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Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers · G · 29
Donovan Mitchell
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2025-26
Norman Powell
Bulls · G · 33
Norman Powell
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Donovan Mitchell vs Norman Powell

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Mitchell · Powell
MitchellPowell
70Games
availability
58
33.5Minutes
per game
29.6
27.9Points
per game
21.7
4.5Rebounds
per game
3.5
5.7Assists
per game
2.5
1.8Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.8Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
48.3%Field goal %47.0%
36.4%Three-point %
8.8 vs 7.1 attempts
38.0%
86.5%Free throw %82.7%
61.3%True shooting
TS%
60.9%
31.1%Usage
USG%
26.2%
26.6%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
12.3%
6.5%Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+7.2Net rating
on court
+0.6
15.2%PIE
player impact estimate
11.3%
+5.3Plus-minus
per game
+0.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Donovan Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 6.2 points a game apart (27.9 vs 21.7), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 26.2%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.3% vs 60.9%).

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (5.7 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Mitchell (4.5 vs 3.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Mitchell played 12 more games (70 vs 58 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 per 100 possessions, against +0.6 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, Powell $21.5M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
MitchellPowell
45-25Record when playing29-29
28.7Points at home23.5
27.0Points on the road20.3
29.6Points in wins23.1
24.8Points in losses20.3
48Season high38
3430-point games6
5Double-doubles1
Mitchell · last 5
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Thu, May 21 at NYK26 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 19 at NYK29 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Sun, May 17 at DET26 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Powell · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs ATL25 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Apr 9 at TOR7 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at CLE15 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at CLE19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Powell · contract
2026-27$21.5M
2027-28team option$22.6M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).