Cavs: Post-2019 NBA Draft and summer league preview roundtable

#2: Are you concerned about the Garland-Collin Sexton dynamic?

DiPaola:

I kind of touched on it in my first answer, but Garland and Collin Sexton have the potential to be a talented backcourt for head coach John Beilein and the Wine and Gold. Sexton only averaged 3.0 assists per game last season (per Basketball Reference) and passing is one of his weaknesses.

Garland’s ball-handling skills were arguably the best in the 2019 NBA Draft class, and while his passing may not be a strong skill of his now (though it’s reportedly said to be one, according to coaches) I see Garland playing more on the ball with Sexton being more of a secondary ball-handler.

Friedman:

I’m not concerned. There is a real chance that Sexton and Garland clash in terms of style on the court at that is okay.

Maybe Sexton is better suited off the bench. Or maybe they meld together.

At this point in a rebuild, you just need to add talent regardless of position, and that is what the Cavs did.

Casey:

No, because I think Sexton long-term will likely be a sixth man. Short-term it’s a big problem, though, because a historically bad defense just got worse.

Grey:

I’m not afraid of the dynamic because of Beilein. Good coaches know how to make players work cohesively.

I think Beilein will figure out a way to make it work.

When the Cavs had Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters, they had one of the worst head coaches in the league in Byron Scott, and I don’t believe it’s currently the same way with Beilein; even though he’s inexperienced at the NBA level, he’s been great with his personnel at every other level.