Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Darius Garland has designed a bold prediction in advance of the 2022-23 NBA season — that the crew will make it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The 22-calendar year-old appeared on the Varsity Household podcast earlier this week and predicted his Cleveland Cavaliers will complete at the base of the Japanese Conference up coming season.
DG and @cavs They are not happy… “We are all in”😤 @dariusgarland22 x @varsityhousepod
Entire Ep: https://t.co/fdLGSj3I9l
Hosts:@ShaunCrawf20 & @Jones11_ pic.twitter.com/TUwyqRk6SZ– Varsity House Podcast (@varsityhousepod) July 21, 2022
In the 2021-22 marketing campaign, the Cavs missing to the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks, but fell shorter of the playoffs thanks to spirited performances from the likes of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Trae Younger.
With essential players Collin Sexton and All-Star Jarrett Allen the two missing big chunks of the period with injuries, the Cavs haven’t attained their entire potential under 43-year-aged head mentor JB Bickerstaff.
Cleveland’s facet is undoubtedly one of the most promising younger cores in the NBA, with 21-yr-old Evan Mobley generating the league as a rookie very last year – numerous comparisons have been made in between Mobley and the all-time excellent Kevin Durant due to their comparable make and fashion.
Caris LeVert, Lauri Markkanen, Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love are all valuable rotation gamers who can offer good minutes in the playoffs, but it nonetheless feels like the Cavs are missing that extra piece that could propel them to the meeting finals.
All will be exposed when the 2022-23 NBA kicks off later on this yr in Oct, with a handful of teams in the league obtaining a chip on their shoulder and a level to make in the playoffs when the lights are at their brightest.
