Where should Davion Mitchell be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 179 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 215 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 118.7 on average, 60 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Davion Mitchell play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 70 last season.

MIA

Davion Mitchell

Miami Heat · PG · Age 28 · 6′0″

Rankings Noah Clowney Luke Kennard

Rank#179PG #61 · of 233

Value-0.7339-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP118.7

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $1.2

Games7229 min a game

Rostered11.5%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 179 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 215 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in assists among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 70.8%. Yahoo drafters take him at 118.7 on average, 60 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Steady: between 5.3 and 11.5 for 5 seasons.

Last season9.3

5-season average7.9

Trend a season−0.2

2026-27 proj.9.1

Up and down: lowest in 2023-24, highest in 2021-22.
Per 36 minutes: 14.9 in 2021-22, 11.7 last season, on 27.7 → 28.6 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (9.1) is in line with last season (9.3).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24–of 24724-25#233of 26625-26#204of 27226-27*#189of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	179	-0.733	72	29	9.1	1.3	2.6	6.2	1.1	0.2	48.1%	3.6/7.5	70.8%	0.7/0.9	1.5
2025-26	215	-0.379	70	29	9.3	1.3	2.7	6.5	1.0	0.2	49.0%	3.7/7.6	64.6%	0.6/0.9	1.5
2024-25	247	-0.437	74	27	7.9	1.1	2.3	4.9	1.0	0.2	46.8%	3.0/6.4	69.0%	0.8/1.1	1.7
2023-24	327	-0.805	72	15	5.3	0.8	1.3	1.9	0.2	0.0	45.2%	2.0/4.5	71.4%	0.4/0.6	0.6
2022-23	-	-	80	18	5.6	0.8	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.2	46.0%	2.3/5.0	75.0%	0.3/0.4	0.8
2021-22	-	-	75	28	11.5	1.3	2.2	4.2	0.7	0.3	42.0%	4.7/11.2	63.6%	0.7/1.1	1.5

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

9.1#189 of 213-0.73

3PM

1.3#151 of 213-0.14

REB

2.6#192 of 213-0.80

AST

6.2#25 of 2130.57

STL

1.1#75 of 2130.12

BLK

0.2#192 of 213-0.77

FG%

48.1%3.6/7.5#63 of 2130.00

FT%

70.8%0.7/0.9#171 of 213-0.93

TO

1.5#95 of 2130.23

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Miami Heat

The Miami Heat starter at PG, with Dru Smith behind him. 129 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tyler Herro, Norman Powell, and Jaime Jaquez Jr.; Giannis Antetokounmpo is the arrival projected for the most minutes (33).

PG

1Davion Mitchell
2Dru Smith
3Ryan ConwellNew
4Tre DonaldsonNew

Left since 2025-26

Tyler HerroTraded Jul 631 min → MIL
Norman Powell30 min → CHI
Jaime Jaquez Jr.Traded Jul 628 min → MIL
Kel'el WareTraded Jul 622 min → MIL
Kasparas JakučionisTraded Jul 618 min → MIL
Minutes a night129

Arrived

Giannis AntetokounmpoAcquired Jul 629 min from MIL
Tim Hardaway Jr.Signed Jul 627 min from DEN
Bobby PortisAcquired Jul 624 min from MIL
Klay ThompsonWaived by DAL Aug 2122 min from DAL
Nick RichardsSigned Aug 2715 min from CHI
Ryan Conwellnew
Tre DonaldsonSigned Jul 3new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Miami Heat depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIA	70	28.6	9.3	1.3	2.7	6.5	1.0	0.2	48.7%	3.7/7.6	66.7%	0.6/0.9	1.5
2024-25	TOR/MIA	74	27.4	7.9	1.1	2.3	4.9	1.0	0.2	46.9%	3.0/6.4	72.7%	0.8/1.1	1.7
2023-24	SAC	72	15.3	5.3	0.8	1.3	1.9	0.2	0.0	44.4%	2.0/4.5	66.7%	0.4/0.6	0.6
2022-23	SAC	80	18.1	5.6	0.8	1.3	2.3	0.6	0.2	46.0%	2.3/5.0	75.0%	0.3/0.4	0.8
2021-22	SAC	75	27.7	11.5	1.3	2.2	4.2	0.7	0.3	42.0%	4.7/11.2	63.6%	0.7/1.1	1.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Davion Mitchell in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.