Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers. Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images
Last season, Darius Garland had a quasi-breakout in Year 2 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a somewhat underwhelming freshman campaign in 2019-20, because of a variety of factors, Garland looked like a different player in 2020-21.
He was reportedly not himself as a rookie, but last season, he turned a corner, and had a robust 17.4 points and 6.1 assists per contest.
The deep range from him popped, as did Garland’s shiftiness, and his passing vision was often on display game-to-game. Fans should be bullish on the young lead guard looking onward, and I’m confident that he could take another step forward in Year 3.