07-07-2022, 12:25 AM
(07-06-2022, 11:51 PM)Dundalis Wrote: Whatever character or selfishness issues you want to accuse Sexton of are made up by him just being a more talented player. He's also only 23 years old, some of the comments in the media talking about him being undesirable because he's too selfish, you would think he's a 30 year old with no improvement left and hasn't only been in the league 3 and a bit years playing for one of the worst teams in the league. It would also be nice to actually attempt to acquire players that are somewhat on Luka's timeline, have improvement left and are not going to be pensioner age from an athlete standpoint in 2-3 years and will still have good trade value. I think if there's a legitimate route to acquire him, you go for it. It's a risk, but he has star upside to be one of the better scorers in the league at improving efficiency and is Luka's age, you don't get many chances to acquire that type of piece in our situation very often. Even if we don't want to keep him longer term, he should have good trade value in a year or two if he can be locked up at under 20.
"Whatever character or selfishness issues you want to accuse Sexton of are made up by him just being a more talented player."....
Or maybe he's just not worth all that much to a team worried about team?
There's plenty to NOT like.
1 He wasn’t voted to the rookie-sophomore game in either of his first two seasons --those are voted on by coaches around the league.
2 He and agent Rich Paul are seeking a deal that will start Sexton in the neighborhood of about $20 million annually. Meanwhile, 2 NBA execs pegged Sexton’s value at $10-12 million per season in a recent note in the Athletic, which is where Cleveland wants to sign him.
3 B-Ref's defensive rankings peg him as close to the worst defender on the Cavs every season.
4 He's a PG whose TOs are high and Asst's are anemic.
5 Opponents taunt Cavs players by saying during games, “you know he’s not going to pass you the ball" -- the players know what's what.