2022 NBA Free Agency: 3 point guards that need to be signed
By Dalton Sell
2022 NBA Free Agency: 3 point guards that need to be signed – Collin Sexton
In his fourth season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Collin Sexton seemed destined for great things before he suffered a torn meniscus 11 games into the 2021-22 campaign. The injury has clouded the 23-year-old’s value on the free agent market, which is why he remains unsigned at this point. Despite Sexton’s knee injury, teams should be willing to take a swing on the guard, as his potential is undoubtedly through the roof when he is healthy.
Throughout his four-year NBA career, Sexton has put up some impressive numbers by averaging 20 points while shooting 45.8 percent from the floor and 37.8 percent from long distance. On top of that, he has handed out 3.3 assists on average in the same timeframe.
Sexton is flat-out lethal on the offensive side of the floor, and he would be a tremendous addition to any team’s backcourt because of it. There are some questions as to how he may perform post-injury, but given what he showed in the previous four years, and the fact that he is still just 23 years old, Sexton is a sneaky good target that needs a team for next season.
What makes the entire Sexton situation complex is that he is a restricted free agent, which means the Cavaliers can match any offer an opposing team makes. Yet, right now, it does not appear that any opposing teams are willing to bite, so the guard could very well agree to return to Cleveland on a qualifying offer worth $7.2 million for the 2022-23 campaign.
That would essentially be his form of a “prove it deal” to showcase that he has fully recovered from this injury. Another avenue to get Sexton under contract next season would be a sign-and-trade, and Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer reported that the Utah Jazz have explored adding the guard via this scenario, which is feasible.
Whether he returns to Cleveland, heads to Utah, or lands in a surprise destination, Sexton is too good to remain on the free agent market for much longer this offseason.
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