Darius Garland, the No. 5 pick in the first round selected by the Cavaliers in 2019, draft template Damian Lillard, averaged 12.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in his rookie season, was selected to the best rookie second team, and gradually became the team's leading scorer after Sexton's injury, averaging 21.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game in the third season of his career.
Garland
After reaching a contract extension with the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers traded for the Jazz's star Donovan Mitchell, and Garland formed the Cavaliers' backcourt double gun, in the first season, Mitchell averaged 28.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, Garland was very modest, gave Mitchell a lot of balls, and did not regard himself as a big boss at all, and finally in the first season of the two cooperation, Garland averaged 21.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, and the data declined. At the same time, the team entered the playoffs in fourth place in the East, but was eliminated by the Knicks.
Mitchell and Garland
Then came this season, at the beginning of the season, the team's record was very good, and Garland's data was also very bright, averaging 25.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game in the first 10 games, and the shooting percentage entered the 180 club, but at this time Garland was injured! After returning from eight games from injury, his personal form was very poor, and most of the team's offensive end was in the hands of Mitchell, so that Garland only averaged 18 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game this season.
Garland
In the G3 of the Cavaliers and Magic, Garland scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in 2 of 10 games, and the Cavaliers defeated the Magic by 38 points. However, after Mitchell's injury, the Cavaliers were eventually eliminated by the Green Army 4-1, and Garland's playoff statistics were also fixed at 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, shooting 44.8% from the field and 37.8% from three-point range.
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Judging from Garland's performance this season, it is absolutely impossible for the Cavaliers to win the championship by relying on him as the leading star! But the good news is that in the game between the Cavaliers and the Green Army, James came to the Cavaliers' home court to watch the game, and the Cavaliers will always have a first-round pick this year, and the Cavaliers can use this pick to select Bronny, and then James will join the Cavaliers, and then the combination of Garland + Mitchell + James + Mobley + Allen is definitely the championship favorite.