Average of 18 points and still want to have a fat contract of 120 million? The Cavaliers may clean up the second leader, and the deal with the first team is expected to win the win

Although the Cavaliers achieved the first place in the Eastern Conference this season, in the playoffs, especially in the second round, facing the tough Pacers, the team was suppressed by the Indian City Iron Army. The team's core Mitchell fought with injury and averaged 29.6 points per game in this playoffs, which is definitely worthy of admiration. However, as the second in command of the team, Garland, the glass man, has indeed dragged his back, especially in the life-and-death battle in G5. He made 4 of 16 shots in the game, only 11 points. Considering that he is the highest salary player this season, such performance is indeed a pity for his high salary.

According to salary expert Bobby Marks, after the end of this season, Garland's contract has three years left. Starting from July 9 this year, he is eligible to sign a two-year, 128.4 million contract, but a short guard like him who is limited in height and cannot fight hard battles is indeed a waste of money for the current Cavaliers who are determined to win the championship. After playing in the playoffs this season, Garland scored 18 points, 2.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists during his 29.5 minutes of playing time, with his shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage of 42% and 28.6% respectively. In fact, after Mitchell joined the Cavaliers, their two backcourt double guns have not been very matched.

In this playoffs, the Cavaliers' forward line facing the Pacers can be said to have no solution. Hunter, who traded on the trading deadline, averaged only 11 points per game in the playoffs, which is also embarrassing. So if they can trade with Garland to get a quasi-All-Star or even All-Star level forward, the Cavaliers should still have good competitiveness in the next few seasons. Now in this lineup of the Cavaliers, Allen and Mobley are in the inside, so there is no need to make up for it. Mitchell, on the back, is also the top five or even top three defender in the league. Jerome on the bench can also share a certain amount of firepower for him.

But in the forward position, Struz has a single function and is extremely unstable. In addition, Hunter cannot fight tough battles, so once he encounters a strong forward in a high-end game, the Cavaliers are indeed at a disadvantage. Even a second-line forward like Siakam can't make a profit. If he really has to face superstars like Antetokounmpo and Tatum, if the Cavaliers don't strengthen the forward line, they will still not be able to touch the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals. So while Garland still has some trading value now, the Cavaliers are indeed preparing to sell him out this offseason, and there is really a good candidate in the market now.

After Tatum's season reimbursement, the Celtics may indeed encounter huge changes in the lineup next season. However, Brown's performance is not satisfactory in this playoffs. If the Celtics want to break up the existing double-Taihua lineup to strengthen the depth of the defender (White and Holiday are still a bit different now), they can try to trade with the Cavaliers in exchange for Garland. The Celtics' defensive system is enough to fill Garland's shortcomings on the defensive end. As long as he can show his offensive and organizational talent, it can indeed bring considerable help to the Celtics. If Brown's forward line with both offense and defense can indeed increase the team's upper limit if he can go to the Cavaliers.