Darius Garland had a quality 2022-23 season, for the most part. Garland had 21.6 points and 7.8 assists per contest, and overcame a tough start to the campaign, most of which had to do with him having dealt with an eye contusion.
He didn’t take anybody by surprise as compared to in the 2021-22 season, when he made his first All-Star appearance, but Garland eventually settled in, and became more comfortable playing with Donovan Mitchell. The dynamic with Mitchell was going to take time for other Cavaliers players to get used to, and there could still be some finetuning to come there.