Darius Garland wins the jackpot with the Cavaliers!

In the category of players drafted in 2019 who receive the jackpot in 2022, please welcome Darius Garland. The leader of the Cavaliers has indeed just obtained his maximum extension, following Ja Morant and Zion Williamson. We want to say that it is deserved given the rise of the man.

Darius Garland has reached a very big milestone this season, and now he finds himself with $193 million in his bank account. As Adrian Wojnarowski ofESPN, the young star of the Cavaliers was also entitled to his maximum extension over five years, the amount of which might reach 231 million if selected All-NBA during the 2022-23 campaign. The reward is magnificent for the fifth choice of the 2019 Draft, in constant progression for three years. With almost 22 points (46.2% shooting success, 38.3% parking, 89.2% free throws) and more than 8 assists on average this season, Garland has simply joined the clan of All- Stars this year while finishing on the podium of the most improved players behind Ja Morant and Dejounte Murray. Remember when Stephen Curry said Garland would be the next player to explode in the NBA? We can say that Steph had a good nose on this one. And for a franchise like Cleveland, which isn’t the type to attract free agents when a certain LeBron James isn’t in town, the choice to extend an in-house product whose future promises to be bright has been obvious. naturally.

Darius Garland’s progress is also part of a great rise in power for his Cleveland team. As the 22-year-old young leader crossed the levels one following the other, the Cavaliers have once once more become a team that counts in the Eastern Conference. Certainly, the 2021-22 campaign ended on a big disappointment, the Ohio team failing at the gates of the Playoffs following two defeats in the play-in tournament once morest Brooklyn then Atlanta. But real foundations have been laid for the future. A season with a positive record (44 wins – 38 losses), a young and hyper-promising trio with Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and therefore Garland, all of this within a very solid collective, in short, there is plenty to show real ambitions for the years to come. Especially if Darius Garland stays on this beautiful upward slope, he who will once once more be assisted by the precious Ricky Rubio next year. His talent, his elegance, but also his desire to represent the new face of the post-LeBron Cavs make him the new darling of all of Ohio and we can’t wait to see his progress in the coming seasons.

Darius Garland may not have the hype of a Morant or a Zion, but he too is one of the gems of the 2019 NBA Draft. And if Cleveland is now back in the Playoffs picture four years later the King’s departure is partly because Garland is on the rise. 193 million over five years, packed it is weighed.

Source texte : ESPN

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

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2022