In an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat, who came out of the game with a residual team, to achieve four consecutive wins, which can be said to have given us a lot of surprises early in the season. Not only did the Cavaliers achieve a good record of 18 wins and 12 losses, ranking fourth in the East, but also the young players on the team also showed great potential, Andarius Garland was one of them, in today's game, Garland started 36 minutes, with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, helping the team to win the game.
Garland is one of the biggest reasons the Cavaliers look like they have a chance to make the playoffs in the East, and while his current priority is to lead his team into the playoffs, the upcoming offseason may be a really life-changing moment for him. According to The Athletic's well-known journalist Shams-Charania, Garland, as a candidate for this season's All-Star, is eligible for a five-year, $181.2 million top-salary extension contract in the offseason in July.
Garland has shown signs of growth in every year of his NBA career so far. This season, the 21-year-old averaged 19 points, three rebounds and 7.6 assists per game, shooting 46.9 percent from the field and 38.4 percent from three-point range.
Garland's passing ability is one of his best skills in the game, and he's clearly put a lot of effort into the technique over the years, averaging just 3.9 assists per game in his rookie season, while his average of assists per game this season has jumped to the top of the team.
The Cavaliers will obviously need to make some big decisions this offseason because it's about the future of some star players, and fans and the media can only speculate about how the Cavaliers will respond, but one thing that seems to be very clear this season is that the team's years of rebuilding work are finally starting to pay off.