Dillon Mitchell Finds Minutes Early as Celtics Open 4-0
Dillon Mitchell, a rookie forward out of St. John's, has played in all four Celtics games to open the 2026-27 season. He is not on the injury report. His role has varied from spot minutes off the bench to a season-high workload against Cleveland.
By the Celtics Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightEarly-Season RoleMitchell has appeared in each of Boston's first four games, all wins.
Mitchell has appeared in each of Boston's first four games, all wins. His minutes have swung game to game: 27.9 against Cleveland on October 8, down to 6.8 against Philadelphia on October 10, then 5.4 against Charlotte on October 14 before jumping back to 25.2 in the rematch with Philadelphia on October 16. He posted his best line of the stretch against Cleveland with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and followed with 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in his most recent outing.
02Health and BackgroundMitchell is not on the injury report and has no injury history logged this season.
Mitchell is not on the injury report and has no injury history logged this season. He is a rookie, listed at 6-6 and 200 pounds, wearing No. 20 for Boston after his college career at St. John's. A September 12 Celtics Notes roundup mentioned him alongside a two-way roster opening, Payton Pritchard, other offseason additions and Jayson Tatum, but no specific update on Mitchell's status was reported in that piece.
