Darius Garland Next Team Odds: Does Star PG Stay With Cavs?

By Adam Thompson Jun 25th, 2024 3:37 PM EDT

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In just his third season, Darius Garland was an All-Star at just age 22 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. But five seasons in, Garland took a bit of a step back statistically, and now he apparently wants a change. 

Garland’s reps – namely, Rich Paul and infamous Klutch Sports, are expected to request a trade if the Cavaliers re-up with star guard Donovan Mitchell on a long-term extension this off-season. Apparently, one of them has to go. 

With Mitchell on the brink of signing a max extension, Bookies.com veteran oddsmaker has updated his 2024-25 team NBA future odds for Garland. 

Darius Garland 2024-25 Team Odds

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Darius Garland's Next NBA Team

Garland was drafted fifth overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Cavs went from 19-63 prior to Garland’s arrival, to 19-46 (Covid shortened), from 22 wins in 2020-21, to 44 wins in 201-22. Then Mitchell came to town, and the two of them led Cleveland to 51 wins in 2022-23. 

This season, Cleveland won a similar 48 games and advanced to the second round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since LeBron James was in town. 

But Mitchell called out a perceived lack of maturity and focus on the team – and in-the-know insiders pointed to Garland as the likely source of frustration. 

Garland’s numbers took a considerable dip this year, too, including 3.6 fewer ppg and 1.3 fewer assists. He missed 25 games, and has missed at least 13 every season except the Covid year. 

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Whereas Mitchell is likely to get a max deal in a new contract, Garland has four years left on his deal. A team that trades for him knows he’ll be in uniform for a while. 

That could intrigue are more up-and-coming team, and Garland, who feels he needs to be the focal part of a team, per his agent. 

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However, it appears the Cavs aren't planning to trade Garland. They're looking to run it back with Mitchell, Garland and C Garrett Allen, with new coach Kenny Atkinson leading the way. Cleveland isn't interested in a rebuild after its most-successful season in a while. But if Garland's people request a trade and a team meets audacious demands, he could still get moved. 

The San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz need a floor leader, and each has cap space to make a splash. He’d be a top-two option on either of those teams. The Toronto Raptors could make a similar claim. 

The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers could lead floor-leading PGs, but draft capital could be an issue to compete in a trade war. 

The Phoenix Suns would love to move Devin Booker to a shooting guard role and hand ball-carrying duties to someone else. 

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