After appearing in a career-high 75 regular-season games, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland is not guaranteed to be available for the start of the 2025-26 campaign. Monday afternoon, the Cavaliers announced that the team's starting point guard will be out for 4-5 months after undergoing surgery on his left great toe.

The Cleveland Cavaliers need to bolster their backcourt defense. Donovan Mitchell is their leading scorer, and as such, the team isn’t likely to move on from him. Notably, that makes Darius Garland the odd man out in this equation.

Some tough decisions will find their way onto the desk of Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman's desk this offseason. After yet a