Jazz landed more than just draft picks in the Donovan Mitchell trade and they’re clearly excited about Colin Sexton, and his signing of a new four-year deal.
After weeks of speculation about the New York Knicks, the Utah Jazz chose to trade Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for three future first-round picks, and two selection swaps, Laurie Markanen, Uchi Agbaji and Colin Sexton. This indicates that they are going from a simple post-trade Rudy Gobert reset to a full rebuild.
While the Jazz are clearly looking to the future now, they wereted no time in committing to one of the key parts of that trade, agreeing to the terms of a major new extension for Colin Sexton.
Does Colin Sexton deserve his new contract from the Jazz?
Sexton missed all but 11 matches last season due to a meniscus tear. However, his 2020-2021 campaign was a legitimate breakout season. That year he averaged 24.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game, shooting 47.5 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from outside the arc, and 81.5 percent from the free throw line.
Sexton, who won’t turn 24 until January, has proven to be a dynamic three-tier scorer and there is a reasonable argument to be made that he can replicate much of Mitchell’s production. He’s unsuccessful as the top scorer in isolation, but his pick-and-roll scoring efficiency was nearly the same as Mitchell’s in 2020-21 (from 64 to 73). That season, Sexton also averaged Pay per game from Mitchell with an approximately equivalent field goal ratio.
It’s not quite as dynamic or efficient as Mitchell but has similar qualities, it’s cheaper, younger, and offers a lot of positive aspects from a list building perspective.
The Jazz has 13 first-round picks over the next seven drafts, along with three selection swaps. They are also said to be shopping for Jordan Clarkson, Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovich who can earn more selections and younger assets. They seem ready to make Colin Sexton the face of rebuilding, at least at this point in it, and now it seems like a pretty good idea.
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