Abandoned by Cleveland at the age of 22, he is now a Jazz starter!
For the 2018 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Alabama shooting guard Sexton with the No. 8 pick. Then James went to Los Angeles and led the Cleveland Cavaliers on their revival. Sexton got a lot of good performances as a kid. At the age of 20, he had great attacking prowess, averaging 16 per game in 82 matches7 points. At the end of his rookie season, he was also selected for his outstanding performance in the rookie second team.
Sexton grew steadily over the next few years. In the 20-21 season, he made 60 appearances for the Cavaliers, averaging 47 points5%,37.1%,81.5% with an average of 243 points, 44 assists. As a 1.90m shooting guard, such scoring ability is already very good. Although Sexton averaged 24 per game in his third season3 points, but he still can't find his place in the Cavaliers.
Because Garland was a rookie in the 2019 season, the Cavaliers drafted the 6-foot-5" big man with the 5th pick. This brings two young players together and there will inevitably be some competition between them. The combination of the two did not achieve the effect of 1+1>2, so the Knights' administrators chose Garland to make him their future.
Sexton left the team due to injury after just 11 appearances in the 21-22 season, and his place in the team dropped as well. His average minutes played per game is 287 minutes, which is his all-time low. At the end of the season, the Cavaliers offered Sexton a cheap contract for a bargain. The Cavaliers are said to have offered him a three-year contract for $40 million. Obviously, this is not what Sexton expected. Luckily, the Jazz were interested in the young player and offered him a four-year, $7.2 million insurance contract.
After Sexton joined the Jazz, he had to sit on the bench. He played as a bench in 33 of his 48 appearances in 2022. As a bench player, Sexton has helped the team a lot, averaging 143 points and 55With 8% effective shooting, these make him a valuable asset for Utah.
At this rate, Sexton would be a very good substitute and have a chance to compete for the league's best sixth man. But the 25-year-old will not give up on his future. Sexton, in particular, has been playing since he started against the New York Knicks on Dec. 23. Moreover, he did not disappoint the Haddadi instructor either. From the beginning of his appearance, Sexton has led the Jazz to a 19-10 run. That's a better result than the 7-16 in his absence.
Sexton had a very good start on his first appearance, averaging 21With 2 points, he is the second player on the team's scoring list after Markkanen, and his three-point shot is 500%,41.9%,88.8%, and it's only a step away from the 180 club. What makes it even more comforting to me is that Sexton's biggest weakness in the past has been the overall strength of the team. In his first season, he averaged 54 and showed us how much more support he can provide to his team-mates.
The Jazz have had a bit of luck lately, beating the Bucks and Thunder in quick succession. The team is currently 10th in the West, but they are in great form. At the moment, Sexton already has the quality to be a stable starter.
This dates back to August 22 years ago, when Sexton was still a free man with a conditional knighthood. According to a Cavaliers correspondent, Sexton wants a $20 million annual contract and considers him an NBA starter. At the time, many people were skeptical of Sexton's talent, as he was still playing his part on the bench. And now, with his ability, he has sat from a bench to a main position, and his performance in this game can even be said to be flawless.
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