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Donovan Mitchell deserved to be NBA All-Star starter

Story byJackson FlickingerMon, January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM UTC·2 min readThe Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t lived up to the lofty expectations they set coming into this season. That comes with consequences when it comes to individual accolades, as Donovan Mitchell has just found out. Mitchell was wrongly excluded from being an Eastern Conference All-Star starter despite three guards being chosen for the starting lineup. The starters are voted on by a mixture of fan vote (50%), player vote (25%), and a media panel (25%).

Donovan Mitchell deserved to be NBA All-Star starter

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Key Highlights

  • They landed on an Eastern Conference starting five of Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, Cade Cunningham, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Support us and Let ‘Em Know with Homage!Anything bought from the links helps support Fear the Sword.
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  • You can also shop all of Homage’s Cavs gear HERE. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrunson, Maxey, and Brown are all worthy choices, but Mitchell has a good argument over every one of those players.
  • Mitchell is averaging more points than Brunson, has been on/off splits than Maxey and Brown, and he’s scoring more efficiently than all three. Mitchell is having the best season of his career and should be recognized for doing so.
  • He’s averaging a career high in points while having the best efficient field goal percentage (58.3%) and true-shooting percentage (62.6%) of his career. This has resulted in the Cavs playing their best basketball with Mitchell on the court.
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