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Hopefully Cavs are among the teams interested. Dallas is only going to offer expirings...probably Wes Matthews & Powell...
Unfortunately I think people are getting awful excited about trades that aren't going to happen... Outside and possibly Kemba I don't think there's going to be any major trades made in the offseason if Bron returns... If he doesn't I'm sure we'll start making some to unload the vets on the team
You realize he’s a rookie and definitely not the #1 scoring option right? LeBron as a rookie was the best player on his team and averaged 20 ppg, and you’d be disappointed with Sexton averaging 12? You’re gonna be disappointed my friend.
Only 7 rookies averaged more than 12 ppg last year.
Josh Jackson
Jayson Taytom
Lauri Markkenen
Ben Simmons
Dennis Smith Jr
Donovan Mitchell
Kyle Kuzma
What do you think we offer? TT and filler?
Edit: wasn't trying to be funny. I just don't see us giving any assets to pay DeAndre 10 million more than TT. Maybe we could do DeAndre and Beverley for TT and Korver.
The tricky part is what's the motivation for LAC? DAJ is just as expiring, and just as competitive as G Hill, so that doesn't do them any good. Unless you ascribe to the idea LAC doesn't want him any more. I suspect they are wanting to stay competitive as they rebuild, so TT may be a viable option for them. They will probably want Zizic as a younger-building block as well.
Some pictures of Cedi from the World cup qualifier. This is from practice.
You realize he’s a rookie and definitely not the #1 scoring option right? LeBron as a rookie was the best player on his team and averaged 20 ppg, and you’d be disappointed with Sexton averaging 12? You’re gonna be disappointed my friend.
Only 7 rookies averaged more than 12 ppg last year.
Josh Jackson
Jayson Taytom
Lauri Markkenen
Ben Simmons
Dennis Smith Jr
Donovan Mitchell
Kyle Kuzma
He may not be the first option, but based on what we've seen of Lue's offense, he's almost certainly going to be the second option, and a high usage player as well. He'll likely assume Kyrie's old role in the offense, albeit with some tweaks since he's not (at this point) a good spot up shooter. His job will be to attack and score. The complete lack of anyone other than LeBron that could create offense was, in my opinion, the main reason we targeted Sexton, as creating offense is his most notable skill.
Now, if we make some major trade and bring in another big name, high usage player, then sure, he's probably not going to average as many points. But with the team as currently constructed, it's hard to see any way that he averages 12ppg or less unless he's just not very good.
Or he would be getting 8 assists a game on kick outs for 3. He will definitely have the ball in his hands a bit. If he isn't taking 15 shots I will be surprised. I suppose he could be an absolute bust, but really he seems more ready to go than most of the guys taken above him. If he can do what I think he is contending for ROY.
Yeah, he should be contending for ROTY as the team stands now. He's going to get a lot of opportunities barring some major roster changes.
And I agree that he's probably one of the more NBA ready guys in the draft. He still has things to work on, specifically his shot, but he's definitely primed to hit the ground running. He's also a gym rat and he eats well (he talked about his diet compared to many other incoming rookies in his press conference), so I'm assuming he'll be a lot less likely to hit the rookie wall early as a result.
His shot looks really smooth in his latest workout vids. I am more excited by this guy than I thought. His negatives to me are pretty few and could be mitigated by playing with guys who have more experience.