<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-darius-garland-true-feeling-kenny-atkinson-scehem');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Darius Garland’s true feelings on new Kenny Atkinson scheme');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-news-Darius-Garlands-true-feelings-on-new-Kenny-Atkinson-scheme.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Darius Garland’s true feelings on new Kenny Atkinson scheme</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T15:58:00-07:00">October 7th, 3:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T17:19:23-07:00">October 7th, 5:19pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an Associate Editor and covers the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, IL native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers are preparing for what should be an exciting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/schedule/upcoming">2024-25 NBA season</a>. The Cavs are returning multiple top-tier contributors including Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland. In addition, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-cleveland-explains-kenny-atkinson-decision-official-statement">Cleveland hired former Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson</a> during the offseason. Atkinson is presenting change for the Cavs, and Garland gave his thoughts on new schemes during preseason.</p><p>Garland spoke about how Kenny Atkinson’s offense <a href="https://x.com/SpinDavies/status/1843332295283089469" rel="noopener">will allow</a> the Cavs to thrive during a press availability on Monday:</p><p>“I think [Atkinson’s diversifying of offensive sets] will be good for us. We have a lot of talent on this team, so different off-ball actions, different screen actions to just get defenders moving and shifting is going to help us just trying to get downhill and make plays for others. So, I think it’s going to be good just to move the ball side to side and get defenses shifted,” Garland said, per Spencer Davies.</p><p>Furthermore, Garland discussed the emphasis the Cavs are putting on three-pointers:</p><p>“Kenny’s a big three-point attempt guy. So we try to get as many threes as we can. Try to get out in transition, walk-up threes. He’s been on me and [Donovan Mitchell] about those in transition as well. Even [Max Strus] when he’s open. We can’t turn down any shots. So, threes have been a big emphasis,” Garland added.</p><p>The Cavs certainly have the personnel to make Atkinson’s visions come true. The trio of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and Mas Strus all shot 35 percent or greater on their three-point attempts during the 2023-24 season.</p><p>When it comes to screen actions, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley will be stout presences. Fans could see the two big men extend their outside game as well.</p><p>It sounds like the Cavs have an exciting style of play in store for 2024-25. With the right execution, Cleveland can go far under Atkinson’s leadership.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Darius Garland’s true feelings on new Kenny Atkinson scheme

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-darius-garland-kenny-atkinsons-demand');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Darius Garland reveals Kenny Atkinson’s eye-opening demand for this season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cavs-news-Darius-Garland-reveals-Kenny-Atkinsons-eye-opening-demand-for-this-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Darius Garland reveals Kenny Atkinson’s eye-opening demand for this season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T09:26:55-07:00">October 4th, 9:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T09:26:55-07:00">October 4th, 9:26am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the better part of his career, everyone has wanted Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland to shoot more three-pointers. The latest person to tell <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-most-important-x-factor-for-2024-25-season">Garland to increase his volume</a> during training camp is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-land-ex-warriors-kenny-atkinson-as-next-head-coach">new Cavs head coach</a> Kenny Atkinson. Something Atkinson wants to improve is Cleveland’s 3-point volume. The Cavs <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/traditional?dir=A&amp;sort=FG3A" rel="noopener">ranked eighth in total attempts last season</a>, attempting more than 3,000 from the perimeter. But Atkinson wants that number to grow even more, with a clear message to Garland to increase his volume.</p><p>“He hasn’t really told me, but he said in the ballpark around eight or nine,” Garland said when asked if Atkinson has given him an exact number.</p><p>Last season, Garland averaged 6.2 attempts, third on the team behind Mitchell and Max Strus. This isn’t the first time a coach has urged Garland to fire more willingly. J.B. Bickerstaff did the same. Will Garland follow through this time?</p><p>“I can get that many up for sure,” Garland said. “I got enough bullets in my gun. I can’t turn down any.”</p><p>Even though this has been a talking point for a few seasons, there’s reason to believe the Cavs will be a high-volume three-point team even when they have Garland on the floor. But how will Atkinson get Garland to take more, even after it’s been a point of emphasis?</p><h2><b>Kenny Atkinson’s master plan for Darius Garland and the Cavs’ offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Darius-Garland-Three-Pointer-Cavs.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Garland said Atkinson has focused on different ways to get those shots. Garland needs to be more willing to walk into transition and pull-up 3s. There’s a plan to utilize him as a catch-and-shoot, off-ball player, flying off screens in the halfcourt. Atkinson has also pointed to the importance of corner 3s — an area where the Cavs ranked 13th in attempts, 16th in makes, and 24th in percentage last season.</p><p>“[There’s] just different ways I get to shots,” Garland said when asked how Atkinson’s offense impacts his game. “I get to a lot more threes, a lot more off-ball actions, even walk-up threes and transitions coming off screens in half-court settings. Just shooting the ones I’m pretty confident in taking. I can’t turn down any.”</p><p>If Atkinson has his way, and this offense comes together in his vision, the Cavs will rely less on the pick-and-roll and isolation attacks. It will be a more diverse offense that can lead to Garland getting more straightforward three-point attempts at a higher volume.</p><p>“It would be good for us,” Garland said. “We have a lot of talent on this team, so different off-ball actions, different screening actions to just get defenders moving and shifting the defense. It’s gonna help us just try to get downhill and make plays for others just to move the ball side to side and make the defense shift.”</p><p>Cleveland will soon wrap up Florida training camp and head home. Then, the Cavs will kick off their preseason at home against the Chicago Bulls. Garland might not play much against Chicago. However, the matchup should show everyone what to expect from Cleveland’s offense this year. From there, applying and understanding Atkinson’s vision will be easier – especially with Garland leading the charge.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Darius Garland reveals Kenny Atkinson’s eye-opening demand for this season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-darius-garland-shoots-down-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Darius Garland shoots down ‘unhappy’ rumors amid offseason trade discussions');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cavs-Darius-Garland-shoots-down-unhappy-rumors-amid-offseason-trade-discussions.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Darius Garland shoots down ‘unhappy’ rumors amid offseason trade discussions</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T19:36:17-07:00">September 30th, 7:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T19:36:17-07:00">September 30th, 7:36pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Moments after the Cleveland Cavaliers saw their season end, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5497268/2024/05/15/cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-darius-garland-jb-bickerstaff-future/" rel="noopener">word got out</a> that star point guard Darius Garland was fed up. According to reports, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-turning-down-spurs-darius-garland-trade-offer">Garland’s representation preferred a trade for him</a> if Donovan Mitchell signed a contract extension with Cleveland this summer. The belief was that Mitchell was holding Garland back and that a change of scenery was the best avenue for Garland to reignite his breakout season and reach his full potential.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-agrees-contract-extension">Mitchell signed a multi-year extension with the Cavs</a>, a Garland trade never followed. Cleveland President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman was emphatic that the Cavs never planned on trading Garland. However, Garland wanted to set the record straight during Cleveland’s annual media day. The All-Star guard said he wanted to remain in Cleveland regardless of what was going on with Mitchell, enough so that he had a conversation with the front office to clear the air of any outside noise saying otherwise.</p><p>“Had a talk with Koby, and he was pretty upset about it,” Garland said. “I told him that I wanted to be here, and he knows that as well, so it wasn’t a really long conversation. … I really don’t know [where the rumor came from], but it came out, and it was definitely false.”</p><h2><b>What else did Darius Garland say during Cavs media day?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Darius-Garland-dribbles-Cavs-Celtics.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The relationship between Mitchell and Garland is critical for the Cavs. The team can’t reach its ceiling if those two aren’t clicking. When asked about their fit together, Garland also shot down any concern about that.</p><p>“We’ve been together three years, and we’ve made a jump every year,” Garland said. “A lot of people don’t see what we have outside of the court. We have a real relationship off the court… that’s my brother.”</p><p>Garland was an All-Star before Mitchell arrived. But remember, Garland’s first season with Mitchell was the same statistical as his All-Star campaign. While Garland struggled mightily last year, his fit with Mitchell isn’t necessarily the reason why. A fractured jaw and a knee injury might have had more to do with it.</p><p>“I was playing catchup the entire season,” Garland said. “Being down 15 pounds going into the playoffs wasn’t the best way to go about it… I really wasn’t myself.”</p><p>With that all out of the way, Garland and the Cavs can focus on what happens on the court. Cleveland hopes for a bounce-back season from Garland, who shared with ClutchPoints that he regained his weight this offseason and is ready to ‘show off’ his new muscles. A healthy season from Garland could be all it takes to quell outside concerns about his fit with Mitchell. If you ask Garland, the vibes between him and Mitchell are immaculate. Now, the focus is to bounce back and make some noise in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Darius Garland shoots down ‘unhappy’ rumors amid offseason trade discussions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-bronny-james-grabs-attention-workout-video-darius-garland');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Bronny James grabs attention with workout video alongside Darius Garland');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bronny-James-grabs-attention-with-workout-video-alongside-Darius-Graland.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Bronny James grabs attention with workout video alongside Darius Garland</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-28T12:49:15-07:00">August 28th, 12:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-28T12:50:02-07:00">August 28th, 12:50pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the best parts about the NBA offseason is not only free agency and the draft, but it’s the workout videos that are shown on social media. Some players like to get individual work in, while others like to come together as a group and play scrimmage games. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-intense-pressure-bronny-james-eye-opening-summer-league-story">Bronny James has gained a lot of attention over the offseason</a> since getting drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers, but he’ll be getting more eyes on him after a recent workout video with Darius Garland was released.</p><p>In the clip, James was seen getting in some <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1828863176911532287" rel="noopener">1-on-1 work</a> with Garland.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bronny James working on his 1-on-1 game 🔥🧪</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisJHoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisJHoops</a> / IG) <a href="https://t.co/tFCtzXlhZj">pic.twitter.com/tFCtzXlhZj</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1828863176911532287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As James gets prepared for the season, it’s good that he’s getting in work with guards that have success in the league.</p><h2><b>Bronny James will try to find his way on the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bronny-James_9e6c44.jpg"><figcaption>Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>As the season approaches, there is no doubt that people will be putting pressure on Bronny James to succeed, but the truth is that he might not see the floor a lot in his rookie season. The Lakers brought back most of their roster from last season, and they’ll be the group that tries to lead them into the postseason once again.</p><p>Of course, the biggest storyline is Bronny playing with his father, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-lays-ground-rules-bronny-james-in-workplace">LeBron James, and the Lakers forward has already set some ground rules</a> for his son when they hit the floor together. LeBron was asked on the latest episode of The Shop if Bronny can call him “dad.”</p><p>“No, he can’t [call me dad]. We already laid that down. He cannot call me dad in the workplace,” LeBron said. “Once we leave the practice facility and the gates close, I could be a dad again in the car if we ride together. No, he has got to call me like ‘2-3′ or ‘Bron’ or ‘GOAT’ if he wants to. I mean, it’s up to him.”</p><p>Luckily as Bronny navigates through his rookie season, he’ll have his father to help him and teach him the ropes of the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Bronny James grabs attention with workout video alongside Darius Garland

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);   ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-darius-garland-reacts-to-getting-cooked-by-trae-young-on-nba-2k');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Darius Garland reacts to getting cooked by Trae Young on NBA 2K');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CAVS-NATION-Cavs-Darius-Garland-reacts-to-getting-cooked-by-Trae-Young-on-NBA2K.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs’ Darius Garland reacts to getting cooked by Trae Young on NBA 2K</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-27T19:46:09-07:00">August 27th, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-27T19:46:09-07:00">August 27th, 7:46pm</time><address><a>Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s almost the first week of September, which means that the newest iteration of everyone’s “beloved” basketball game franchise, NBA 2K25, is set to hit the market. Gameplay footage is making the rounds on social media to give fans a reason to spend their hard-earned money to pick up a copy of the game. But in one such clip, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland received the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-drops-eye-opening-take-on-where-he-ranks-among-nba-guards">short end of the stick</a>.</p><p>NBA2KLab, an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, that posts clips of the animations found in the game, tweeted out a video of what appears to be a new shot cancel feature for NBA 2K25. This feature allows shifty ballhandlers to cancel their gather to fake out defenders off their shoes. It so happened that the video the account posted showed Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young <a href="https://twitter.com/dariusgarland22/status/1828603802020413554" rel="noopener">cancelling a behind-the-back gather</a> to leave the Cavs guard in the dust for an open layup.</p><p>At the very least, Darius Garland saw the comedy in the situation. The Cavs guard quoted the post with a rebuttal that made it seem as though he couldn’t believe why he was the one chosen to be on the wrong end of a nasty play.</p><p>“Come on bro😂,” Garland wrote on his official X account.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Come on bro😂 <a href="https://t.co/fwK4rNg1nL">https://t.co/fwK4rNg1nL</a></p><p>— Darius Garland (@dariusgarland22) <a href="https://twitter.com/dariusgarland22/status/1828603802020413554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s worth mentioning that the animation did not look smooth at all. It looked like the Hawks star already picked up his dribble before beginning another dribble — the textbook definition of a double-dribble infraction. Regardless, the Cavs fanbase on X came to Garland’s defense, saying that he won’t be victimized in real life the way he was in the NBA 2K25 clip.</p><p>“You never get cooked like that goat,” wrote @spidasworld on X.</p><p>“DG we all know u would 🔒 that bum up,” user @Cleve1andHQ added.</p><p>“Damn that’s a Carryyyyy 😭🤣 2K Refs on some trash too,” furthered @LawrenceUSI.</p><p>But beyond being torched by Trae Young on the virtual streets, the Cavs guard has a greater reason to use NBA 2K25 as fuel to bounce back following a less-than-ideal 2023-24 campaign.</p><h2>Dissecting the Cavs starting PG’s NBA 2K25 rating</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Darius-Garland-reacts-after-a-basket-.jpg"></figure><p>In what was no surprise, Darius Garland’s rating for NBA 2K25 dropped after a topsy-turvy campaign with the Cavs. Garland endured a plethora of injury woes that limited him to just 57 games, and in those games, his efficiency, relative to prior seasons, dropped along with his overall usage and touches.</p><p>Thus, 2K Sports deemed that it was best for them to give the Cavs guard a rating of 82 — a one-rating drop from his 83 in the previous NBA 2K game. This rating is a bit disappointing, however. Garland, according to 2K, is the same quality of player as Josh Hart, Alex Caruso, Jalen Suggs, and Herb Jones — players whom contending teams would love, but don’t have the All-Star pedigree and upside the Cavs guard has.</p><p>For reference, Cade Cunningham is four overall points better (86) than Garland. That may not be particularly indicative of the disparity in skill, talent, and impact between those two players.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Cavs guard, being only 24 years of age, has time to redeem himself after a down year. With a new head coach in Kenny Atkinson in town, perhaps <a href="https://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-darius-garland-drops-truth-bomb-on-trade-rumors">Garland regains his comfort</a> as he lines up alongside Donovan Mitchell in the backcourt. And if he improves in real life, then his NBA 2K25 rating should reflect that sooner than later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.0	2.7	6.5	0.1	1.3

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.0	2.7	6.5	0.1	1.3

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