After playing in just 57 regular season games last season, Cavaliers guard Darius Garland is having a resurgent season. His game has propelled the Cavs to an Eastern Conference-leading 44-10 record. Here's what to know about Garland, the sixth-year guard and All-Star Game reserve:
This is the second time Garland has been an All-Star in his six-year NBA career. He last made it in the 2021-22 season. As a member of Team LeBron, Garland scored 13 points off the bench.
Garland is 25. He was born Jan. 26, 2000 in Gary, Ind.
Garland is the son of Felicia and Winston Garland. His father was taken in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks . He played eight seasons in the NBA. For his career he averaged 9.4 points and 4.7 assists per game. He also played a season for Benetton Treviso in Italy.
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The Cavs selected Garland with the fifth overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. Garland's new teammate De'Andre Hunter was taken a pick of him at No. 4 by the Atlanta Hawks . Zion Williamson was taken first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans .
Garland is listed by the Cavs as being 6-foot-1 and 192 pounds.
Garland played college basketball at Vanderbilt. A five-star prospect, Garland is Vanderbilt's top-rated recruit ever. Vanderbilt's coach, Bryce Drew, coached Garland at a basketball camp in Indiana when the guard was in third grade.
Garland played just five games for Vanderbilt. He suffered a meniscus injury against Kent State on a layup and was sidelined the rest of the season.
This season Garland is making $36.7 million dollars. He signed a five-year , $197 million contract with the Cavs in July of 2022.
This season Garland is averaging 21.6 points, 6.7 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: What to know about Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavs 2-time All-Star
