Game 82: Charlotte Hornets (38-42) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (19-62) - 7:00 PM ET
Posted: Tue Apr 9, 2019 8:18 pm
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jbk1234 wrote:I'm taking Ja if he's on the board. I'd probably hold onto Sexton for a bit and see if he takes another step, but as of now, he's not good enough to make pass on Ja.
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Stillwater wrote:jbk1234 wrote:I'm taking Ja if he's on the board. I'd probably hold onto Sexton for a bit and see if he takes another step, but as of now, he's not good enough to make pass on Ja.
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Yeah I have been thinking that makes sense for awhile given Ja seems to have the highest floor of any high ceiling guard in this draft and given his elite court vision and passing I think the Cavs would definitely consider moving Sexton off ball full time if they can get Morant. Sexton has done well in that role since the break and has shown flashes of making the right passes and improving as a floor general as well when bringing the ball up, but the difference between him and Morant in that category is significant.
On the other hand, with the improvement Sexton made so fast,they may feel the two cannot share the back court due to lack of defense as a result of their optimism about their 2018 draft pick , take somebody else. I mean Barrett,Culver and Bol are pretty decent consolation prizes for passing on Ja and may even be able to get another pick or player out of it if trading down.
I would take Mikal Bridges and the 3rd for the 2nd if I was sold Barrett will play defense at the next level,same goes with if Bol clears medicals.
jbk1234 wrote:Stillwater wrote:jbk1234 wrote:I'm taking Ja if he's on the board. I'd probably hold onto Sexton for a bit and see if he takes another step, but as of now, he's not good enough to make pass on Ja.
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Yeah I have been thinking that makes sense for awhile given Ja seems to have the highest floor of any high ceiling guard in this draft and given his elite court vision and passing I think the Cavs would definitely consider moving Sexton off ball full time if they can get Morant. Sexton has done well in that role since the break and has shown flashes of making the right passes and improving as a floor general as well when bringing the ball up, but the difference between him and Morant in that category is significant.
On the other hand, with the improvement Sexton made so fast,they may feel the two cannot share the back court due to lack of defense as a result of their optimism about their 2018 draft pick , take somebody else. I mean Barrett,Culver and Bol are pretty decent consolation prizes for passing on Ja and may even be able to get another pick or player out of it if trading down.
I would take Mikal Bridges and the 3rd for the 2nd if I was sold Barrett will play defense at the next level,same goes with if Bol clears medicals.
Some days, I have concerns that Sexton is just good enough to get you beat if you try to build around him. When Kyrie was the best player on our roster we topped out at 33 win team. As the best player on the Celtics roster, it's an open question as to whether they're a legitimate contender. I don't know that Sexton will ever be as good as Kyrie but he shares a lot of the same flaws.