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2024 NBA All-Star selections: Cavs Donovan Mitchell named to 5th consecutive All-Star game
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CLEVELAND — "Spida" is headed to Indianapolis.
Donovan Mitchell was named an All-Star reserve during the NBA's selection show Thursday night on TNT. It'll be his fifth consecutive All-Star appearance, with the first three coming with the Utah Jazz and the last two with the Cavaliers .
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Mitchell is coming off a 45-point game in a Cavs win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night that made them a red-hot 16-4 in their last 20 games.
Mitchell this season is averaging 28.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists. He maintained his scoring average (28.3 last season) while upping his assists during the 18-game stretch in which Darius Garland , who just returned Wednesday night, was out after undergoing jaw surgery.
Voting for the All-Star teams is a three-part process. The fan vote accounts for 50 percent, current players account for 25 percent, and the final quarter goes to media representatives.
Cavs center Jarrett Allen , for whom teammates have been campaigning to be an All-Star , was not named as an Eastern Conference reserve. Allen has been on a tear lately with a franchise-record 16 consecutive double-doubles.
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He was also instrumental in helping the Cavs flourish with Garland and Evan Mobley out (14-4 in 18 games), and for the season is averaging 15.3 points and 10.6 rebounds. But it wasn't quite enough to punch his ticket to Indianapolis.
Allen could still be named an All-Star reserve in the event of an injury.
Mitchell and Allen are both finalists to be named to the U.S. Olympic team as well.
Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ByRyanLewis .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: NBA All-Star Game 2024: Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell named as a reserve
