The Cavs are rolling thanks in large part to Garland's play, but the East — and Cleveland's — backcourt is a crowded one.

Before the 2024-25 season started, Darius Garland thought about leaving the Cavaliers following their second-round exit from the playoffs.

Darius Garland entered this season with something specific on his mind. Revenge. “This is my revenge season,” Garland told a small group of reporters, including cleveland.com, on Tuesday morning after the Cavs’ shootaround inside Indiana’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse,

Here’s what we learned from the up and down week. The Thunder were forced to downshift on Thursday with Isaiah Hartenstein out of the lineup. The Cavs couldn’t keep up as their quicker, interchangeable wings caused Cleveland to speed up their offensive process which resulted in a one-sided loss.

Darius Garland continues to make his case as one of the NBA’s elite guards. Garland was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 12, marking his second such honor this season.