While the rumors were there at the start of the offseason, they disappeared quickly. The Cavaliers ended up having no interest in trading Garland and decided to basically run it back with the same roster they had last year.
“Darius Garland is talented, but I don’t see any obvious options right now. He’d help a lot of teams. It’s more about the mechanics of trades. Even teams that could—like a rebuilding team—probably doesn’t want to hurt their odds for the first pick. It’s a loaded draft this year and making a trade like this doesn’t make sense timing-wise. That makes a lot more sense to do next summer.”During the 2023-24 NBA season with Cleveland, Garland ended up playing in 57 games, averaging 18.