Mitchell Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Month

On January 4, 2022, the NBA announced that Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had been named the Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in December. Mitchell posted averages of 30.2 points on 50.2 percent from the field, adding 5.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per contest during the month, with Utah posting an NBA-best 12-2 record in December. He was one of only four NBA players to average at least 30 points, five assists, and three rebounds during the month and one of only two players to average 30-or-more points on better than 50 percent shooting. 

It marks Mitchell’s first career player of the month honor, and he becomes the first Jazz player to earn the accolade since 2010.

On January 1, the two-time NBA All-Star moved his way into the Jazz’s top-10 all-time scoring list and has now totaled 7,376 points in a Jazz uniform.