San Antonio Spurs Reportedly Interested In NBA All-Star Point Guard

According to Sam Amico of Hoops Wire, the Spurs have interest in a recent All-Star.
Feb 8, 2024; Orlando, Florida, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2024; Orlando, Florida, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich against the Orlando Magic during the second quarter at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports / Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports

Darius Garland is coming off another extremely productive year with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The 2022 NBA All-Star finished the regular season with averages of 18.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 44.6% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range in 57 games.

This offseason, the Cavs will have a lot of questions to answer about the future of their roster.

Garland has four more years on his contract, but All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell can be a free agent as soon as the summer of 2025.

May 5, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) celebrates with guard Darius Garland (10) after Garland hit a three point basket during the second half against the Orlando Magic in game seven of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 5, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) celebrates with guard Darius Garland (10) after Garland hit a three point basket during the second half against the Orlando Magic in game seven of the first round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports / Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Recently, Sam Amico of Hoops Wire reported that the San Antonio Spurs are a team with interest in landing Garland.

Via Amico: "Source: Spurs 'Very Interested' In Acquiring Darius Garland From Cavaliers"

The Spurs would be an extremely intriguing landing spot for Garland.

They are in need of a point guard that can help facilitate the ball to rising superstar Victor Wembanyama.

Apr 14, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) prepares to throw a ball to fans after the final game of the season against the Detroit Pistons at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) prepares to throw a ball to fans after the final game of the season against the Detroit Pistons at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports / Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

Garland was the fifth pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and has spent his entire five-year career with the Cavs.

His career averages are 18.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 44.8% from the field and 38.4% from the three-point range in 307 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 17 NBA playoff games.

As for the Spurs, they have missed the NBA playoffs in each of the previous five seasons.

That said, they are one of the best organizations in the NBA and have won five titles since 1999.


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.