Mychal Mulder (born June 14, 1994) is a Canadian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for

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and the

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Early life

Mulder is the son of Jennifer Gignac and Randy Mulder. His mother was an Executive Assistant at the local Utilities company and his father worked at General Motors before being forced to retire after a leg injury. Mulder was named after former NBA player

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, the father of Mulder's future Golden State teammate

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. Mulder was raised in

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, alongside an elder sister, Cynthia. He played basketball at Catholic Central High School, where he was coached by Pete Cusumano. Mulder was considered a Top 10 Canadian prospect in 2013.

College career

Mulder received a single

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scholarship offer, to play for the

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team. Mulder opted to begin his college basketball career at

. As a sophomore, he averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, shooting 46.3 percent from behind the arc. He led the team to a 33–2 record, was named a JUCO All-American and was rated the 13th-best junior-college prospect by 247Sports. Mychal-Mulder

He then transferred to play for the

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team. He chose Kentucky over several other colleges, including Creighton,

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, and

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/ref> As a senior at Kentucky, Mulder made two starts and averaged 4.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game, shooting 40.3% from the field and a team-high 92.3% from the free throw line.

Professional career

Windy City Bulls (2017–2019)

Mulder went undrafted in the

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. He was later selected ninth overall in the 2017 NBA G League draft by the

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. In his second season with the Bulls, Mulder posted 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 32.9 minutes per game. In May 2019, Mulder was invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2019–2020)

Mulder signed with the

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on September 17, 2019. The team waived Mulder on October 15, 2019. He began the season with the

Golden State Warriors (2020–2021)

On February 27, 2020, the

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announced that they had signed Mulder to a 10-day contract. He made his debut against the Los Angeles Lakers that same day. Mulder had two points and four rebounds in that game, which was a 116–86 loss. On March 1, 2020, Mulder had a career-high 17 points, along with two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in just his third game with the Warriors, a 124–110 loss against the

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. On March 7, he started against the

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- setting a new career-high 18 points and 3 assists during his last game of his first 10-day contract, a 118-114 win. On March 10, after his 10-day contract expired, the Warriors signed him to a multi-year contract. On April 28, 2021, Mulder had a career-high 26 points and five rebounds in a 133-103 loss against the

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. On May 6, 2021, Mulder had 25 points in 20 minutes in a 118-97 win against the

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. On May 14, 2021, Mulder started for the Warriors and had a new career-high of 28 points in a 125-122 win against the

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. Mulder was waived near the end of training camp before the 2021–22 season.

Orlando Magic (2021–2022)

On October 26, 2021, the

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signed Mulder to a

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. On January 6, 2022, he was waived.

Return to Sioux Falls (2022)

On March 3, 2022, Mulder signed with the

Miami Heat (2022)

On March 24, 2022, Mulder signed a two-way contract with the

. On July 16, he was waived. On October 9, 2022, Mulder was re-signed by the Heat.

Third stint with Skyforce (2022–present)

On October 24, 2022, Mulder rejoined the

roster for training camp.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats bio
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