Now, All-Star point guard Darius Garland has made it clear that he not only thinks his Cavs can get into the playoffs, but also make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals. He said as much when he was a guest on the “Varsity House” podcast. “I think we can get even better,” he said. “I think we can make it to the Eastern Conference Finals next year for sure. We’re coming back with a chip on our shoulder. … We’re a young team. Like you said, we battled through a lot of adversity this season. So, it was cool just being there, but we not satisfied. We all in. We all ready to rock and roll.”
Source: Jonathan Sherman @ CavaliersNation.com
Source: Jonathan Sherman @ CavaliersNation.com
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Michael Scotto: Sources: Darius Garland’s five-year, max contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers is fully guaranteed and includes a 15 percent trade kicker, @hoopshype has learned. -via Twitter @MikeAScotto / July 13, 2022
Alberto de Roa: Darius Garland has officially signed his max contract with the Cavaliers. -via Twitter @TikotDeRoa / July 9, 2022
Trae Young led the NBA by creating 11.74 Bonus Wins last season. At a cost of just $8.36 million, he was arguably the NBA’s most underpaid player. MVP Nikola Jokic also did something incredible, creating almost as many Bonus Wins despite making nearly four times Trae’s salary. There’s a lot to notice from the first look at Bonus Wins: Bonus Wins are rare. In the whole NBA, only Jokic and Trae delivered more than 10 Bonus Wins. Only 16 players, including Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic, and Darius Garland, delivered as many as six. – It’s a lot easier for low-salaried players to create Bonus Wins. Most of the league leaders in Bonus Wins made under $10 million. – While the list of winning players includes guys of various ages, players who deliver lots of Bonus Wins are overwhelmingly young. Trae is 23. The average age of the league leaders in Bonus Wins is 26. -via TrueHoop / July 4, 2022
