By james art 
It is difficult to imagine a more speedy turn from one year to the next for Cleveland Cavaliers’ security Darius Garand. At the end of last season, we were wondering if he could exist with Donovan Mitchell and understandable.
Now we are wondering how tall the group for a group with three all the stars who play the best basketball of their careers.
Garland’s resumption is at the center of his improvements, but also by the team as a whole. The crime goes like he. His ability to organize the attack allows everyone to be their best.
This is far from the player last year, which weakened due to injuries, struggles to have a positive impact on the playoffs and was the subject of commercial rumors.
He is now All-Star for the second time in his career.
“I worked my ass all summer long,” Garand said, “So I’m happy I came back here,” ”
The trip to the return to that moment was rude, but it was an experience that formed it in the player who is now.
“I’m a soldier, real,” Garland said when he asked him what he had learned from this experience. “Many people do not go through jaw operations and cables are closed. You know, I couldn’t talk, I couldn’t eat. I know, many people who would not do this or could not do it.
“So, yes, I’ll say that [was] Just another blow on the road, he just deals with some adversity, just went through it, just fights and finds a way to have some joy. “
Garland credits his teammates and those around him for it.
“Last year, I went to Paris with the boys and that was the worst I had,” Garland said. “And I couldn’t eat any of the great food, or even talk to them. These guys bring me a lot of joy, so I experienced it to be honest with you.
“Just hold your head high. Keep smiling. Stay attached to your loved ones who were there for you. And just go through it. “
Through all this, Garland did not just match its form before the injuries, it is far away and far exceeded it.
His understanding of how best to use his strengths in combination with each other is why he puts maximum career in points (21.8), an effective percentage of field targets (59.4%, 95th percentiles for point guards ) and the ratio of assistant-back (2.79).
The talent that has always been there is now a completely click on the spot.
“It’s crazy,” Chief Coach Kenny Atkinson told Garland after Cleveland’s victory over Detroit Pester earlier this week. “His skill level is so incredible. … it’s a bit like Steph [Curry]You just got caught with awe, like, world … how did you [do that]? “
Garland was vowel to want to be All-Star this season and understandable. The trip to return to this point is probably not what you would choose, but he is now here.
He received the validation that comes from being all-Star once again.
“It means a lot,” Garland said that he was declared All-Star. “Last year, I was home with a jaw closed around that time. I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t talk. So being here today is a blessing. Very hard work, invested, victims. “