Sometimes connecting things requires a lot of cables because the component you need alone doesn't have the correct connector to mount on an evaluation board.
A few weeks ago, we needed to connect this display
Adafruit 1.54" 240x240 Wide Angle TFT LCD Display to some FRDM boards. We started using cables but ended up making a small card to mount the board and plug it directly into the PMOD port of the FRDM board.
We decided to make it available in case you have the same problem