We wondered if the future of Collin Sexton – free agent – was going to be written in Cleveland. Yes ? Nope ? Maybe ? Finally, as often in the NBA, the game of musical chairs has turned everything upside down and the back is at the heart of the Donovan Mitchell transfert. Zou is heading to Utah for Collin, who just signed a four-year, $72 million contract.
In reality, we suspected a little that Collin Sexton’s time with the Cavs was potentially limited. With an imperial Darius Garland in the role of boss, the back didn’t seem to have much place in the backcourt Ohio, especially after his big meniscus injury last season. A backcourt which will not have had time to really work wonders despite the certain talent of its two members. Finally, the Sexland era is already ancient history and the Young Bull is now preparing to discover the mountains of Utah after Donovan Mitchell’s blockbuster trade. Rather winning or losing the Collin? On the one hand, the boy is leaving an increasingly competitive team to join a rebuilding Utah franchise, and who says rebuilding necessarily says a very poor period with few victories. Sportingly, we are therefore not on what is most pleasing for Sexton. But on the other hand, he has just landed a nice little contract, and that was not won following his injury. 72 million over four years fully guaranteed, good news for the boy, who had seen the Cavs offer him “only” 40 potatoes a month ago.
Sources: Collin Sexton is signing a four-year, $72 million contract via sign-and-trade to the Utah Jazz.
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As a reminder Young Bull remains on an almost white season. After only eleven short games at the start of last season, the boy broke his meniscus and had to pass on the pool table. Really not great as Sexton enters a contract year. How basketball is sometimes cruel and the guard will finally no longer play a game in the Cavs jersey. In addition to that, his last appearances under the tunic of Ohio were still very mixed. In short, the stars are aligned, but sideways. As a result, Sexton now finds himself in an uncompetitive franchise that seems to be counting on him for reconstruction. His new contract goes in this direction, and it would still be silly to forget what Young Bull is capable of achieving on the floor. We’re still talking about a boy who was shooting at 24 points per game two years ago and that’s not trivial (the Nets are there to testify). With his overflowing energy, Collin is likely to give everything in his new Jazz jersey, regardless of the interims by his side. Especially since the guy should be much more pumped up while waiting to see what will happen to Mike Conley…
Four years after his draft by the Cavs, Collin Sexton is now preparing to begin a new chapter in his career. The rear will have the opportunity to prove in the Jazz jersey that he is capable of really doing dirty when the keys to the truck are entrusted to him.
Source texte : The Athletic
Also happy for Sexton. Think what you want of his new contract (72 million over 4 years), but it’s terrible what happened to him.
Injured the year of his contract negotiation, he gets a nice deal and will return to the courts to show what he is worth.
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