The Cavs are rolling thanks in large part to Garland's play, but the East — and Cleveland's — backcourt is a crowded one.

In this episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast, Chris Fedor and Ethan Sands focus on Darius Garland’s resurgence as an All-Star caliber player, emphasizing his recent bid to be a starter in this year’s game in San Francisco.

Before the 2024-25 season started, Darius Garland thought about leaving the Cavaliers following their second-round exit from the playoffs.

Here’s what we learned from the up and down week. The Thunder were forced to downshift on Thursday with Isaiah Hartenstein out of the lineup. The Cavs couldn’t keep up as their quicker, interchangeable wings caused Cleveland to speed up their offensive process which resulted in a one-sided loss.