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I haven't offered an opinion on Sexton but have read tons on these threads. Here is where I think some are selling him short:
Take an example - what if DG got hurt when Sexton did and Collin had to take over the reins. Recall, he did not have the triple towers or anything of the sort in his prior years. I am confident Sexton would have easily averaged more assists than any year prior, being more efficient from the field as he'd have much more open opportunity (especially playing a 2 man game with 3 bigs), and his defensive gravity would have increased as he has 2 of the top 5 defensive bigs in the game behind him. I'm seeing ranges below $15M a year now - and with the cap supposedly increasing more than ever, that is not going to get it done. $15 million will be the norm for a bench player, not a guy that can get you 25-10-5 on any given night (and with this improved line up over years past, that is not far-fetched). He has never had these weapons to work with, and he is one that is not selfish and would be looking for mates within the offensive flow.
Are people forgetting how good he can be? Or is it just a function of fit, thereby he deserves less money because he has to be the 6th man for this to work (BS in my opinion)?
Take an example - what if DG got hurt when Sexton did and Collin had to take over the reins. Recall, he did not have the triple towers or anything of the sort in his prior years. I am confident Sexton would have easily averaged more assists than any year prior, being more efficient from the field as he'd have much more open opportunity (especially playing a 2 man game with 3 bigs), and his defensive gravity would have increased as he has 2 of the top 5 defensive bigs in the game behind him. I'm seeing ranges below $15M a year now - and with the cap supposedly increasing more than ever, that is not going to get it done. $15 million will be the norm for a bench player, not a guy that can get you 25-10-5 on any given night (and with this improved line up over years past, that is not far-fetched). He has never had these weapons to work with, and he is one that is not selfish and would be looking for mates within the offensive flow.
Are people forgetting how good he can be? Or is it just a function of fit, thereby he deserves less money because he has to be the 6th man for this to work (BS in my opinion)?