Graded PSA 10 Gem Mint Donovan Mitchell 2017-18 Donruss Optic #188 Rookie RC Basketball Card

🏀 Graded PSA 10 Gem Mint Donovan Mitchell 2017-18 Donruss Optic #188 Rookie RC Basketball Card — Elmsford New York Westchester County, 13th Overall Pick 2017 NBA Draft Utah Jazz, Spida, 7x NBA All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers, Investment-Grade Condition

Donovan Mitchell. Spida. The player who arrived in Utah as a mid-first-round pick and became one of the most explosive scorers in the Western Conference — the player whose energy and game-breaking ability transformed the Utah Jazz into a playoff powerhouse and then carried that talent to Cleveland. This is his first professional basketball card — the 2017-18 Donruss Optic #188 Rookie RC — graded PSA 10 GEM MINT, the highest grade attainable. Slabbed. Certified. Investment-grade.

🌟 Donovan Mitchell — Elmsford, New York; Westchester County; One Year at Louisville

Donovan Mitchell was born September 7, 1996, in Elmsford, New York — Westchester County, the suburban communities just north of New York City, the county that sits at the edge of the Bronx and carries the energy of the city into a slightly more residential landscape. Mitchell played one season of college basketball at the University of Louisville before declaring for the draft — a single season in which he demonstrated the scoring instincts and competitive fire that NBA scouts graded as first-round talent. The Denver Nuggets selected him 13th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft and immediately traded him to the Utah Jazz, one of the better draft-night trades in recent memory.

🏆 Utah Jazz, 7x All-Star, Cleveland Cavaliers — Spida's Rise

In Utah, Donovan Mitchell became one of the faces of the franchise, averaging over 23 points per game during his best seasons there, and demonstrating the clutch scoring ability that makes elite guards essential in playoff basketball. He was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers before the 2022-23 season, arriving in Ohio as the star piece of a young team that immediately became one of the more interesting rebuilds in the Eastern Conference. He has continued to build on that foundation in Cleveland, extending his All-Star streak to seven selections and counting. His nickname — Spida, from his Spider-Man agility on the court, his ability to weave through traffic and create angles that other guards cannot access — describes exactly how he plays. This 2017-18 Donruss Optic #188 is the start of that arc: the rookie season, the first year, the early prints of the card that the hobby now values at PSA 10 GEM MINT.

📦 PSA 10 GEM MINT Certification Details

Card: Donovan Mitchell 2017-18 Donruss Optic #188 Rookie RC. Grade: PSA 10 GEM MINT — the highest grade attainable, awarded to cards with perfect centering, four sharp corners, flawless surfaces, and zero print defects. Certification: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). Player: Donovan (Spida) Mitchell. Born: September 7, 1996, Elmsford, New York. College: University of Louisville. Draft: 13th overall, 2017 NBA Draft, Utah Jazz. Teams: Utah Jazz (2017-2022), Cleveland Cavaliers (2022-present). Accolades: 7x All-Star. Condition: PSA 10 GEM MINT — slabbed and sealed.

🏀⭐ Elmsford. Westchester County. New York. Louisville. 2017 Draft. 13th overall. Utah. The Jazz. Spida. 7x All-Star. Cleveland. The Cavaliers. His rookie card. Donruss Optic #188. PSA 10. GEM MINT. Investment-grade condition.