{"id":576154,"date":"2026-02-02T00:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/576154\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:37:13","slug":"donovan-mitchell-named-to-2026-nba-all-star-game-rest-of-cavs-excluded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/576154\/","title":{"rendered":"Donovan Mitchell named to 2026 NBA All-Star game, rest of Cavs excluded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Donovan Mitchell has been selected to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. This is Mitchell\u2019s seventh consecutive selection and fourth with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Mitchell is the only Cavalier to make the game this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Other Eastern Conference reserves include Detroit\u2019s Jalen Duren, Miami\u2019s Norman Powell, Atlanta\u2019s Jalen Johnson, New York\u2019s Karl-Anthony Towns, Toronto\u2019s Scottie Barnes, and Indiana\u2019s Pascal Siakam. Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cade Cunningham, and Tyrese Maxey were previously named as starters for the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This has been a career-year for Mitchell. He\u2019s averaging a personal-best 29.1 points per game in addition to 5.8 assists and 4.7 rebounds. He\u2019s also just shy of shooting a career-best from the three-point line, currently at 38.6% (just 0.2% below his best).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Cavs have struggled at times this season. But that\u2019s no fault of Mitchell. He\u2019s carried this team through adversity and given them a fighting chance in almost every game. Cleveland doesn\u2019t want to think about where they would be this season without him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mitchell is in the league\u2019s 94th percentile for on\/off rating according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cleaningtheglass.com\/stats\/players?stat_category=onoff_efficiency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleaning the Glass;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleaning the Glass<\/a>. That\u2019s pretty good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It\u2019s important to recognize when a player is making franchise history. Mitchell has now tied Mark Price and Kyrie Irving for the third most All-Star selections in Cavaliers history. He\u2019s behind only Brad Duagherty (five) and LeBron James (10) for the most in the Land. That\u2019s special.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As for the rest of the roster, it\u2019s disappointing to see the Cavs with only one player in the All-Star Game after having three represent them last season. Darius Garland and Evan Mobley simply haven\u2019t been healthy or good enough to earn the nod this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mobley had hit his stride recently, getting back to his previous All-Star level and looking like a Defensive Player of the Year candidate before his latest calf injury. Garland had also taken steps towards looking like his old self before suffering another toe injury. It\u2019s a bummer, but I can\u2019t argue with the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donovan Mitchell has been selected to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. 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