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He's willing to sacrifice, but how much and for how long? Is he willing to be a 6th man for the rest of his career with fewer minutes and playing off the ball?I actually really believe this now as well. This wasn’t always the case, but it’s becoming more and more clear there is a defined and much needed role for Sexton on this team and he seems like the type of guy willing to sacrifice to win.
Here's my Sexton post from the General Discussion thread:
I'm inclined to keep and extend Sexton. This year he agreed to change his game to be more of an off-the-ball player instead of running the offense. This is exactly what he needs to do. Knowing how relentlessly Sexton works on his game I have little doubt he'll be just as effective a scorer working off the ball as he was last year when he dominated the ball.
He's a very talented athlete who outworks everybody and I believe that talent plus an almost maniacal work ethic will yield great results. He's a tremendous shooting guard in a point guard's body, but I think his burst and jumping ability will make up for being 3-4" shorter than ideal for the position. The key will be improving his 3-point shot, but he is so good at blowing by defenders that they don't dare crowd him on 3's, which gives him the space to get the shot off in rhythm and with a normal arc.
Sexton is witnessing Love and Markanen adjust their roles for the good of the team. Marky switched positions like Sexton is being asked to do and the team is thriving. Love is coming off the bench and playing fewer minutes and the team (and Love) are thriving.
Sexton may be asked to do all of it; come off the bench, play fewer minutes, AND switch positions. The first two parts are obviously not the direction he wants his career to go - I'm sure his goal is to be an All-Star and 6th men, no matter how well they play, don't make All-Star teams. So I expect Collin will be moving on in free agency after next season if we don't move him before then.
I think he could be very good at what JBB will want him to do next year, but I don't think he wants to make a career out of it.