Cavaliers' Darius Garland: Goes through light workout Tuesday
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Garland (toe) went through a light individual workout after Tuesday's shootaround, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
While it's encouraging to see Garland on the floor in some capacity, his activity Tuesday doesn't seem to indicate a significant change in his recovery from offseason toe surgery. The star guard remains likely to miss at least the first handful of games to open the regular season. Lonzo Ball will likely start at point guard for Opening Night, and Cleveland's offense should run through Donovan Mitchell in the early going.
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Cavaliers' Darius Garland: Remains without timetable
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Cleveland president of basketball operations Koby Altman said Tuesday that Garland (toe) remains without a timetable to return to action, Spencer Davies of SI.com reports.
Altman added that Garland is back on the court doing basketball activities, and he'll be starting training camp with limited participation. Garland underwent surgery on his left great toe back in early June, and at the time the Cavaliers announced a 4-to-5 month timetable. It sounds like he will miss the beginning of the season as expected, setting up Donovan Mitchell to soak up a ton of usage early on.
Cavaliers' Darius Garland: Won't be ready for start of season
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Garland (toe) is likely to miss time to open the 2025-26 season, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
While the Cavaliers announced earlier Monday that Garland was expected to resume basketball activities by the start of training camp in October, the team also relayed that the point guard was facing a recovery timeline of 4-to-5 months after undergoing surgery to repair his left great toe. According to sources familiar with the situation, Garland's recovery program looks like it will trend closer to five months than four, which means that the point guard will miss at least a handful of games to begin the campaign. Donovan Mitchell will likely see more on-ball opportunities for whatever length of time Garland is sidelined.
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Cavaliers' Darius Garland: Likely for camp following surgery
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The Cavaliers announced Monday that Garland underwent surgery on his left great toe and is expected to resume basketball activities by the start of training camp.
Garland sprained the toe late in the regular season, and the injury hindered him during the playoffs. The point guard averaged only 14.0 points and 4.0 assists in 28.3 minutes per game over his final three appearances after missing a four-game stretch, which included the final two wins of Cleveland's first-round series against Miami and the first two contests of the second-round series versus Indiana. Garland was a key catalyst for the top-seeded Cavaliers during the regular season, averaging 20.6 points, 6.7 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 30.7 minutes.
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