April 17, 2025
Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Donovan Mitchell (ankle) practiced fully on Thursday, indicating that he will be 100 percent ready when the team begins its playoff campaign on Sunday. The six-time All-Star sat out the final four regular-season games due to an ankle injury. Mitchell has proven himself as a highly productive playoff performer and will be expected to make a deep run with his team after the Cavaliers dominated the regular season. For his postseason career, Mitchell has averaged 28.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.3 steals in 37.6 minutes.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: Camryn Justice
April 14, 2025
Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Donovan Mitchell (ankle) missed the last four games of the season due to an ankle injury, but he's trending in the right direction before the NBA Playoffs start. Head coach Kenny Atkinson said before their final game that Mitchell would be "full-on" during practice leading up to Game 1, which is waiting for the play-in games to be scheduled. The 28-year-old was voted to his sixth straight All-Star Game this season and averaged 24.0 points, 5.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. The Cavaliers' big three of Mitchell,
Darius Garland, and
Evan Mobley will need to be fully healthy to make a playoff run, and it seems that they're moving closer to that.
--Alex Fischbein - RotoBallerSource: Danny Cunningham
April 10, 2025
Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Donovan Mitchell (ankle) will not be in the lineup on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers, missing a second consecutive game. Cleveland's star man is nursing an ankle sprain, and the team has no reason to hurry his return since they have already clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs.
Darius Garland (toe) will also take the night off, opening the door for
Ty Jerome and
Sam Merrill to lead the backcourt. Jerome will enter Thursday's contest with good momentum, having notched 38 points across two games since returning from a knee injury.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: NBA Injury Report
April 7, 2025
Cleveland Cavaliers guard
Donovan Mitchell (ankle) won't play on Tuesday against the Bulls. The Cavs are looking to lock up the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, the team will try to do it without their top scorer, who sprained his ankle in Sunday's loss to the Sacramento Kings. Of course,
Jarrett Allen,
Darius Garland, and
Evan Mobley should get more involved on the offensive end. However, there's room for increased fantasy production from
Ty Jerome and
De'Andre Hunter, with the duo combining for 31 points on Sunday.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: NBA Injury Report
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