Cavs: Collin Sexton’s emphatic dunks show he’s ready to rock

As we know, Collin Sexton has been getting it done the past two seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way as a bucket-getter, and I’d expect him to build on that from here.

The Alabama product again led Cleveland with 24.3 points per game, and while one would like to see him shoot more three-point attempts looking onward, he did still knock in 37.1 percent from deep. For what it’s worth, Cleveland is reportedly stressing for him and Darius Garland to be shooting more of those looks next season/from there, too, which is a plus.

Either way though, it’s evident that Sexton is one of Cleveland’s best drivers/slashers, and with him continuing to make strides in changing his pace on-ball last season, it led to further progress from him inside. Sexton looked to play through/initiate contact more last season, and that led to him being able to finish better in settled offense and transition, and his added strength coming into last season paid off there.

In any case, looking at this upcoming 2021-22 season ahead, it’s clear that Sexton should be able to take another step overall, and as a finisher on the interior. His cutting feel improved as well, and generally, Sexton’s strength/change-of-pace enabled him played into him having 39 And-1s last season.

And while there weren’t nearly the same amount of jams from him as in Year 2, Sexton did still show some of that ability at times in transition, of which I’d imagine we could see an uptick in next season. To that point, it was cool to see the 22-year-old, a tireless worker, throwing down a few emphatic dunks in a workout recently, too.

Cavs: Sexton’s emphatic dunks show he’s jacked up for Year 4.

It did seem that Sexton could’ve been traded this offseason, particularly in the time leading into the 2021 NBA Draft, but at this juncture, that’s looking to be less and less likely. Additionally, the Cavs and Sexton/his camp could potentially get an extension deal done at some point here, based on prior rumors/reports.

Now, per a report from Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com on the Wine and Gold Talk Podcast, with co-host Hayden Grove (also of Cleveland.com), Sexton/his camp know that they’re seemingly not getting a max deal from the Cavs or another team (following trade feasibly).

However, if a deal were to get done before next season, I do still believe Sexton/his camp would receive a sizeable extension, given the growth Sexton has shown, the shooting/off-ball improvements, and with the playmaking strides he displayed last season. Then, he had 4.4 assists per outing, which was a key positive.

Perhaps Sexton could be eventually locked up next offseason, when he could be set to be a restricted free agent, conversely.

Anyway, in more so a general sense though, it’s clear that Sexton is ready to rock in Year 4, and these emphatic dunks in that workout seen in the tweet above were just another reminder of his love for the game, and that he’s always 100 percent focused.

I also think that next season, with another year with Darius Garland/Jarrett Allen, and a gifted passing big like Evan Mobley, that Sexton could reach new heights. Plus, at least for a decent amount of the time one would assume, having a knockdown shooter in Lauri Markkanen should allow Sexton to take further strides as a finisher.

And in Year 4, I’d expect to see more finishing through contact, and hopefully more of those throwdowns, even with seemingly a higher volume of three-point attempts. The same could go for Isaac Okoro in his second season.

Moreover, it was just cool to see Sexton pumped up with the season starting to be on the horizon mid-next month.