Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell Stays Put In NBA All-Star Voting

The star Cleveland guard is receiving the fourth-most guard votes in the Eastern Conference for the third consecutive NBA All-Star voting return.

With the NBA season in full swing, the 73rd NBA All-Star Game is now one month away.

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have multiple players playing at an All-Star level, just one has a strong standing in the game’s voting for starters.

On Thursday, the NBA announced the third round NBA All-Star voting returns, with star guard Donovan Mitchell receiving the fourth-most guard votes in the Eastern Conference.

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences in the third fan returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by AT&T.

Fans account for 50% of the vote to decide All-Star starters. NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each. pic.twitter.com/fyGeQXgEhH

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 18, 2024

Mitchell remains in the same standing for the third consecutive voting return. After standing at 624,819 votes on January 4 and 1,020,122 votes on January 11, the four-time reigning All-Star has now garnered 1,382,662 votes as of today’s announcement.

In his seventh NBA season, and second with the Wine and Gold, the 27-year-old is in the midst of a career campaign.

Mitchell is currently averaging 28.2 points, along with career-bests of 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.0 steals, and 0.4 blocks (tied) per game, while shooting a career-best 87.6% from the free-throw line. The 2023 All-Star starter ranks sixth in the NBA in scoring, and fourth in steals per game.

Jan 17, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks guard Malik Beasley (5) during the first half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse / © Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Another Cleveland player, however, was outside of the top 10 for his conference’s position for the third consecutive voting return.

Jarrett Allen has been one of the NBA’s premier players over the Cavaliers’ last 10 games, racking up 10 consecutive double-doubles. The 2022 All-Star has averaged 19.0 points, a league-leading 14.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game in this span.

On Thursday, Mitchell stated his belief that his teammate deserves to be an All-Star this season.

Good Morning just came on here to say Jarrett Allen is an All Star⭐️‼️ @_bigjayy_ pic.twitter.com/r6YyfXEnnl

— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 18, 2024

Voting for this season’s NBA All-Star starters will end on Saturday at 11:59 p.m., with the starters being announced one week from today. The reserves, who are selected by the league's head coaches, will be announced on February 1.