Donovan Mitchell Jr was born in Elmsford, New York when Nicole and Donovan Mitchell
Sr welcomed a bouncing baby boy on September 7, 1996. His mom Nicole is a Panamanian and
also a teacher while his dad, Mitchell Sr was a minor-league baseball player
and also a director of player relations with the New York Mets. He also has a sister named Jordan
Having a dad that works in baseball player, Mitchell spent most of his
childhood days in baseball locker rooms.
As a kid, Donovan idolized star pitcher Scott Kazmir, and third baseman David Wright.
If you didn’t know, Mitchell goes by the nickname “Spida”
He got this name in the NBA from a teammate’s father because of his long arms and he was
getting a lot of steals. The father never calls him by his real name and just calls him Spida.
Donovan liked the Spiderman movies so it just stuck.
Career
Mitchell Jr attended Canterbury School in New Milford for his first two years of high school.
Born into a baseball family, Mitchell was torn between his
passion for basketball and ancestral love for baseball as he played both
His baseball career ended in his sophomore year as he suffered an injury to his wrist.
His mom transferred him to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro for his junior and senior high
school years to focus more on basketball. Mitchell's amazing dunk left fans speechless
during an event sponsored by Under Armour got featured on the sportscenter.
He committed to the University of Louisville to play college ball.
Mitchell honored Michael Jordan by wearing Number 45 that Jordan
wore during his baseball career and the early part of his NBA comeback.
As a sophomore, Mitchell averaged 15.6 points,
2.7 assists, and 4.9 rebounds per game. He was named to the First team all-ACC.
After sophomore year, Mitchell declared for the draft.
In the 2017 NBA draft, he was chosen by the Denver nuggets
as the 13th overall pick only to be traded that same night to Utah Jazz.
He had a breakout spectacular rookie season as he
became the first NBA rookie to score 40 points in a game since Blake Griffin in
2011 and surpassed the Jazz record of 38 points in 1981 by Darrell Griffith.
Mitchell stamped his name in history by passing Karl Malone for the most 20-point games in a
rookie season for the Jazz and becoming the first rookie since Zach LaVine to win the dunk contest.
He also set a record for most three-pointers made by a rookie.
Mitchell averaged 20.5 points in his rookie season.
That is quite impressive as only Zion Williamson,
Luka Doncic (Don-chitch) and Joel Embiid have averaged 20 points in the last 10 years.
Talk about starting off hot.
Mitchell’s game keeps growing and with a doubt is a budding superstar.
Now we know a little about Mitchell’s b-ball career, let’s get into how he makes that stash.
Contract
After being drafted by the Denver Nuggets and traded to Utah Jazz for Trey Lyles and
Tyler Lyndon, Mitchell signed a 4 year/ $14 million rookie contract.
Mitchell's natural talent wowed the Jazz and he
has lead the team to the playoffs every year he’s been in the league.
In November 2020, Mitchell signed a rookie max extension contract worth 5 years / $163
million . That’s an average salary of about $33 million a year.
His deal ends at the end of the 2026 season and will be an unrestricted free agent at the age
of 30. There have been some talks about the Jazz shopping a trade for Donovan recently.
But, let’s see how that plays out for him and the Jazz. Either way,
Mitchell is going to be getting big paydays for a while.
Endorsements
Every basketball player’s dream is to get endorsed by a big
brand and have their own signature sneaker.
Mitchell was able to make that a reality as a rookie when he signed a multi-year shoe
deal with Adidas that will pay him between $5 million and $15 million.
For Mitchell, this was only the beginning as he went on to have his first ever
signature shoe named "Adidas D.O.N. Issue #1," just two years into the league.
The D.O.N was a shortened form for his Mantra “ Determination over Negativity”
We also like the D.O.N issue 3 White and #2s in red. Go get yourself a pair
As of 2022, Donovan has four signature shoe line with more on the way baby!!
Donovan’s nickname Spida and love for spiderman made him the best fit for an ads campaign
that promoted both his signature line and spider man Far from Home
Mitchell is raking in the stash, baby! Let's see what he does with it.
Cars
It's no news that making it to the NBA is a life-changing
set-up financially and that means being able to drive the cars and vehicles you want.
Mitchell's has a rich taste in cars and owns a few in his collections.
The cars in his collections are
A red Range Rover and a Porsche Panamera. This red beauty has a black and red interior and red
rims and is as sleek as a Michael Jordan fade away. This one costs about $90,000.
Mitchell also bought his mom an Audi and his sister a Jeep Wrangler Sahara that
both cost a cool $50,000 and $60,000 respectively.
He has also been seen in a black Lambo and Dodge Charger.
Talk about cruising in style baby!
Charity
Mitchell won the hearts of fans not only by his amazing dunks but also by his heart of generosity
to people and the community at large. He and his family established a foundation called SPIDACARES.
His foundation's aim is to foster and promote the physical well-being and mental health,
ethical character, confidence, and good sportsmanship of both children
and adults through supporting youth and athletic programs.
Having a philanthropic nature, Donovan celebrated his max contract extension
by pledging a cool $12 million to help the Connecticut middle school where his mom taught.
He has also donated to other sizeable charities and causes
like the horrific shooting of Jacob Blake.
Talk about generosity.
Love Life
Before Mitchell was drafted into the NBA, he found love in Deja (Day-sha) Lighty,
the daughter of the late hip-pop star Chris Lighty. Chris Lighty co-founded Violator
Records. His clients included 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Mirahi Carey and more.
Deja went to Temple University and majored in Sports Management.
She worked as an account executive with the Cleveland Cavs.
It’s no doubt that they were love birds as they always
shared posts of cuddling pictures on social media.
In 2019, news of their breakup broke out with the reasons unclear to this day.
Rumors are that the long distance between Utah and Cleveland took its toll.
Currently, Donovan is not in any relationship but if he is, he has managed to keep it under wraps.
Net Worth
Now is the time you have all been waiting for. How much is Donovan Mitchell worth?
With everything going on in Mitchell’s life, he has a net worth of $20 million dollars.
Flaunt that stash baby!!!