CLEVELAND, Ohio — Being a starting point guard on a championship contending team doesn’t automatically make you a team leader.

That’s a reality the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast explores regarding the Cavs’ Darius Garland.

Host Ethan Sands and cleveland.com columnist Jimmy Watkins delivered a pointed examination of Garland’s leadership credentials that reveals significant questions.

“Darius Garland talks about it. Talks about himself, about being a leader, being one of the leaders of this team. And sure, you’re the starting point guard, but what have you done to prove that you’re a leader?” Sands challenged, cutting to the disconnect between Garland’s self-perception and the reality within the team.

“I think that he wants that responsibility. I think he embraces that,” Watkins foll

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