The NBA season wrapped up Saturday, June 13, as the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on the road, winning their first championship in 53 years.
With Damion Lee retiring after the 2024-25 season and Terry Rozier being placed on indefinite unpaid leave by the NBA because of an FBI sports gambling fraud case against him, only two former Louisville Cardinals saw the court this season. Here is a look at how they fared:
Donovan Mitchell led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2018, when LeBron James was still running the show there. But after collapsing in Game 1 against the eventual-champion Knicks, the Cavs fell flat and were swept by New York.
In the four-game series, the former Louisville Cardinal averaged 27.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 ***** ists and 2.5 steals. During the regular season, Mitchell averaged 27.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 ***** ists and 1.5 steals. He was named to the All-NBA Second Team this season.
Mitchell helped guide his team past the Toronto Raptors in the first round and the Detroit Pistons in the conference semifinals. Both series went to seven games. Cleveland won Game 7 against Toronto at home before taking down Detroit on the road.