Donovan Mitchell Named a 2022-23 All-NBA Selection
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former Louisville men's basketball standout and current NBA star Donovan Mitchell has been named to the 2022-23 All-NBA Team, the league announced Wednesday.
Mitchell was tabbed as a Second-Team selection, and it is the first All-NBA selection of his six-year NBA career. He becomes only the second former Cardinal to earn an All-NBA nod, joining Wes Unseld, who made the First-Team All-NBA during his rookie campaign in 1968-69 in which he was also named the MVP.
In his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being traded by the Utah Jazz last offseason, Mitchell put up 28.3 points per game, and shot 48.4 from the field plus 38.6 on three-point attempts, all of which were career-highs. He also averaged 4.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game, and was named an NBA All-Star earlier this season for the fourth straight year.
The 6-foot-1, 215-pound shooting guard helped guide the Cavaliers to a 51-31 regular season record, their best mark without LeBron James since the 1992-93 season. Cleveland clinched the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference but were defeated in five games by the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Mitchell averaged 23.2 points, 7.2 assists and 5.0 rebounds during the series.
The Greenwich, Conn. native has experienced nothing but personal success from day one in the NBA, and has vaulted into certified superstardom. In 345 career games with the Jazz, Mitchell averaged 23.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, getting named an NBA All-Star in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He is currently in year three of a five-year, $195 million designated rookie max extension that was signed after the 2020 NBA Playoffs.
Mitchell was drafted with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Nuggets, only to be traded to the Jazz on draft night. As a sophomore at Louisville, Mitchell averaged 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists en route to being named a 2016-17 First Team All-ACC selection.
(Photo of Donovan Mitchell: Ken Blaze - USA TODAY Sports)
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