I’m not going to be too critical of Darius Garland with how he bounced back in a big way last season for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a fairly underwhelming rookie year, Garland appeared to be a completely different player, and had 17.4 points and 6.1 assists per outing.
Garland’s play last season was frankly, a relief for the Cavaliers, and he looks to be a part of their foundation looking onward.
Even so, it was meaningful that Cleveland acquired Ricky Rubio via trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves a few hours before the 2021 NBA Draft. Rubio, in this sense, looks to be a quality veteran that should be a stabilizer as a playmaker off the bench to help Garland out, and we could see them play together in spurts at times.
With Rubio in the fold next season for the Cavs though, I do think it could free up Garland to shot hunt some more in games, too, which would pay off in times he has things rolling.
Rubio’s presence should enable Garland to shot hunt more for the Cavs.
I’m not saying that Garland didn’t get his share of opportunities, but at times, I thought Garland should’ve been more aggressive for creation his own offense.
Garland knocked down 39.5 percent of his 4.9 three-point attempts per contest in Year 2, which was encouraging for his growth. The Cavs do feasibly need him, and Collin Sexton for what it’s worth to be shooting more triples from here, however.
Rubio, whose an outstanding passer, at times with Garland could allow him to get some more...
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