Cavs: 2 reasons one shouldn’t be worried about Collin Sexton’s outlook

#2: He’s only gotten better as a three-level scorer, and improved talent around him will only help, which the Cavs I believe will acknowledge

As we touched on, Sexton has only gotten better as a three-level scorer since coming into the league, and last season, that resulted in him having 24.3 points per contest. That was, even with Cleveland’s inconsistencies, on a fairly notable 57.3 percent true shooting clip, which for a guard in his tough situation, was impressive, from my perspective.

Also, while I again get Sexton does need to pull more threes game-to-game in today’s league, that’s reportedly been a point of emphasis, and I think we’ll see that play out. Either way, his impact as a pull-up player in pick-and-roll/off handoffs, and his threat as a driver is key for the Cavs, who are not loaded with those types of players, though some will progress more there, I’d imagine. Isaac Okoro could fit that mold, with his physicality, for one.

Anyhow, although Bickerstaff, as Davies’ tweet stated, noted how him and Sexton have had conversations about ‘impacting winning,”‘ his scoring abilities and efficiency can’t be taken for granted.

But to that point, it’s a plus that offseason acquisitions such as Lauri Markkanen and Ricky Rubio, to some degree, should help Sexton, to go with rookie Evan Mobley.

That’s at least for some stretches with Rubio, a heady playmaker, and in Markkanen’s case, while he did start at the 3 at the Memphis Grizzlies, as Fedor predicted in a report, either way, one would assume he’ll get a bunch of minutes.

I also think that with Mobley, who is a gifted passing big with guard-like abilities and vision, that can only help Sexton’s further development, and I’d imagine it can help with his off-ball growth, as is the case with Rubio.

Now, Fedor’s report did appear to make it seem as if Sexton could potentially come off the bench, however, given what he provides offensively and the constant threat he is, that’d be very hard to foresee happening. Cleveland will use other lineups throughout games, sure, and Isaac Okoro/Dylan Windler will get some burn at the 2, clearly, but Sexton off the bench regularly I’d strongly question.

So to drive it home, though, while I understand some may be worried about Sexton’s outlook, I personally think that the Cavaliers will see him produce at a high level once again, and he’ll be re-signed long term next offseason. That’s with what he provides as a tone-setter, with the team hopefully taking a step forward, I’d hope, too.