What Are The Expectations For Darius Garland This Year?

After missing basically the entire 2018-19 collegiate basketball season with Vanderbilt, Darius Garland still ended up being a Top-5 pick for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2019 NBA Draft. During his rookie season last year, Garland was just okay, averaging 12.3 points, 3.9 assists and shooting 40.1% from the floor, 35.5% from three-point range. 

His perimeter shooting is something that the Cavaliers are high on as he has shown the ability to make some pretty deep three-pointers at the NBA level. At the NBA level, Darius Garland will only be a force on the offensive end of the court, due to his small stature, if he continues to develop a strong relationship with Sexton and the rest of the young core on this team.

This upcoming season will be a very important season for the former 5th overall pick as he needs to prove to the Cavaliers he can be their point guard of the future moving forward. In 26 games played during the second-half of the season, Darius Garland was great for the Cavs, scoring in double figures in all but two games and having 6+ assists in a game 11 times. 

Expectations this year on Darius Garland are definitely high and if he struggles to be the Cavaliers primary ball-handler, his future with this organization could be up-in-the-air. He needs to be able to prove that he is fully healthy and can solidify himself as one of this team’s top scorers moving forward.