<!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', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kevin-durant-hits-cleveland-with-harsh-darius-garland-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Durant hits Cleveland with harsh Darius Garland reality');   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/2025/06/Darius-Garland-of-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers.jpg"><figcaption>Scott Kinser-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kevin Durant hits Cleveland with harsh Darius Garland reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-01T14:12:06-07:00">July 1st, 2:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-01T14:12:06-07:00">July 1st, 2:12pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Whenever you listen to Kevin Durant talk about basketball, it’s interesting. He is one of the best players in the NBA, but he does not sugarcoat anything, especially when discussing basketball.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-kevin-durant-calls-out-reporter-bs-steve-kerr-rumor"> He has gotten into fights with random fans and the media online</a> when talking about basketball, which does not include just fans insulting him. This was true recently when talking about Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><p>Durant recently joined the Mind the Game podcast with LeBron James and Steve Nash. In it, they talked about all sorts of things in the NBA and how the game has evolved. The idea of smaller guards came up, and Darius Garland of the Cavaliers was used as the prime example because he is a great player. Durant pointed out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUzP2PvXeoY">that players will still go right at him</a> due to his size.</p><p>Durant said on the podcast, “If you want to beat the Cleveland Cavs, you go at [Darius] Garland, most of the time.”</p><p>Garland’s size is the issue. He is 6-feet-1 inch and weighs 192 pounds, making him the Cavaliers’ smallest player. It makes sense why teams would single him out, especially with Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen down low as a dynamic duo on defense.</p><p>For perspective, he averaged 1.2 steals per game last season, but did not make much of an impact rebounding or with blocks for the Cavaliers. If someone the size of Kevin Durant went after Garland, he would be able to score at will, so the strategy they talked about on the podcast makes a lot of sense.</p><p>Garland was the jumping-off point for a larger point about seeing fewer and fewer smaller guards enter the NBA. This is because they are liabilities on defense, especially since the NBA has only gotten better overall on offense.</p><p>Height is not the only difference between a good and bad defender. Chris Paul has been one of the best defensive guards during his entire career, but despite being only 6 feet, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/san-antonio-spurs/spurs-news-crazy-chris-paul-stat-will-fire-up-fans">has been one of the best players of his generation</a>. We have also seen other smaller guards recently become good defenders, like Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, and Mike Conley, who have all stood out.</p><p>Durant’s comments to LeBron James and Steve Nash are not a dig at Garland directly, but more of an indication of how basketball players think when they are heading into games against smaller guards like him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant hits Cleveland with harsh Darius Garland reality

<!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', '/nba/phoenix-suns/nba-rumors-the-truth-behind-suns-cavs-trade-talks-kevin-durant-darius-garland');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: The truth behind Suns-Cavs trade talks with Kevin Durant, 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/2025/03/Darius-Garland-takes-a-three-pointer.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: The truth behind Suns-Cavs trade talks with Kevin Durant, Darius Garland</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T13:59:29-07:00">June 25th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T13:59:29-07:00">June 25th, 1:59pm</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">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns seemed to be fielding calls from almost anybody when they were trying to find a trade partner for Kevin Durant. Even though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-how-kevin-durant-controlled-trade-process-to-get-to-rockets">Durant had his preferred destinations</a>, the Suns still made sure to do their due diligence and find the best deal that could help them in the long run.</p><p>In the end, the Suns sent Durant to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft. The Suns got what they wanted as far as young talent and assets, and Durant was able to go to a team of his choice. Before the trade, the Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers <a href="https://www.fearthesword.com/2025/6/25/24455638/cavs-nba-trade-rumors-darius-garland-cleveland-cavaliers-kevin-durant-phoenix-suns" rel="noopener">had talks about a trade</a> that involved Darius Garland, but apparently, it was Phoenix doing all the talking.</p><p>“The Suns were the ones to reach out that had interest in Garland”, Windhorst said on his show. “It was not the Cavs that wanted to trade Garland.”</p><p>After a great regular season, it would have been hard to see the Cavs trading Garland, and Windhorst noted that they don’t seem to be shopping him.</p><p>“I do believe that the Cavs are not trying to shop him (Garland) and I do believe when they got some phone calls, they had some conversations,” Windhorst said.</p><p>The Cavs have a good chance of being at the top of the Eastern Conference once again, especially looking at the landscape currently, with key players on several teams having long-term injuries. Durant would have been a nice acquisition for the Cavs, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-bill-simmons-floats-intriguing-darius-garland-trade-nets">Garland just seems more valuable</a> in his role with the team. Going into the offseason, the Cavs might not make many moves, as their starting five is locked in and their key players on the bench seem to be returning as well.</p><p>For the Suns, they were just trying to find the best offer they could, but it looks like the Rockets came out on top and were more willing to make a deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: The truth behind Suns-Cavs trade talks with Kevin Durant, 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', '/news/cavs-rumors-the-ty-jerome-pressure-darius-garland-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs rumors: The Ty Jerome ‘pressure’ on Cavs after Darius Garland surgery');   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/2025/06/Cavs-guard-Ty-Jerome.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs rumors: The Ty Jerome ‘pressure’ on Cavs after Darius Garland surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-10T10:58:10-07:00">June 10th, 10:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-10T10:58:10-07:00">June 10th, 10:58am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Cleveland Cavs All-Star <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-how-many-games-darius-garland-miss-next-season-toe-surgery" rel="noopener">Darius Garland underwent successful toe surgery this week</a>, many wonder what kind of pressure that puts on the front office to sign backup Ty Jerome, given that Garland could miss significant time. Jerome turned in his most impressive 2024-25 campaign, averaging 12.5 points on 51.6% shooting, including 43.9% from deep, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.</p><p>As Jerome <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6414247/2025/06/09/cavaliers-darius-garland-surgery-big-toe-injury/" rel="noopener">enters free agency</a> with the Cavs’ payroll on the verge of entering the second apron, it’ll be interesting to see how the front office proceeds over the summer as Garland’s surgery adds a new wrinkle, per The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.</p><p>“Garland’s status — the team gave him time to try and heal on his own before pushing for surgery — could also put the Cavs under more pressure to re-sign backup point guard Ty Jerome,” Vardon said. “He’s eligible for a four-year deal worth $63 million; the $14.3 million salary he would make under contract in Cleveland next year would cost the Cavs $80 million because of luxury taxes, according to an analysis by ESPN.”</p><p>Jerome finished third for the 2024-25 Sixth Man of the Year award.</p><h2><b>Cavs rumors: Brian Windhorst’s Darius Garland trade statement</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Darius-Garland-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>ESPN’s <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-brian-windhorst-makes-obvious-darius-garland-trade-statement-surgery">Brian Windhorst spoke on the Cavs trading Darius Garland</a> this summer. He doesn’t see it happening, given the fact that the front office has invested their future in Garland, Donovan Mitchell, and Evan Mobley as their core. Windhorst says the Cavs’ <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1932459212245778581" rel="noopener">All-Star trio still has plenty to prove</a> next season, per ESPN Cleveland 850.</p><p>“Obviously, Darius Garland is not getting traded,” Windhorst said. “Here’s the thing, this is the nuance, the nuance is that the Cavs are going to pick up the phone because once July 1st hits, they go into the second apron. They are completely shut down from making a lot of moves. So, there’s a nuance between we are taking phone calls and we are looking to make trades.”</p><p>Chances are, the Cavs won’t be trying to trade Garland anytime soon.</p><p>“If anything, the fact that Garland’s injury was so severe that he needs this significant, really kind of serious surgery, that is just an indication of how limited he was in that series,” Windhorst added. “So, if anything, if you’re the Cavs, it stinks that we had to go through this playoffs with one of our All-Stars wounded, and let’s maybe try to see what happens when our All-Stars are not wounded.”</p><p>Still, it’ll be interesting to see how the Cavs approach the offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs rumors: The Ty Jerome ‘pressure’ on Cavs after Darius Garland surgery

<!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', '/news/cavs-rumors-brian-windhorst-makes-obvious-darius-garland-trade-statement-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs rumors: Brian Windhorst makes ‘obvious’ Darius Garland trade statement after surgery');   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/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Darius-Garland.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs rumors: Brian Windhorst makes ‘obvious’ Darius Garland trade statement after surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-10T10:11:40-07:00">June 10th, 10:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-10T10:11:40-07:00">June 10th, 10:11am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN’s Brian Windhorst weighed in on the likelihood of watching the Cleveland Cavs trade All-Star Darius Garland during the offseason. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-how-many-games-darius-garland-miss-next-season-toe-surgery">Garland will miss time due to toe surgery</a>, and with the Cavs’ payroll on the cusp of entering the second apron, some wonder if Cleveland will be fielding trade offers. However, Windhorst doesn’t expect that to be the case this summer.</p><p>Garland is staying put, Windhorst <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1932459212245778581" rel="noopener">bluntly stated</a>, per 850 ESPN Cleveland.</p><p>“Obviously, Darius Garland is not getting traded,” Windhorst said. “Here’s the thing, this is the nuance, the nuance is that the Cavs are going to pick up the phone because once July 1st hits, they go into the second apron. They are completely shut down from making a lot of moves. So, there’s a nuance between we are taking phone calls and we are looking to make trades.”</p><p>Cavs will keep their options open, but chances are, they won’t be trying to trade Garland anytime soon.</p><p>“If anything, the fact that Garland’s injury was so severe that he needs this significant, really kind of serious surgery, that is just an indication of how limited he was in that series,” Windhorst added. “So, if anything, if you’re the Cavs, it stinks that we had to go through this playoffs with one of our All-Stars wounded, and let’s maybe try to see what happens when our All-Stars are not wounded.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“Obviously Darius Garland is not getting traded,” – <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WindhorstESPN</a> 👀👀👀 <a href="https://t.co/5CeHKxav7N">pic.twitter.com/5CeHKxav7N</a></p><p>— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1932459212245778581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the Cavs’ historic regular season, winning a franchise record 64 games, their playoff run was hindered by Garland’s foot injury. Cavs All-Stars Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Garland weren’t at full strength, which, if you’re the front office, is something you want to see in the postseason.</p><h2><b>Cavs have ‘little interest’ in trading Darius Garland</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cavs-All-Star-Darius-Garland-2.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>NBA analysts, such as ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and NBA insider Jake Fischer, glance at potential teams that would be interested in trading for the veteran All-Star. One says the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/nba-rumors-cavs-have-little-interest-in-darius-garland-trade-with-magic" rel="noopener">Cavs would have ‘little interest’ in trading Darius Garland</a> to the Magic. For a team that finished the regular season atop the Eastern Conference standings, the Cavs should consider the Magic a threat.</p><p>For that reason alone, the Cavs wouldn’t be interested in a deal with the Magic, per NBA Insider Jake Fischer.</p><p>“For all the noise these days around Darius Garland in Cleveland, we’ve been reliably told that the Cavaliers and Magic have not held substantive conversations on a Garland deal … and that Cleveland has little interest in helping Orlando improve its standing in the Eastern Conference,” Fischer reported, per The Stein Line.</p><p>The Magic, a young and talented playoff team on the rise, could be one All-Star away from becoming a championship contender.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs rumors: Brian Windhorst makes ‘obvious’ Darius Garland trade statement after surgery

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He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Health was a major issue for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. It’s among the chief reasons many believe caused the Cavs to underperform, particularly in the second-round series against Tyrese Haliburton and company, where <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-will-darius-garland-be-back-for-training-camp-after-toe-surgery">Darius Garland sat out the first two games</a> due to a toe issue.</p><p>On Monday, Garland finally <a href="https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-darius-garland-update-250609" rel="noopener">went under the knife</a> to repair his hurting toe, as announced by the Cavs through their official website:</p><p>“Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland underwent successful surgery today to repair his great toe injury. The procedure was performed by Dr. Nicholas Strasser at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in consultation with Cavaliers team doctor, Dr. James Rosneck (Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine), and Dr. Bob Anderson (OrthoCarolina). His status will be updated as appropriate, following a progression of treatment and rehabilitation in approximately 4-5 months. Garland is expected to make a full recovery and resume basketball activities by the start of training camp.”</p><p>As mentioned in the Cavs’ statement, Garland will miss multiple months. Following that given timeline, there’s a big possibility that Darius Garland will be <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6414247/2025/06/09/cavaliers-darius-garland-surgery-big-toe-injury/" rel="noopener">forced to sit out not just games in the preseason</a> but also in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic. At the same time, Cleveland’s update on Garland’s injury also implies that Garland will be able to do several activities on the court.</p><p>“Darius could miss 10 (regular season) games,” a league source said, per Vardon.</p><p>In the event that Garland, first-round pick in the 2019 NBA draft, sits out that many games to begin the next season, the Cavaliers will have a tougher challenge to match the blazing start they had in the 2024-25 campaign, in which Cleveland won 15 games in a row before absorbing its first loss. During that 15-game span, Garland <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/garlada01/gamelog/2025" rel="noopener">averaged 21.4 points</a> on a 52.5 percent shooting from the field and 45.5 percent from behind the arc, 7.0 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals.</p><p>Garland, who turned just 25 years old last January, is under contract with the Cavs until the end of the 2027-28 season. He signed a five-year contract extension worth north of $197 million in 2022 and <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/nba-rumors-cavs-have-little-interest-in-darius-garland-trade-with-magic">amid trade rumors</a>, is still viewed as a pillar of Cleveland’s backcourt along with Donovan Mitchell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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