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Projecting the 2021-2022 Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting lineup

By Amadou Sow

USC big man Onyeka Okongwu (#21) celebrates a near-win. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
USC big man Onyeka Okongwu (#21) celebrates a near-win. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton runs down the floor. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Shooting Guard: Collin Sexton

Collin Sexton has made vast improvements to his game throughout the season and looks to be turning into a star right in front of our eyes. The start of Sexton’s career was not the best and through the first near two years, he’s faced massive scrutiny.

The biggest knock on Sexton’s game has been his lack of playmaking ability. In his rookie year, he averaged just 3.0 assists per game despite being the starting point guard for much of the season. Collin’s passing woes carried on into the first half-plus of this season but since the All-Star break leading into the NBA’s novel coronavirus-induced hiatus, he has made massive improvements.

Since the All-Star break, Sexton had been averaging 25.5 points and 4.2 assists per game on 52.8 percent shooting from the field and 43.1 percent from three-point land, according to Basketball Reference. Sexton still has things to improve on but, this increase in scoring and passing is very promising.

Sexton is a hard-worker and has made Cavaliers’ games fun to watch this season. Despite what others may think, Sexton has earned the right to lead this team and hopefully, he is here to stay.