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Dillon Mitchell Boston Celtics · #20

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · St. John's

Dillon Mitchell is a forward the Boston Celtics selected 40th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of St. John's. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Dillon Mitchell

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityCeltics 68%

Balladex model · projected 117–113 · 96.6 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

6.4pts

2.9reb

1.6ast

68%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Dillon Mitchell

Boston Celtics · Forward

Sion James

Charlotte Hornets · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Dillon Mitchell — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Depth wing prospect · Impact 38

Dillon Mitchell is a forward the Boston Celtics selected 40th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of St. John's. An incoming rookie for 2

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Dillon Mitchell stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #351 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

38Impact index

68Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#40 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Dillon Mitchell — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Dillon Mitchell

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Dillon Mitchell career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Adou Thiero 100%Baba Miller 100%Jamir Watkins 100%Micah Peavy 100%Noah Penda 100%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record

#2conf seed

+8.4net rtg

120off rtg

111.7def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 2nd in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

38 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#40 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Dillon Mitchell

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Dillon Mitchell is a 2026 second-round forward for the Boston Celtics.

Boston Celtics

Turning pro

Drafted 40th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Dillon Mitchell was a second-round pick (40th overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Boston Celtics out of St. John's.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Mitchell's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: St. John's
Experience: Rookie
Draft: 40th overall, 2026
Born: St. John's
Jersey: #20

Beyond the game

Mitchell joins the Boston Celtics as a 2026 second-round pick out of St. John's.

The person

A 2026 second-round forward out of St. John's.

Incoming

Second round

St. John's

FAQ

Dillon Mitchell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dillon Mitchell, answered.

Where was Dillon Mitchell drafted?

Dillon Mitchell was selected 40th overall (second round) by the Boston Celtics in the 2026 NBA draft, out of St. John's.

Does Mitchell have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Dillon Mitchell career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Dillon Mitchell Boston Celtics · #20

Dillon Mitchell — the report card

Where Dillon Mitchell stands

Dillon Mitchell — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Dillon Mitchell

Dillon Mitchell career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Boston Celtics built to win?

The Ballad of Dillon Mitchell

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Dillon Mitchell — frequently asked

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Dillon Mitchell head-to-head

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