury in the FIBA World Cup. On Saturday, in Brazil’s opening game against Iran, Neto sustained the injury while attacking the basket in the third quarter. He accidentally slipped before being able […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers made their fair share of moves to help bolster the roster in the 2023 NBA offseason. They drafted forward Emoni Bates with the No. 49 selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. They added forward Max Strus through a sign-and-trade that shipped forwards Lamar Stevens and Cedi Osman to San Antonio. Guard Caris […]

Jalen Brunson understands that his good friend Donovan Mitchell will constantly be linked to the New York Knicks until he signs an extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, Brunson is not thinking about it. When asked recently about the previous rumors that claim Mitchell could join the Knicks–his hometown team since he’s from New York–in […]

The off-season is when a lot of players interact with one another. These can either come at events where they link up or any place to unwind with one another. Although, some players choose to work on their games at this part of the year. Donovan Mitchell chose the latter as he hopes to lead […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has heard these comparisons before, so when discussing how he measures up to soon-to-be Hall of Fame wing Dwyane Wade, his answer is understandably nuanced. On one end of the spectrum is the inspiration he gets from Wade, a former NBA superstar that he studies under and whose resume he […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade for Donovan Mitchell last year helped cement the nascent Cavs as a legitimate playoff team with a dark-horse shot at winning the championship if everything breaks right. Mitchell came in and became the lead scorer the team needed to reach their next level of progression. But for the Cavs to be […]

There is no question that Donovan Mitchell is one of the best guards in the NBA. Mitchell, in addition to being an explosive three-level scorer, also contributes to winning at a high level, as he has not missed the playoffs yet since entering the league in 2017. But with the Cleveland Cavaliers fresh off a […]

One of the biggest reasons behind the Cleveland Cavaliers’ emergence into a legitimate playoff contender during the 2022-23 season was the addition of Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell gave the Cavs a reliable scoring option on a nightly basis, forming a lethal backcourt with Darius Garland. In a season full of highs for both Mitchell and the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell has just two years left on his five-year, $163 million contract he signed back in 2020 when he was still a member of the Utah Jazz. He will make $32.6 million in the 2023-24 campaign and $34.8 million in 2024-25. Mitchell then has a player option for the 2025-26 season. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are your 2023 Summer League champs, with the Isaiah Mobley-led squad beating the Houston Rockets in the finale. Naturally, Donovan Mitchell was absolutely hyped up for the young squad. On Twitter, Mitchell was at a loss for words following the Cavs’ 99-78 win over the Rockets. He could only tweet several double […]

Isaiah Mobley continues to impress for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Summer League, so much so that even Donovan Mitchell keeps heaping praise on the youngster. On Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, Mobley provided fans with another highlight reel-worthy material. The younger brother of Cavs big man Evan Mobley soared in the first quarter for […]

Donovan Mitchell may have just played a big role in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ strong free agency where they not only brought back Caris LeVert, but also signed Georges Niang and Max Strus. Whether directly or indirectly, Mitchell’s influence may have just helped the Cavs land their free agency targets and improve the roster behind him, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell short of expectations in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, losing in the first round to the New York Knicks. Despite that, there is still a ton of optimism moving forward for the Cavs, with a core of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Evan Mobley, plus some nice additions this offseason […]

Off the court, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell and Grant Williams are buddies. This is in spite of the savagery they’ve shared on the basketball court. Well, sometimes this friendly ruthlessness spills over onto the mean streets of Twitter. This is exactly what happened between the pair on Thursday in what turned out to be […]

By all accounts, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ blockbuster trade for Donovan Mitchell in 2022 was a rousing success. Sure, the Cavs’ season ended in playoff heartbreak as they fell to the New York Knicks in five games, in the first round no less. But Mitchell’s addition made the Cavs a more tougher team to defend, giving […]

Cleveland Cavaliers fans can probably rest easy and ignore any wild trade rumors involving Darius Garland or Donovan Mitchell. Despite any speculation that the Cavs might break up their backcourt, both players appear all but certain to remain in Cleveland for the 2023-2024 NBA season. The Cavs aren’t going to trade Darius Garland or Donovan […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are right in the thick of rumors once again. As such, some rumors swirled about a potential trade involving Darius Garland. After the year Garland had, it would be surprising for the Cavs to trade him, and those rumors have been debunked already. Teammate Donovan Mitchell took to Twitter to hilariously call […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell talked about his excitement for the arrival of Eastern Michigan forward Emoni Bates at the Fanatics’ Merch Madness Fan Gear Giveaway on Tuesday, Fox News Digital sports writer Scott Thompson wrote in a Wednesday article. “Speaking at Fanatics’ inaugural Merch Madness Fan Gear Giveaway in Harlem, New York, on Tuesday, Mitchell explained […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell is without a doubt one of the top players in the NBA today. He had quite a debut season with the Cavs this past year, and the four-time All-Star is hoping to come out with an even better campaign in 2023-24. Mitchell has been keeping busy in the offseason, though. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell posted a fiery tweet on Friday following the Cavs’ selection of Eastern Michigan forward Emoni Bates in the 2023 NBA Draft Thursday night. “Let’s get it!! @BatesEmoni,” Mitchell wrote. Bates responded with a tweet of his own shortly after. “I can’t wait big bro,” Bates wrote. The Cavs took Bates with the No. 49 pick in […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell is without a doubt one of the most explosive offensive players in the NBA right now. The fact that he dropped a mind-numbing 71 points earlier this season is a clear testament to this fact. As such, the Cavs combo guard is usually matched up with the opposing team’s best […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell revealed his thoughts on not making the All-NBA First Team when he appeared on the “Sideline Stroll with Ros” podcast on Wednesday. “I just felt I should have been first team,” Donovan Mitchell said, via Bleacher Report Breaking News Team Writer Erin Walsh. “That’s one of my goals for next year is […]

From the moment the trade that sent guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers was completed, the bar was set high for a young and rising Cavaliers roster. They had won the most games since their last NBA Finals appearance in 2018. Cleveland pulled off the trade without giving up any of the players that made up […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Donovan Mitchell is keeping Nick Gilbert in his thoughts. The Cavs guard sent out a heartfelt message via a tweet following the death of the son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Saturday. Love You Nick❤️🕊️🙏🏾 https://t.co/O1TA4fPzT4 — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) May 7, 2023 Nick Gilbert died at the age of 27 […]