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Cavaliers, Darius Garland agree on a $193 million max deal

Adrian Wojnarowski: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland has agreed on a five-year, $193M maximum designated rookie contract extension that could be worth as much as $231M, @Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. It is the largest deal in franchise history.
Source: Twitter @wojespn

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Darius Garland last seaon
21.7 points
3.3 rebounds
8.6 assists
1.3 steals
3.6 turnovers
46.2% FG
38.3% 3P
89.2% FT
He showed remarkable growth and that’s why the Cavs decided to reward him with a new 5-year/$193.5M deal. Garland stays in the LAND! #Cavs12:43 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Cleveland’s Darius Garland lands a super max rookie extension that could become worth $231M with All-NBA escalators. pic.twitter.com/A2SYEOYRRK12:43 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Sources confirm to @TheAthletic that Darius Garland has agreed on a five-year, $193 million maximum designated rookie contract extension with the #Cavs. – 12:43 PM
Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
Darius Garland recorded 19 games with 20 points and 10 assists this past season.
Only players with more such games in 2021-22 were:
Trae Young
James Harden
Luka Doncic – 12:41 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Darius Garland put up a bunch of career highs in 2022:
21.7 PPG
3.3 RPG
8.6 APG
1.3 SPG
All Star
It’s paying off. pic.twitter.com/Hdt5q17n1I12:35 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland has agreed on a five-year, $193M maximum designated rookie contract extension that could be worth as much as $231M, @Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells ESPN. It is the largest deal in franchise history. – 12:30 PM
Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade @PDcavsinsider
Cleveland has its man to back up Darius Garland for the next three seasons. cleveland.com/cavs/2022/07/c…4:15 PM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
My 2021-22 preseason story on some of what Rubio could do for the Cavs as @Darius Garland reached his first All-Star Game: #Cavaliers‘ guard Darius Garland hopes to be Ricky Rubio’s next All-Star acolyte beaconjournal.com/story/sports/p… via @beaconjournal11:47 AM
Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
The Cavaliers had success when Ricky Rubio and Darius Garland shared the floor this past season, outscoring opponents by 16.1 points per 100 possessions prior to Rubio’s injury.
That ranked in the top-5 among all 2-man lineups to play 500 minutes together in 2021-22. – 10:23 AM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Sources: Cleveland Cavaliers and free agent guard Ricky Rubio have agreed to a 3-year, $18.4 million deal with a partial guarantee in the third year of the deal, @Jorge Sierra has learned. Rubio was a key veteran rotation player for Cleveland and mentor to All-Star Darius Garland. – 9:51 AM
Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
Players to average 20 points and 8 assists this past season:
Luka Doncic
Darius Garland
James Harden
Trae Young
Dejounte Murray
Young and Murray are now teammates.
Murray also led the league in total steals. – 5:25 PM

More on this storyline

 

Then there’s the smallest of sample-size theater. James Wiseman played all of 69 minutes at Memphis, while Darius Garland played five games at Vanderbilt. Famously, Kyrie Irving played only 11 games at Duke. Top 2022 prospect Shaedon Sharpe didn’t play a single game this season for Kentucky. One executive said he’s been burned by an overly cautious medical staff who raised red flags that dissuaded him from selecting a first-round prospect. Many feel that workouts, more controlled by agents than ever, are overvalued, as is performance in the NCAA tournament (see Williams, Derrick and Flynn, Jonny). Combine results can be tantalizing, though scouts and execs feel as if the league has made a proper correction on a traditional fetish — “athleticism.” Yet at the same time, some say the swing toward “basketball IQ” has moved so dramatically in the past few years, that teams might look up to find that they don’t have the necessary shot creation to contend. -via ESPN / June 23, 2022
Chris Fedor: #Cavs Darius Garland on the identity rebrand, new logos and emphasis on gold in the uniforms: “Super cool. I like it. Gold is what we want. The gold is with us. Hopefully we go get one next year” -via Twitter @ChrisFedor / June 4, 2022
“That’s out of my control,” Garland said when asked by cleveland.com his feelings on the Cavs re-signing Sexton, the fourth-year guard who is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a torn meniscus. “But I hope so for sure.” -via Cleveland Plain Dealer / June 4, 2022

 

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