Darius Garland has been through it all with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
There’s been dark times, most notably in his rookie campaign, which was a frustrating one as he wasn’t yet comfortable coming off a knee injury that cut his lone collegiate season short. He followed up a tough rookie year with a promising second season, when he got better across the board, leading to averages of 17.4 points and 6.1 assists per game.
Then, Garland had his breakout in Year 3 in 2021-22, when he made his All-Star debut, and the Cavaliers as a team had a considerable turnaround, winning 44 games in what was a resurgent year for the group.