stormi wrote:Sexton doesn't look all that impressive on paper. We have to be better at identifying potential elite talent, from fodder on bad teams that swallow up major usage.
Only ~24% of his field goals come from 3. Red flag. Ideally you'd like this to be closer to a third.
Career <20% assist percentage. Major red flag. Not a reliable lead creator.
His free throw rate is really encouraging. But he's also tiny, is a bad defender and has negative length.
I think he's a microwave scoring 6th man on a really good team. He isn't creating much for those around him, he's a defensive sieve and he doesn't shoot enough 3's.
Sexton is like all of Trae's worst attributes, but without the elite playmaking&effortless range that makes him such a horse.
(Age 22) - Young ---- Booker ---- Sexton
3PAr(%): 35.7 --------- 33.0 ----------- 23.9
FTr(%): 49.1 ---------- 36.2 ----------- 34.7
AST(%): 45.5 ----- ---- 34.1 ------ ---- 22.6
%FG ast'd 2P: 12.5 ----- 29.5 ----------- 42.2
The difference between a trending championship #1 option vs. a #2 and a #...4/5.
Building around him screams Tobias Two. Shaky pillars with very apparent caution blinkers in their statistical profiles.
He’s not as good as Trae
He’s not as good as a scorer as Booker at age 22
If he is as good or better than those two, then you can’t get him likely with a pick, with Ben Simmons.
Who does not want Trae or Booker? I’d definitely pick those two over Sexton.
But Sexton is the best scorer you can get right now with Ben. What’s the alternative? FVV or Brogdon?
And he has a chance to be as good or better scorer than DeAaron Fox, Beal or Lavine.
I want a Lamborghini and a private plane but my budget is only for a Toyota but someone is willing to give me a Ford Mustang and a lottery ticket.
