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Cavs: Plenty of off-ball work for Darius Garland would keep him fresher in long seasons

It’s clear that the Cleveland Cavaliers have high hopes for rookie guard Darius Garland, as evidenced by them selecting him fifth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.

Garland is a player that only appeared in five games in his one collegiate season at Vanderbilt, though, due to a reported meniscus tear, and that was obviously unfortunate for him and his team.

Nonetheless, as KJG contributors have often highlighted, draft pundits have continually harped on how Garland has a very high ceiling as an NBA guard, given that he has a really tight handle that enables him to get separation as an on-ball shot creator, along with Garland being a highly-capable catch-and-shoot threat with incredibly deep range and because Garland reportedly has shown good vision at other levels and is capable of making high-level passes.