DONOVAN MITCHELL #45

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Donovan Mitchell headshot
Shooting Guard

Salary: $50,105,628

Cap Hit: $50,105,628

Years of Service Tooltip : 9
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Sep 7, 1996
BIRTHPLACE: Elmsford, New York, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
6' 2
188cm
WEIGHT:
215lbs
98kg
AGE: 30
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2017
DRAFTED OVERALL: 13
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: DEN
AGENT DETAILS
Primary Agent:Austin Brown
Secondary Agent:Tyeke Sullivan
SUMMARY▴▾

Donovan Mitchell's salary is $50,105,628 for the 2026-27 season. He is a 30 year old shooting guard who was born on Sep 7, 1996. He was drafted 13th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the 2017 draft. He has signed 4 contracts worth a total value of $600,881,205. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2026-27 season when he is 31 years old. He is represented by the agents Austin Brown and Tyeke Sullivan of CAA Basketball.

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CURRENT CONTRACT

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SIGNED BY: Mike Gansey
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Length: 2 - 3 years
Value: $150,316,884
Guaranteed: $150,316,884 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $50,105,628
Cap % Tooltip: 30.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Cleveland CavaliersCLE
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 7, 2024
Source: SalarySwish

Donovan Mitchell signed a 2-3 year, $150,316,884 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 7, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $46,394,100 to $53,817,156.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2025-26 Max$46,394,100$46,394,100$46,394,100$0$0
2026-27 Max$50,105,628$50,105,628 (+8%)$50,105,628$0$0
2027-28 MaxPlayerNo (Jul 7, 2026)$53,817,156$53,817,156 (+8%)$53,817,156
(53.8M→53.8M)
$0$0
TOTAL$150,316,884$150,316,884$150,316,884$0$0
Cap Hold 2027-28: $60,900,000
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2027-28: $53,817,156 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]
CONTRACT NOTE: 30% Maximum Contract
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Length: 3 - 4 years
Value: $273,000,000
Guaranteed: $273,000,000 (100%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $68,250,000
Cap % Tooltip: 34.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Cleveland CavaliersCLE
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 7, 2026

Donovan Mitchell signed a 3-4 year, $273,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Jul 7, 2026. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $60,937,500 to $75,562,500.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2027-28 Max$60,937,500$60,937,500$60,937,500$0$0
2028-29 Max$65,812,500$65,812,500 (+8%)$65,812,500$0$0
2029-30 Max$70,687,500$70,687,500 (+8%)$70,687,500$0$0
2030-31 MaxPlayer$75,562,500$75,562,500 (+8%)$75,562,500$0$0
TOTAL$273,000,000$273,000,000$273,000,000$0$0
Cap Hold 2031-32: $93,272,900
TRADE KICKER Tooltip : 15% of the remaining Base Salary
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CONTRACT HISTORY

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SIGNED BY: Dennis Lindsey
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $14,564,021
Guaranteed: $14,364,021 (99%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $3,641,005
Cap % Tooltip: 2.65
Signing Team: Logo of the Utah JazzUTA
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 5, 2017
Source: SalarySwish

Donovan Mitchell signed a 2-4 year, $14,564,021 contract with the Utah Jazz on Jul 5, 2017. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $2,621,280 to $5,195,501.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2017-18$2,621,280$2,521,280$2,521,280$100,000$0
2018-19$3,111,480$3,011,480 (+19%)$3,011,480$100,000$0
2019-20TeamYes (Oct 10, 2018)$3,635,760$3,635,760 (+25%)$3,635,760
(0→3.64M)
$0$0
2020-21TeamYes (Oct 18, 2019)$5,195,501$5,195,501 (+62%)$5,195,501
(0→5.20M)
$0$0
TOTAL$14,564,021$14,364,021$14,364,021$200,000$0
Qualifying Offer: $7,705,447
Cap Hold 2021-22: $15,586,503
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2019-20: $3,635,760 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2020-21: $5,195,501 Team Option [Requirements Met]
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning
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Length: 4 - 5 years
Value: $163,000,300
Guaranteed: $125,903,680 (77%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $32,600,060
Cap % Tooltip: 25.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Utah JazzUTA
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: November 23, 2020
Source: SalarySwish

Donovan Mitchell signed a 4-5 year, $163,000,300 contract with the Utah Jazz on Nov 23, 2020. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $28,103,500 to $37,096,620.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2021-22 Max$28,103,500$28,103,500$28,103,500$0$0
2022-23 Max$30,913,750$30,351,780 (+8%)$30,351,780$0$0
2023-24 Max$33,162,030$32,600,060 (+8%)$32,600,060$0$0
2024-25 Max$35,410,310$34,848,340 (+8%)$34,848,340$0$0
2025-26 MaxPlayerNo (Jul 2, 2024)$37,096,620$37,096,620 (+8%)$0
(37.1M→0)
$0$0
TOTAL$164,686,210$163,000,300$125,903,680$0$0
TRADE KICKER PAYMENT: 2022-23: $561,970 | 2023-24: $561,970 | 2024-25: $561,970
Cap Hold 2025-26: $46,394,100
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2025-26: $37,096,620 Player Option [Requirements Unmet] (2025-26 player option voided due to signing an extension)
TRADE KICKER Tooltip : 15% of the remaining Base Salary (Applied Sep 3, 2022)
CONTRACT NOTE: Maximum Contract (25%)

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