{"id":1518201,"date":"2022-07-03T09:28:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1518201"},"modified":"2022-07-03T09:28:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T13:28:40","slug":"darius-garland-savage-3-word-tweet-reminder-how-far-he-has-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/darius-garland-savage-3-word-tweet-reminder-how-far-he-has-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Darius Garland\u2019s Savage 3-Word Tweet Is a Reminder of How Far He Has Come"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Darius Garland<\/a> saw what his haters had to say when he was a young rookie on the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>. And after recently signing a massive extension with the Cavs, Garland sent out a savage three-word tweet to let them know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But his post didn\u2019t just show that he still has a chip on his shoulder. It was also a nice reminder of how far Garland has come throughout his first three NBA<\/a> seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darius Garland\u2019s three-word tweet is a reminder of how far he has come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Point guard Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates during a game against the LA Clippers on March 14, 2022. | Jason Miller\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Darius Garland\u2019s five-year, $193 million extension<\/a> (that can be worth up to $231 million) with the Cavs is the largest in franchise history. It comes after the point guard had an All-Star campaign in Cleveland in 2021-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He tweeted not long after the news broke, and his post was a stern message to all his haters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorst Player To \u2026\u201d Garland tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering what this was in reference to, but some thought Garland \u2013 the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft \u2013 was a massive bust after just one year. Various metrics even proved the guard “was the NBA\u2019s worst player,\u201d per Cleveland.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t blame anyone for thinking that was the case, either. The numbers were concerning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vanderbilt product averaged just 12.3 points and 3.9 assists on 40.1% shooting in 2019-20. He was also last in the entire league (529th) in win shares (-1.3) and value over replacement (-1.7), and 506th out of 520 in ESPN<\/a>\u2019s real-plus-minus (-4.38).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garland improved significantly in 2020-21, averaging 17.4 points and 6.1 assists. He also shot 45.1% from the field. However, he became one of the league\u2019s best guards in 2021-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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