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Ajay Mitchell
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder

Ajay Mitchell

#25 · Oklahoma City Thunder · 6-4 (193 cm) · 190 lb · California-Santa Barbara

★ 3rd option Out · Returns: 2026-11-15

Ajay Mitchell plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at point guard and #3 at shooting guard. Ajay Mitchell is out. He's expected back on 2026-11-15. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 7 as a starter, averaging 27.3 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (51 %) and point guard (30 %). He averages 18.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Donovan Mitchell, Marcus Smart, and Meleek Thomas, who score 34.7 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Donovan Mitchell.

Next game

@
LAC
LA Clippers
LA Clippers ·

Out: won't play.

Thunder vs Clippers → Thunder schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

14 Nov.: Mitchell (tobillo) ha sido descartado para el partido del viernes contra los Clippers.

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 2nd
  • Shooting Guard 3rd

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Thunder depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
27.3
Starts
7

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward51 %
  • Point Guard30 %
  • Shooting Guard19 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 27.3 18.5 3.6 3.3 1.2 0.4 52.3 26.5 84.2 59.1 25.6
2025-26 57 25.8 13.6 3.3 3.6 1.2 0.3 48.5 34.7 87.0 58.5 21.0

Game log

In his last 5 games: 19.2 pts, 4.0 reb and 3.0 ast in 29.2 min (0.7 pts above his season average, 18.5)

Best games of the season: 35 pts @ Grizzlies (Nov 6) · 7 reb vs Cavaliers (Nov 4) · 6 ast @ Spurs (Oct 20)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 7 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards 		W 114-75 21:51 12 4 0 5-14 0-2 2-3 +12
Nov 6 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies 		W 128-97 30:28 35 1 5 14-20 4-7 3-5 +33
Nov 4 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers 		W 124-116 32:05 23 7 4 9-17 1-3 4-6 +2
Nov 2 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers 		W 117-112 35:13 20 5 1 7-16 0-3 6-6 +1
Oct 31 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets 		L 98-119 26:22 6 3 5 3-9 0-3 0-0 -27
Oct 28 @
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks 		L 96-120 27:44 29 4 3 12-20 2-5 3-3 +4
Oct 26 vs
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns 		W 125-114 25:29 30 2 5 10-16 1-3 9-10 +18
Oct 25 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers 		W 108-101 27:50 18 6 4 8-14 1-2 1-1 +3
Oct 22 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets 		W 96-84 23:01 12 0 0 5-11 0-4 2-2 +10
Oct 20 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs 		W 116-104 22:41 4 5 6 2-8 0-1 0-0 +12

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
585
Pts/100 poss.
34.7
FG%
53%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Donovan Mitchell 29 6 3/8
Marcus Smart 22 0 0/1
Meleek Thomas 21 10 4/5
Keaton Wagler 18 6 3/6
Tyrese Proctor 17 4 1/2

Who guards him

Possessions
582
Pts/100 poss.
26.3
FG%
50%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Donovan Mitchell 48 15 6/12
Marcus Smart 27 15 5/5
Keaton Wagler 27 8 1/2
Ty Jerome 20 7 3/5
Meleek Thomas 20 4 2/5