Cavs: Diving into a potential Tyrese Haliburton-Collin Sexton backcourt

Looking at Sexton’s close, and how Haliburton and him could mesh well at first glance for the Cleveland Cavaliers

This past season for the Cavs, Sexton averaged a team-leading 20.8 points per game, while shooting 47.2 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from three, and 84.6 percent from the free throw line. Sexton’s game took a ginormous leap after the new year as in 2020, Sexton averaged 23.6 points and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 44.9 percent from three, and 86.8 percent from the free throw line in that stretch.

Collin would also average 28.8 points and 4.0 assists per game, shooting 56.0 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from deep in the Cavaliers’ final eight games of the season.

Looking at a potential Haliburton-Sexton backcourt, it projects to be a match made in heaven. Many of the things that Sexton struggles with, Haliburton could help with and vice-versa. Sexton is a ball-dominant guard as seen by his team-leading usage percentage.

Haliburton is someone who excels off-ball, meaning that the two shouldn’t butt heads offensively. Plus, Haliburton excels as a passer, something that Sexton hasn’t peaked in yet.

Before the NBA’s novel coronavirus-induced suspension, we caught a glimpse of what it may be like if Sexton were to play alongside a more pass-first point guard in Matthew Dellavedova for significant stretches, too.