Darius Garland reveals who considers the biggest competitor in a three -point race – Cavs Nation

When a three-point race at the NBA All-Star Weekend begins on Saturday, Cleveland Cavaliers will have one participant in Darius Garland. This is the first time Darius Garland participated in the event, and Cavs are looking for their first three -point champion from Kiri Irving in 2013.

Garland has emerged as one of the better threats in three points in the League in the last few seasons, and he faces a field of competitors, which includes Cade Keningham, Tyler Hero, Norman Powell, Buddy Hynd, Kam Johnson, Jalen Brunson and Protective Champion From the back, Damian Lillard.

In fact, as the All-Star Weekend took place in San Francisco, Garland expects his biggest competitor to be Lillard as he will be in front of a crowd from his hometown.

“I know I will enter and try to present my hometown. I know he’ll go for three peat, “Garland said during an episode of Fan Duel’s Run IT Back. “I know I will come hard for that.”

This season, Garland shoots 43.1 percent of the three -point career in 7.0 career attempts. For what it’s worth it, he also shoots 49.8 percent of the career on the pitch.

Throughout her six -year career at the NBA, so far, Garland has an average of 39.2 percent of three -point firing. While the format of the three-point competition is a little different from the shooting in the game, Garland noted that he had already taken time to workout to try to get used to shooting the shelves.

“Yes, I’ve been practicing several times, I just tried to feel it,” Garland said. “It was completely different to me, but I adapted a little to it.”

The season of all Darius Garland stars for CAVS

Garland will not only participate in the three-point race, but he will play in the main event on Sunday in the All-Star game. This is Garland’s second-Star appearance, his first coming in the 2021-22 season.

Garland will join Sunday by his CAVS teammates Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobli. Mitchell makes its sixth consecutive ALL-STAR appearance, while Mobley is the first-Star selection for the first time.

Garland has become an immediate starter for CAVS from the moment it was made in 2019 and was a point guard and leader of the team.

This season he appeared in 52 games, just over 30 minutes per game. It is an average of 21.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.1 thefts with a division of 49.8 percent firing from the pitch, 43.1 percent shooting from the three -point line and 87.5 percent firing from the line of free throw.

As early as 2022, during Garland’s first ALL-Star appearance, he finished with 13 points, one rebound, three assists and two thefts in 24 minutes. He shoots 5 of 12 of the terrain and 3-from-7 from a three-point scope.