ESPN comments on the Cavaliers elimination: Mitchell Garland s star is less than & only 1 James is owed to win the championship

Commented by ESPN, a famous American sports media on May 15: Yesterday, the Cavaliers were eliminated 4-1 in the Pacers series in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs semi-finals, creating the biggest upset news that the first team in the league is below. You should know that the Cavaliers were once the first record in the league in the regular season. Although they were eventually overtaken by the Thunder, they are still the first team in the Eastern Conference. Perhaps no one expected that such a young and capable team with both offense and defense was eliminated by the Pacers, which really disappointed everyone!

ESPN believes that the Cavaliers have two double-back stars, Mitchell and Garland, and they are both in their career years. Unfortunately, the stars are not of sufficient quality, especially the leadership at critical moments, which is also an important reason for the Cavaliers' outscoring the playoffs. Scoring guard Mitchell has never proved himself to be a qualified core leader in the Jazz, which is also an important reason for his final departure; and organizational guard Garland performed poorly in the playoffs, playing in a total of 5 games, averaging only 18.0 points + 2.2 rebounds + 5.2 assists per game. You should know that his annual salary this season is $36.73 million, and he is also qualified to sign a two-year, $128.4 million contract renewal contract with the Cavaliers during the offseason. It is obvious that his performance is a bit flashy. You should know that the Clippers' 36-year-old guard star Harden averaged 18.7 points + 9.1 assists per game. After being eliminated by the Nuggets, he became an important target for the US media to attack.

ESPN Conclusion: The Cavaliers just lack an experienced veteran star with a truly core leader level. Naturally, the old emperor James is the most suitable. I have to sigh that if James did not choose to renew his contract with the Lakers in the offseason last year and returned to the Cavaliers directly, maybe James could really lead Mitchell, Garland, Mobley and others to win the fifth championship in his personal career, but how could there be a medicine for regret in this world?