The 2020 calendar year in sports saw much upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it also marked the breakout year for plenty of sports' biggest stars. Among them were Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, Washington Mystics forward Myisha Hines-Allen and Cleveland baseball team pitcher Shane Bieber.
The 2020 nominees for Sports Illustrated's Breakout of the Year Award presented by Emsculpt Neo:
* Donovan Mitchell
* Jamal Murray
* Myisha Hines-Allen
* Shane Bieber
Donovan Mitchell:
The 24-year-old Mitchell enters the 2020-21 NBA season coming off the best season of his young NBA career.