No Donovan Mitchell For Cleveland Against Utah
5 months agoCleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (illness) is out on Wednesday versus the Utah Jazz. Mitchell was not present at morning shootaround with an illness, which spelled the writing on the wall for his absence in this revenge game against Utah. The Cavs will miss their two-way sensation, as Mitchell is gathering 27.7 points, 5.5 assists, 3.1 threes, and 1.8 steals per game. Cleveland has a short turnaround with a game on Thursday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Undrafted rookie Craig Porter Jr. will draw Wednesday's start and is very much in play as a salary-relief DFS option, averaging 15.3 points, 5.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals in 25.8 minutes over his last four games without Mitchell. Caris LeVert deserves plenty of attention as well, averaging 17.1 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.4 threes in 32.6 minutes over 15 games sans Mitchell since 2022-23.
Source: Spencer Davies - BasketballNews.com
Source: Spencer Davies - BasketballNews.com