Darius Garland plays as the starting point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA. He was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Cavs. Garland has emerged as the Cavaliers' cornerstone player in the post-LeBron era.
Despite being young, Garland has displayed great maturity as he is known for controlling the tempo of the Cavaliers' offense. His strengths are decision-making and shooting ability. In his first four seasons, Garland is shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc and a brilliant 87% from the charity stripe. He recently created Cavaliers franchise history by becoming the quickest player ever to reach 500 3-pointers made.
Garland also has a knack for having some terrific ‘heat check’ moments. During the 2021-22 NBA regular season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Garland went off for 51 points in the game while scoring 27 in the final quarter. Only four other players in NBA history have scored more than 27 points in the final quarter.
In the 2022/23 season, Garland played 69 regular season games and averaged 21.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game while shooting 46.2% from the field, including a solid 41% from 3s.
Darius Garland Contract Breakdown
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2023-24 | $34,005,250 | - | $34,005,250 | - | $34,005,250 |
| 2024-25 | $36,725,670 | $36,725,670 | - | $36,725,670 | |
| 2025-26 | $39,446,090 | - | $39,446,090 | - | $39,446,090 |
| 2026-27 | $42,166,510 | - | $42,166,510 | - | $42,166,510 |
| 2027-28 | $44,886,930 | - | $44,886,930 | - | $44,886,930 |
How much is Darius Garland getting paid?
According to Sportrac, Darius Garland signed a five-year guaranteed max contract with the Grizzlies worth $197,230,450 in July 2022. Under this agreement, an average annual salary of $39,446,090 was locked in until 2028.
How much does Darius Garland make in a minute?
Darius Garland’s annual salary for the 2023-24 NBA season is $34,005,250. One year is known to have 525,600 minutes. So if we divide his total salary by the number of minutes available in a year, then Darius Garland makes around $64.70 per minute.
Darius Garland Career Earnings
In his exciting four seasons with the Cavaliers in the NBA, Darius Garland has earned approximately $29.08 million thus far at the end of the 2022-23 NBA Season.
What are the terms of Darius Garland’s Contract?
Darius Garland agreed to a four-year rookie contract worth $29 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019. His rookie contract ended after the conclusion of the 2022-23 NBA season.
As per Sportrac, the Cavaliers and Garland have already agreed to a five-year $197.2 million contract extension that would earn him an average annual salary of $39.4 million per season till the 2027-28 season.
How much of Darius Garland’s Contract is guaranteed?
Darius Garland will earn a guaranteed $197,230,450 from his five-year max contract with an annual average salary of $39,446,090.
Darius Garland Contract History
These are the contracts signed by Darius Garland in his career till now.
July 1, 2019
Darius Garland signed a four-year rookie scale contract worth $29.08 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
July 8, 2023
Darius Garland signed a five-year max contract extension worth $197.2 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
FAQs
A. Darius Garland’s age is presently 23 years.
A. Darius Garland will earn $34,005,250 in 2023.
A. Darius Garland earns $64.70 in a minute.
A. Darius Garland’s current five-year deal will run through the 2027/28 season.
A. Darius Garland has scored 4,632 points in his career till now.
