3 reasons why the NBA Draft means Collin Sexton is returning

Why the draft says Sexton is returning: Other guards are available

If Collin Sexton was the only starting-level guard available on the market, he may find his way to more suitors. The problem is that a number of guards are rumored to be available, flooding the market and making it more likely he is left standing when the music stops.

The Indiana Pacers are shopping Malcolm Brogdon, now much less necessary in Indiana with Tyrese Haliburton and a stocked backcourt behind him. Dejounte Murray is on the market for teams that want a bigger, better-defending guard. Will Barton, just traded to the Washington Wizards, could be on the move.

The list continues. Mike Conley is likely available for the right deal. Devonte’ Graham is a candidate to be shopped. Kemba Walker is likely to secure a buyout from Detroit once he officially lands there. Russell Westbrook is available for literally anything – a stick of gum, an old shoe, lint, whatever you have. Of those guards, only Kemba was traded on draft night, and he will hit the market soon. No available guards found a new home except for De’Anthony Melton, a very different player than Sexton.

For Sexton to credibly force his way out of Cleveland, he needs a team with cap space to make an offer. That’s much less likely after the draft than it seemed beforehand. Add in the packed market of available guards, and giving up assets in a sign-and-trade seems less likely too. Sexton wants to get paid, and he just might find a way, but the events of the draft make is exceedingly likely he is back in Cleveland next season.