Mystery Player #35
Sunday, August 9, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Donovan Mitchell
G · 2017–2027
Donovan Mitchell's career
Donovan Mitchell played 10 seasons between 2017 and 2027, across 2 franchises — Jazz and Cavaliers. Over 609 regular-season games he averaged 25.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists, finishing with 15,272 career points. He was 7× All-Star and 3× All-NBA.
He entered the league in the 2017 draft, taken 13th overall in the lottery. That makes him a product of the 2010s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a solid career of 10 seasons he was a primary scoring option at 25.1 points per game.
- Games
- 609
- PPG
- 25.1
- RPG
- 4.3
- APG
- 4.8
- Points
- 15,272
- Rebounds
- 2,640
- Assists
- 2,928
- 3PM
- 1,842
Teams
- Jazz · 2018–2022
- Cavaliers · 2023–2026
Honours
7× All-Star · 3× All-NBA
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Donovan Mitchell across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- G
- Debut season:
- 2017
- Status:
- Active
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Jazz, Cavaliers
- Points per game:
- 25.1
- Championships:
- 0
- All-Star selections:
- 7
Why this was a fair answer
Answers are never obscure by design: the pool is every NBA All-Star who debuted in the 1969-70 season or later, plus current players carrying a real scoring role. Donovan Mitchell qualifies on the first route, with 7 All-Star selections — a perennial selection rather than a one-off.
With 2 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. A recent debut meant the arrow pointed forward for nearly every guess, which narrows the field quickly once you trust it. He never won a title, which quietly rules out a large share of the most-guessed names.
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