<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/grading-hornets-jazz-trade-collin-sexton-jusuf-nurkic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Grading-Hornets-Jazz-trade-involving-Collin-Sexton-Jusuf-Nurkic.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T20:42:39-07:00">June 29th, 8:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T20:42:39-07:00">June 29th, 8:42pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/hornets-news-charlotte-acquires-collin-sexton-jazz-jusuf-nurkic">Utah Jazz traded veteran guard Collin Sexton</a> to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The Jazz, who included a second-round pick in the 2030 NBA Draft, received veteran center Jusuf Nurkic in return.</p><p>Both Sexton and Nurkic are entering contract years. Making the money work was easy, with both set to make around $19 million next year.</p><p>It had been rumored that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-orlando-jordan-poole-collin-sexton-trades">Sexton would be available in trades</a> this offseason. Utah drafted guards Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. The next year, they selected guard Isaiah Collier in the first round. On Wednesday, they drafted guard Walter Clayton Jr., the fourth first-round pick they’ve used on a guard in three drafts.</p><p>As more of their young talent approaches paydays, more experienced players like Jordan Clarkson and Sexton become natural choices for the ‘chopping block.’ What type of moves could the Jazz make that involve one or two of these guards and set their core up for success?</p><p>They opted to send Sexton to the Eastern Conference for a big man. The Jazz only had incoming fourth-year center Walker Kessler and Kyle Filipowski, fresh off his rookie campaign, at center. Both players represent a balance of now and later, already able to impact winning basketball but with room to grow. Nurkic, an 11-year NBA veteran, could help both reach their potential.</p><p>The Hornets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/charlotte-hornets/draft-grade-hornets-new-rookie-kon-knueppel">drafted 6’7″ guard Kon Knueppel</a> with the fourth pick in Wednesday night’s draft. He joined guards LaMelo Ball and recent first-round draft pick Nick Smith Jr. on the roster, making Sexton the fourth under contract next season with 24-year-old guard Tre Mann entering restricted free agency. Was this the best the Hornets could have done to replace him? Was trading Nurkic days after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-phoenix-trades-for-mark-williams-drafts-khaman-maluach-moments-apart">trading Mark Williams</a> the right move?</p><h2><b>Hornets get smaller, score big in Nurkic-Sexton swap</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton-Jusuf-Nurkic-Jazz-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Swinger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A 26-year-old guard, after the second-straight season in which he was excellent on offense, being traded <i>away</i> is a tough sell. Sexton averaged 18.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game while making 48% of his field goals this past year. He led the Jazz in scoring for the second-straight year.</p><p>Sexton turned the ball over 2.5 times on average. But his 40.6% conversion rate on his 4.3 3-point attempts per game was a career-best.</p><p>The advanced analytics on Sexton’s past two seasons indicate his offensive impact is legitimate. His Estimated Offensive Plus-Minus rating of +1.5 represented greater offensive impact than 87% of NBA players that year. His +3.0 mark in the 2023-24 season was in the 95th percentile of <a href="https://dunksandthrees.com/player/1629012" rel="noopener">that season’s O-EPM ratings</a>, per Dunks and Threes.</p><p>At face value, parting ways with Nurkic is a tough but potentially necessary sacrifice to acquire a player like Sexton. His high-octane offensive capabilities could both complement Ball’s playmaking well and help the team maintain its offense when Ball sits. Receiving a second-round draft selection several years down the road tilts this trade enough in the Hornets’ direction to consider it a ‘success’ for them on-paper.</p><p>Sexton and Ball may struggle on defense, especially without a defensive anchor of a big supporting them. The Hornets traded both Nurkic and Williams, the two centers they had on their roster, within days of each other. This makes the team’s need for a center dire. Nurkic, who just had the <a href="https://cleaningtheglass.com/stats/player/2732#tab-defense_rebounding" rel="noopener">highest defensive-rebounding percentage</a> of his career last year, could have been more valuable to the Hornets than other teams.</p><p>Center play, however, has typically been the most easily replaceable position in the modern era. The Hornets bet on the center play they can acquire in free agency, coupled with incoming fourth-year small-ball center Moussa Diabate, being enough for next year.</p><p><b>Hornets trade grade</b><b>: A-</b></p><p>Sexton will need a new deal after his opening campaign with Charlotte. Locking in a 27-year-old Sexton for ‘the prime years’ of his career is worth giving up a steady hand in Nurkic for a team like the Hornets, searching for perennial playoff appearances.</p><h2><b>Jazz add rebounding, experience via veteran Jusuf Nurkic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jusuf-Nurkic-Jazz-Hornets-trade.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nurkic played 51 games last season between his time with the Hornets and the Phoenix Suns. His <a href="https://dunksandthrees.com/player/203994/historical" rel="noopener">81st percentile Defensive-EPM</a> of +0.8 is indicative of a ‘still got it’ factor with regard to his ability to anchor a defense. His +2.5 rating on that end of the court from the season before was better than 95% of the NBA last year.</p><p>Availability is beginning to come into question with Nurkic, though. Some were part of the trade process and not representative of his health, but he missed 33 games total last season. He played 76 the year before, a nice figure, which unfortunately stands out as an outlier.</p><p>Nurkic played just 52 games in 2023 and 56 in 2022. That’s after he played a combined 45 in the two years before, 2019-21, because of troubles with leg injuries. When he’s on the court, though, his value is clear. He rebounded 31.8% of opposing team’s misses when he was on defense, a career-best rate. That was in the 99th percentile among all NBA players in the 2025 season.</p><p>From 2019 to 2024, Nurkic’s O-EPM had been in the 69th percentile or better – except for 2021, a 59th percentile output. Last season, his -1.9 O-EPM rating was in the 31st percentile that year. Especially after <i>trading</i> Sexton, the Jazz don’t have a playmaker on the level of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, or LaMelo Ball yet. Will they be able to scheme an offense that facilitates a bounce back season?</p><p><b>Jazz trade grade: C-</b></p><p>Head coach Will Hardy prioritizes the optimization of his talent. Will the team’s young guards have developed enough to allow the addition of Nurkic to pay dividends? Or will the Bosnian big man’s contributions be unfortunately overlooked as the team’s offense has a Sexton-sized hole in it?</p><p>Whether or not Nurkic is a key contributor in Utah, it feels like they could have gotten more for Sexton. Was being so set on trading him even the right way to handle his pending free agency? If the team is interested in starting to win some games, the dynamo scoring guard now on the Hornets may have been able to help.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/charlotte-hornets/nba-rumors-hornets-collin-sexton-trade-comes-chris-paul-revelation');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hornets’ Collin Sexton trade comes after Chris Paul revelation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton-and-Chris-Paul.jpg"><figcaption>Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hornets’ Collin Sexton trade comes after Chris Paul revelation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T13:02:49-07:00">June 29th, 1:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T13:02:49-07:00">June 29th, 1:02pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Charlotte Hornets continued their offseason activity by orchestrating another trade, this time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/hornets-news-charlotte-acquires-collin-sexton-jazz-jusuf-nurkic">acquiring combo guard Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz</a>. While the trade came as a surprise, further reports suggest that the move occurred after the team realized they would be out of the running for veteran free agent Chris Paul.</p><p>The Hornets were one of several teams interested in Paul, but believe the 40-year-old <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/chris-pauls-looming-free-agency-with?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=167117215&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">wants to sign with a West Coast team</a> in free agency, according to Mark Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Charlotte remains interested in adding a quality backup point guard, but acquired Sexton to further its backcourt depth.</p><p>“The Stein Line has likewise learned that the Charlotte Hornets also planned to make a run at Paul — who grew up in North Carolina — but have all but conceded internally that the former Wake Forest star will almost certainly decide to stay on the West Coast if he returns for a 21st NBA season,” Stein and Fischer reported. “Charlotte is known to be pursuing veteran ball handlers to back up All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball and is perceived to be one of the potential landing spots for Cleveland’s Ty Jerome.”</p><p>Paul averaged a career-low 8.8 points, but a stellar 7.4 assists in just 28 minutes per game in 2024-2025. Perhaps most impressively, he started all 82 games for just the second time in his 20-year-long career.</p><p>Sexton, 26, provides much more scoring but less facilitating than Paul. The former lottery pick put up 18.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 2024-2025.</p><h2><b>Collin Sexton trade adds to Hornets’ loaded backcourt</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Coming off another disappointing, injury-riddled season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/charlotte-hornets/hornets-rumors-charlotte-targeting-move-lamelo-bell-love">Hornets are reportedly entering free agency with a focus</a> on adding guard depth. However, they continue to address that issue before the official window opens.</p><p>Sexton is the fourth guard Charlotte has added early in the offseason. The team’s previous deal, which <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/suns-news-phoenix-trades-for-mark-williams-drafts-khaman-maluach-moments-apart">sent Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns</a>, brought Vasilije Micic back to the organization. The Hornets also notably added Kon Knueppel and Sion James in the 2025 NBA Draft.</p><p>The slew of incoming guards turned heads, considering the team’s two best players — LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller — already run the backcourt. By trading Williams and Jusuf Nurkic, Charlotte is also noticeably thin up front. The Hornets have yet to add a true backup point guard, but their free agency might now be more focused on replacing their lost big men.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hornets’ Collin Sexton trade comes after Chris Paul revelation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/hornets-news-charlotte-acquires-collin-sexton-jazz-jusuf-nurkic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:27:05-07:00">June 29th, 12:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:53:05-07:00">June 29th, 12:53pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jazz-news-ace-bailey-officially-lands-summer-league">Utah Jazz cleared up some space in their crowded backcourt</a> on Sunday, and the Charlotte Hornets were the primary beneficiary. Just a day before free agency opens up, the Jazz sent guard Collin Sexton to the Hornets <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939403635428835822" rel="noopener">in exchange for center</a> Jusuf Nurkic, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>The Hornets will also get a second-round pick in 2030 as a part of the deal.</p><p>On paper, this deal makes sense for a Jazz team that has a lot of young guards on the roster, all of whom will want minutes. Keyonte George has been a big part of the Utah rotation over the last two years, and Isaiah Collier showed plenty of promise as a rookie in 2024-25. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jazz-news-utah-trades-up-with-wizards-to-land-florida-hero-walter-clayton-jr">Jazz also just drafted Florida star Walter Clayton Jr.</a> in the first round of the NBA Draft, and this deal frees up minutes for him as a rookie as well.</p><p>On the Hornets side, Charlotte gets out of a bad, expiring deal in Nurkic that the Jazz can afford to pay out this season. The Hornets also get an explosive guard in Sexton who can light up the stat sheet as a secondary scorer, potentially coming off the bench for them.</p><p>The downside for the Hornets in this trade is that they lose yet another big man after trading Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. They did draft Creighton star Ryan Kalkbrenner early in the second round, and he is now the only true center on the roster heading into next season.</p><p>Sexton has been in the purgatory of Utah over the last few seasons, but he has still been able to out up solid numbers for a team that hasn’t been all that competitive. In 2024-25, the Alabama product scored 18.4 points per game while shooting better than 40% from 3-point range, so he will add some much-needed scoring punch to this Hornets roster.</p><p>Nurkic played in a reduced role last season after being traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Hornets, but he can still be a quality player in spot minutes on the offensive end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-orlando-jordan-poole-collin-sexton-trades');   ga('set', 'title', 'Magic rumors: Insider urges Orlando to pursue Jordan Poole, Collin Sexton trades');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_1486.jpeg"></figure><h1>Magic rumors: Insider urges Orlando to pursue Jordan Poole, Collin Sexton trades</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T15:19:02-07:00">April 30th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T15:19:02-07:00">April 30th, 3:19pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/magic-news-franz-wagner-makes-guarantee-after-hard-fought-playoff-loss-to-celtics">Orlando Magic were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs</a> on Tuesday following their 120-89 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/celtics-news-jaylen-brown-gets-real-the-fight-magic-against-first-round-series">loss to the Boston Celtics</a>. As the Magic continue to try and climb the hierarchy in the Eastern Conference, one piece some have suggested the Magic need is a consistent scoring guard. And there is one prominent NBA media voice who has a pair of suggested trades that the Magic should make following their playoff exit.</p><p>Longtime NBA media voice Matt Moore addressed the Magic’s need for a true shooting guard in his most recent column of Hardwood Paroxysm, and <a href="https://hardwoodparoxysm.substack.com/p/the-dearly-playoff-departed-and-those?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=3283378&amp;post_id=162555377&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">suggested that two names</a> the Magic should target in trades following their playoff exit are Jordan Poole and Collin Sexton.</p><p>“They need to take a risk on someone. Two names I would speculatively would look at are Jordan Poole (I know, I know) and Collin Sexton,” Moore writes. “Poole was literally the second most efficient scorer off the dribble this season, and has at least contributed to teams with playoff experience. But those guys aren’t so important to take the ball out of the hands of Wagner and Banchero. This is why the Magic’s challenge this summer is going to be pretty steep.”</p><p>Moore acknowledges that the Magic should not look to add a player that would take shots and usage away from their star players in Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. That is why he suggested that someone like Trae Young would not work despite Young’s obvious talent and what he would bring to the Magic.</p><p>While Poole and Sexton can be elite scoring talents, neither player would require less usage from Banchero and Wagner. Sexton has <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/26974/collin-sexton" rel="noopener">one more season</a> on his current contract with the Utah Jazz at just a little over $19 million before he hits unrestricted free agency in 2026, as per Spotrac. Poole has two more seasons on his current deal worth between $31-34 million per year before hitting free agency in 2027.</p><p>Either player could conceivably solve the Magic’s woes at shooting guard. Poole averaged 20.5 points last season while shooting 43.2 percent from the field and 37.8 percent shooting from the three-point line. Sexton averaged 18.4 points, while shooting 48 percent shooting from the field and 40.6 percent shooting from the three-point line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Magic rumors: Insider urges Orlando to pursue Jordan Poole, Collin Sexton trades

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazzs-news-isaiah-collier-gaffe-collin-sexton');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz’s Isaiah Collier plays hero after gaffe that set Collin Sexton off');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Isaiah-Collier-plays-hero-after-gaffe-that-set-Collin-Sexton-off.jpg"></figure><h1>Jazz’s Isaiah Collier plays hero after gaffe that set Collin Sexton off</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-13T10:19:08-08:00">January 13th, 10:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-13T10:19:08-08:00">January 13th, 10:19am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In their thrilling win over the Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz rookie Isaiah Collier was Utah’s unsung hero. Collier finished the game with 23 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists and hit the game-winning shot <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1878652802349809812" rel="noopener">with seconds to go in overtime</a>. It was a high-stakes highlight for the Jazz rookie and a highlight that feels few and far between for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ben-simmons-jab-nets-tanking-strategy-highlights-absurdity-jazz-game">Utah team tanking through the season</a>. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-utah-hoping-2024-first-rounder-proper-rhythm-lead-offense">Collier did have a chance to get the Jazz over the line</a> in the last possession before overtime.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ISAIAH COLLIER WINS IT FOR THE JAZZ 🧊🧊 <a href="https://t.co/BhYPvoJ9ZK">pic.twitter.com/BhYPvoJ9ZK</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1878652802349809812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Collier’s theatrics weren’t limited to just the game-winning bucket for Utah. In the closing moments of regulation, the Jazz rookie <a href="https://x.com/casualtakeking/status/1878650805370404873" rel="noopener">drew some flack</a> from teammate Collin Sexton. The Jazz had the ball when the score was tied at 102-102. Sexton was signaling for it due to being open in the backcourt. However, Collier ignored Sexton’s request and took his time instead of passing. With plenty of time to make a play, Collier ultimately failed to pass to Sexton, leading to an 8-second violation.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Isaiah Collier waves off Colin Sexton and gets an 8 second violation. </p><p>Sexton: "GIVE ME THE F**KING BALL"</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/B7Mt8D9ikk">pic.twitter.com/B7Mt8D9ikk</a></p><p>— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) <a href="https://twitter.com/casualtakeking/status/1878650805370404873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the violation, Sexton was livid and heard shouting, “Give me the f*cking ball” to his rookie teammate. Now, in his seventh NBA season, Sexton finally understands how he <a href="https://x.com/EverythingCLE_/status/1213635357868212224" rel="noopener">drove his teammates crazy</a> as a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><h2><b>Things were ugly between Jazz teammates Isaiah Collier and Collin Sexton</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Isaiah-Collier-Jazz-Nets.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Unfortunately, things further escalated for Collier, Sexton, and the Jazz.</p><p>Collier and Sexton had a heated exchange during the confusion after the turnover. At his core, Sexton is a competitor. Sexton was determined to win that confrontation immediately, showing that he was focused solely on winning the game. The competition trumps everything for players on the court, and the desire to win drives them.</p><p>So, with seconds winding down and a chance to win available to him, Sexton thought he could seal the deal against the Nets. It makes sense why Sexton felt that way, too. Sexton led the Jazz in scoring during the fourth quarter with six points and was wide-open while Collier ignored him.</p><p>However, to be fair to Collier, who led Utah in scoring, Sexton was wildly inaccurate against Brooklyn. Sexton connected on eight of his 20 attempts against the Nets, while Collier went 9-16 from the floor. So, while Collier did make a rookie mistake with an eight-second violation, not passing to Sexton might have been the right call overall.</p><p>Either way, Collier rectified his rookie miscue by saving Utah in overtime. It’s a step in the right direction for Collier, who can potentially be the franchise’s long-term point guard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz’s Isaiah Collier plays hero after gaffe that set Collin Sexton off

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He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Golden State Warriors</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Danny Ainge and the Utah Jazz find themselves in a familiar position as the NBA trade deadline nears. The Jazz have been mentioned in trade chatter around the league as Utah has several talented players that could immediately help a team contend for a championship. One of the key players being linked to several teams in trade chatter is Colin Sexton.</p><p>ClutchPoints Senior NBA Writer Brett Siegel reported in his “Siegel’s Scoop” that<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/will-heat-move-jimmy-butler-latest-nba-trade-deadline-intel-siegels-scoop"> Sexton, along with fellow Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson,  are drawing interest</a> from several suiters in the trade market.</p><p>“Much like how the Nets were said to control the trade market entering December with Schroder, Finney-Smith, and Johnson, the Jazz are the team in the West that can shake things up based on who they potentially deal,” Siegel said. “Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton are the two most discussed players in Utah about trade conversations right now, and the Jazz are willing to trade both players for draft assets, sources said. Both guards have one year left on their respective contracts past the 2024-25 season.”</p><p>Per <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jerami-grant-collin-sexton-lakers-clippers-hypothetical-trade-deadline-scenarios">Siegel, the Pistons are at the top of the list of teams</a> looking to acquire either Sexton or Clarkson but there are plenty of other teams across both conferences that are interested in their services.</p><p>“Of the two players, Clarkson holds the smaller deal at $14 million this season and $14.3 million for the 2025-26 season. The former Sixth Man of the Year has proven to be an instant source of offense in Utah over the last few seasons and can bring immediate value to a team seeking backcourt scoring. Clarkson and Sexton are two players the Pistons have had their eyes on even before Ivey suffered his broken leg. Sexton’s list of potential suitors extends to the Magic, Hawks, Rockets, Clippers, and Warriors, sources said,” per Siegel’s report.</p><p>Sexton <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4277811/collin-sexton" rel="noopener">has emerged as</a> one of the most talented young guards in the league. On the season he’s averaging 17.7 points and 3.8 assists while shooting 43.8% from three with 4.5 attempts per game. Sexton could certainly boost a team’s chances at playoff contention, giving them a combo guard that fits the style of play of today’s league. But, where will he land?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors, Clippers among several Collin Sexton trade suitors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jerami-grant-collin-sexton-lakers-clippers-hypothetical-trade-deadline-scenarios');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jerami Grant, Collin Sexton headline Lakers, Clippers hypothetical trade deadline scenarios');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jerami-Grant-Collin-Sexton-headline-Lakers-Clippers-hypothetical-trade-deadline-scenarios.jpg"></figure><h1>Jerami Grant, Collin Sexton headline Lakers, Clippers hypothetical trade deadline scenarios</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-03T14:06:11-08:00">January 3rd, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-03T14:06:11-08:00">January 3rd, 2:06pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When it comes to the NBA trade deadline, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lakers-next-trade-plans-dangelo-russell-dorian-finney-smith-deal">Los Angeles Lakers always seem to find themselves tied to several notable players</a>. This year is no different, as the Lakers are constantly tied to several players on the trade block. Their counterparts, the Los Angeles Clippers, aren’t always as aggressive when it comes to making trades, yet they will also be on the hunt for upgrades before the Feb. 6 deadline. With talents like Jerami Grant and Collin Sexton being made available, perhaps there is a chance both the Lakers and Clippers will be buyers on the trade market.</p><p>Before we flipped our calendars to 2025, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dorian-finney-smith-shares-eye-opening-take-nets-la-difference">Lakers had already made a move to try and increase their chances of winning</a> this season by moving D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis, and three second-round picks for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton from the Brooklyn Nets. While Finney-Smith presents clear upside as a two-way wing in LA, there are still some holes the Lakers are going to look to fill, especially in their frontcourt next to Anthony Davis.</p><p>Over in Inglewood, California, Steve Ballmer and the Clippers await the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-takes-next-step-in-return-from-knee-injury">return of superstar forward Kawhi Leonard</a>. Although he has not played at all this season as he continues to rehab from ongoing knee issues, Leonard is expected to make his season debut for the Clippers at some point in January. Without Kawhi, the Clippers have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2024-25 season to this point, as they are 19-15 and emerging as one of the better defensive teams in the league.</p><p>In addition to searching the market for potential big men to have alongside starting center Ivica Zubac, the Clippers have also been exploring opportunities to add another scoring weapon by utilizing the contracts of PJ Tucker and Bones Hyland. These two players add up to over $15 million in salaries for the Clippers, which creates a sizeable market of players for LA to pursue before the trade deadline.</p><p>The Lakers and Clippers are going to be looking to buy talent ahead of the trade deadline, and here are some hypothetical trade scenarios involving Sexton, Grant, and others that could make sense for both organizations.</p><h2><b>Clippers secure Collin Sexton</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Los Angeles Clippers receive: G Collin Sexton, G Patty Mills</i></p><p><i>Utah Jazz receive: F PJ Tucker, C Cody Zeller, F Kobe Brown, MEM 2026 2nd round pick (protected 31-42, via ATL), LAC 2030 2nd round pick (full rights, UTA currently owns rights to swap), LAC 2031 2nd round pick</i></p><p><i>Atlanta Hawks receive: G Bones Hyland</i></p><p>The Utah Jazz are going to be open for business ahead of the trade deadline, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/will-heat-move-jimmy-butler-latest-nba-trade-deadline-intel-siegels-scoop">making both Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton available</a> in trade talks. Sexton, who the Jazz acquired from the Cleveland Cavaliers when trading away Donovan Mitchell, has seen his role in Utah change over the last three seasons.</p><p>At times, the Jazz have utilized Sexton off the bench as a spark of scoring. Other times, he’s been in the starting lineup and proven to be one of the team’s main offensive weapons alongside Lauri Markkanen. If the Jazz are to seriously consider trading Sexton this season, they won’t do so at a discount.</p><p>That is the main issue with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/latest-jimmy-butler-zach-lavine-nba-trade-rumors-siegels-scoop">Clippers’ potential pursuit of Sexton</a>, as LA doesn’t have many assets to offer up. The Clippers can’t trade a first-round pick until 2030, and they wouldn’t want to do so in this scenario. All that is left from the Clippers in terms of draft assets is two second-round picks in 2030 and 2031.</p><p>These two second-round picks, along with one from the Atlanta Hawks by way of bringing in Hyland, may be the only path to the Clippers landing Sexton if Utah is willing to do a trade without there being a first-round pick involved. The other important asset going to the Jazz in this scenario is former first-round pick Kobe Brown, who still hasn’t cracked Tyronn Lue’s rotations in his second season with the Clippers.</p><p>While Tucker and Cody Zeller are nothing more than players that Utah would likely reach a buyout with, this does create a path to immediate cap relief and extra draft capital. As far as the Hawks involvement in this trade goes, Atlanta is in the market for extra backcourt help on their bench. Hyland is in the final year of his contract and would be worth a swing by the Hawks for a low-end second-round pick.</p><p>Unless they are willing to include a first-round pick for Sexton, this is the best offer the Clippers can present to Utah.</p><h2><b>Jerami Grant to Lakers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jerami-Grant-after-three-pointer.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><i>Los Angeles Lakers receive: F Jerami Grant, F/C Duop Reath</i></p><p><i>Portland Trail Blazers receive: F Rui Hachimura, G Gabe Vincent, G Jalen Hood-Schifino, LAC 2025 2nd round pick (via LAL), LAL 2025 2nd round pick</i></p><p>After just <a href="https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/los-angeles-lakers-acquire-dorian-finney-smith-and-shake-milton-122924" rel="noopener">acquiring Finney-Smith</a>, would the Lakers really have a need to pursue another talented two-way wing making more money in the form of Jerami Grant? In today’s league, you can never have too many two-way wings, which is why Grant is still worth discussing for Los Angeles.</p><p>Grant is in his third season with Portland and has seen his usage rate drop drastically. He is no longer the go-to scoring option for the Blazers, which has led to some speculation among league circles that the team will explore the market for his value. Still, there haven’t been any real indications suggesting that the Blazers will look to move Grant at the trade deadline.</p><p>The veteran has been a valuable asset for the Trail Blazers during their rebuild, and they did sacrifice a first-round pick in 2025 to originally trade for him from the Detroit Pistons. With the market for veteran players set at multiple second-round picks right now, perhaps there is a path to the Lakers pulling off a move for Grant without sacrificing first-round assets.</p><p>However, a steep price of Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, and the remainder of their second-round assets following the Finney-Smith trade would be included in a package for Grant and Duop Reath. At the same time, Grant’s proven two-way abilities can’t be overlooked, and the addition of Reath gives the Lakers that extra stretch big man they have been wanting for depth behind Davis.</p><p>Losing Vincent and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who the Lakers declined the fourth-year team option of prior to the 2024-25 season, wouldn’t be a drastic hit to the Lakers depth chart now that Max Christie has emerged in the backcourt.</p><p>As long as it doesn’t cost them a first-round pick, swapping Hachimura for Grant gives the Lakers a slightly better chance to contend in the West.</p><h2><b>Lakers finally land Nick Richards</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hornets-Nick-Richards-2.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Sharpe-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Los Angeles Lakers receive: C Nick Richards, G Seth Curry</i></p><p><i>Charlotte Hornets receive: G Jalen Hood-Schifino, F/C Christian Wood, LAC 2025 2nd round pick (via LAL), LAL 2026 1st round pick (swap, more favorable to CHA)</i></p><p>Charlotte Hornets center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lakers-involved-offseason-trade-pursuited-coveted-hornets-center">Nick Richards was a player the Lakers expressed interest in</a> during the offseason, sources told ClutchPoints. Between his rebounding abilities and being a lob threat off the bench, Richards checked off the boxes for the type of big man Los Angeles wanted to add behind Davis.</p><p>Ahead of the trade deadline, Richards has heard his name in some rumors. The Hornets are in no shape to turn their season around at this point, which is why players like Richards, Caleb Martin, and Vasilije Micic could be dealt for the right price.</p><p>What would that price be regarding the Lakers?</p><p>Well, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers’ front office don’t have many second-round picks to offer up after trading for Dorian Finney-Smith, but they could attach one in 2025 to this deal with Charlotte. The key to this trade is a 2026 first-round pick swap, which isn’t all that crazy for the Lakers to sacrifice since they should be in a better position than the Hornets at this point anyways.</p><p>By moving on from Richards and Seth Curry, the Hornets would gain a second-round pick, potentially the option to swap firsts in 2026 if they can improve with LaMelo Ball and Brandon Ingram, plus a look at a recent first-round pick in Hood-Schifino. Would this be enough value for the Hornets?</p><h2><b>Robert Williams joins Clippers in 4-team trade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Blazers-Robert-Williams-III.jpg"><figcaption>Soobum Im-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><i>Los Angeles Clippers receive: C Robert Williams III</i></p><p><i>Portland Trail Blazers receive: C Marvin Bagley III, F David Roddy, LAC 2030 1st round pick (Top-10 protected)</i></p><p><i>Washington Wizards receive: F PJ Tucker, C Cody Zeller, MEM 2025 2nd round pick (protected 31-42, via ATL), LAC 2030 2nd round pick (UTA owns rights to swap)</i></p><p><i>Atlanta Hawks receive: G Bones Hyland</i></p><p>No matter what trade options the Clippers explore between now and the trade deadline, all of these scenarios will involve Tucker and Hyland being on the move with some sort of minimal draft compensation that LA still has.</p><p>Robert Williams III is arguably the best big man to hear his name in trade rumors, yet the Blazers, like Grant, aren’t actively shopping him. Teams that have approached the Trail Blazers to inquire about Williams haven’t necessarily been met with open arms, especially since Portland values the big man’s skillset. After all, he was a player that the organization really wanted from the Boston Celtics when they traded Jrue Holiday.</p><p>Although Deandre Ayton and rookie Donovan Clingan exist in Portland’s frontcourt, Williams still commands high value. That is where things get complicated for the Clippers, as they don’t have virtually any high-value assets to offer up. To make up for this lack of value, the Clippers would undoubtedly need to include a first-round pick going to the Blazers if they want any shot at landing Williams, who is the change-of-pace big man this franchise wants behind Zubac.</p><p>This acquisition of Williams could potentially be accomplished if LA got on the phone with the Hawks and Washington Wizards as well. The Blazers wouldn’t want Tucker or Hyland, which is where the two Eastern Conference teams come in handy. While the Wizards would trade Marvin Bagley III and take on the contracts of Tucker and Zeller, they would be rewarded with two second-round picks — one from LA and one from Atlanta.</p><p>Then, the Hawks would be rewarded with Hyland, a guard that can supply them with more scoring depth on their bench, at the expense of Zeller’s and Roddy’s contracts and a low-end second-round pick.</p><p>From the Blazers’ perspective, Bagley brings versatility at the power forward and center positions in the final year of his contract. The only problem is that Bagley suffered a sprained knee recently and could wind up missing a large chunk of time. This injury could wind up throwing off the whole balance of this trade scenario.</p><p>The Clippers, Wizards, and Hawks all get what they need in this trade, but it is hard to imagine that the Blazers would be willing to give up Williams for a future first-round pick and two salary fillers. If anything, the Clippers would likely need to remove any protections from this 2030 first-round pick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jerami Grant, Collin Sexton headline Lakers, Clippers hypothetical trade deadline scenarios

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cavs-news-cleveland-pass-surprising-test-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cavs-news-Cleveland-passes-surprising-test-from-Collin-Sexton-Jazz.jpg"></figure><h1>Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T21:25:01-08:00">December 23rd, 9:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T21:25:01-08:00">December 23rd, 9:25pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things have almost seemed too easy for the Cleveland Cavaliers for the better part of this season. Although the Cavs are no longer undefeated, no other NBA team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-caris-levert-offensive-change-under-kenny-atkinson">can hold a candle to Cleveland’s dominant record</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-injury-issues-arent-throwing-cavs-potential">Cleveland has made winning routine</a> and has found ways to embarrass opponents on either end of the floor. However, when the undermanned and underwhelming Utah Jazz <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/cle/cleveland-cavaliers" rel="noopener">came to town</a>, it gave the Cavs something they hadn’t had much of this season: a shock to the system.</p><p>Throughout the matchup, Cleveland got everything former Cavs players Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and their Jazz teammates could muster. After a competitive first half featured 15 lead changes and eight ties, the Cavs found their offensive rhythm early in the second half, making five 3s during the opening moments of the third quarter, allowing Cleveland to build the night’s first double-digit lead. It went in front by a game-high 17 around the midway point of the third. The Cavs led by 11 going into the fourth.</p><p>However, despite feeling like Cleveland had put Utah away for good entering the final frame, the Jazz wouldn’t go away. Clinging to a three-point lead after former Sexton’s layup with 1:49 left, the Cavs responded with a 6-0 run that created some much-needed breathing room. A lot was built around attacking Sexton, a player with many of the same flaws that plagued him in Cleveland, and making the former Cavs guard’s heroics come back to haunt the Jazz.</p><h2><b>How the Cavs were able to exploit Collin Sexton’s flaws to tune out the Jazz at home<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Donovan-Mitchell-defends-Collin-Sexton-Cavs-Jazz.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Sexton’s layup made it a one-possession game, Donovan Mitchell baited Sexton, prone to overcommitting on defense, to foul him while attempting a three-pointer. Mitchell was able to connect on two of his three free-throw attempts, making it a two-possession game.</p><p>To keep Sexton from making it close again, the Cavs dared him to be the hero, forcing superstar defender Evan Mobley on him off the switch. Sexton <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=692&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=MISS%20Sexton%2015%27%20Pullup%20Jump%20Shot" rel="noopener">took the bait and tried to attack</a> Mobley. Unfortunately for Sexton, he could not get anything going against Mobley and, with the shot clock winding down, took an ill-advised mid-range shot.</p><p>Immediately after, Darius Garland caught Sexton’s ball-watching and could easily pass to Georges Niang, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=694&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=Niang%201%27%20Cutting%20Layup%20Shot%20(8%20PTS)%20(Garland%208%20AST)" rel="noopener">cutting along the baseline</a>. In no time, what was once a one-possession game became a three-possession nightmare for Utah. All it took was the Cavs taking on Sexton’s still glaring flaws as a player and forcing him to play into his bad habits.</p><h2><b>How Cleveland stole Utah’s Christmas win</b></h2><p>Finally, to put a Christmas bow on this home win, Cleveland turned to Niang against Sexton one last time. Knowing that Sexton is prone to overaggressive tunnel vision, the Cavs encouraged him to attack with a full head of steam. However, Niang met Sexton on the perimeter, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&amp;CFPARAMS=&amp;GameEventID=701&amp;GameID=0022400392&amp;Season=2024-25&amp;flag=1&amp;title=Sexton%20OFF.Foul%20(P3)%20(N.Buchert)" rel="noopener">drawing far too much contact</a> from Sexton, wasting one of Utah’s last gasps on offense and securing another home win.</p><p>Although it was close against Utah, Cleveland did what good teams are expected to do. They were able to execute down the stretch against a bad team and showcase why there’s a difference standings-wise between the Cavs and the Jazz.</p><p>It also helped that Cleveland had a cheat sheet for exploiting Sexton’s flaws as a player. But it takes anything and everything to win, no matter the opponent. So, for the Cavs to have a leg up is just good fortune.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cav pass surprising home test from Collin Sexton, Jazz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-will-hardy-timeout-negating-collin-sexton-winner-fans-thinking-cooper-flagg');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jazz-news-Will-Hardy-timeout-negating-Collin-Sexton-winner-has-fans-thinking-of-Cooper-Flagg.jpg"></figure><h1>Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T21:47:59-08:00">December 1st, 9:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T21:52:27-08:00">December 1st, 9:52pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tanking in the NBA is at least entertaining because it involves general weirdness like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-nba-fans-cant-believe-josh-green-toilet-bowl-shot-knicks-victory">Josh Green’s last-second toilet-bowl shot</a> to lose the Hornets game against the Knicks on Thursday and hilarity like Will Hardy calling a puzzling timeout to lose the Jazz game versus the Lakers on Sunday. In the final seconds, Collin Sexton drove the ball past Rui Hachimura for a game-winning layup only for the refs to nix it because of Will Hardy calling a timeout perhaps because he remembered the bigger picture: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cooper-flagg-the-betting-favorite-to-be-first-pick-in-2025-draft">drafting Cooper Flagg in 2025.</a></p><p>Check out the replay of Sexton’s cancelled game-winner in this clip from ClutchPoints on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Will Hardy called a timeout as Collin Sexton scored a go-ahead bucket 😬</p><p>The Jazz lost 105-104. <a href="https://t.co/z92jwOsIF7">pic.twitter.com/z92jwOsIF7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1863424729882800232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Jazz leading the tank brigade</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Hardy-talking-to-Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Will Hardy grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory–namely Collin Sexton–shows his ability of serving as the tank commander for the Jazz as they look forward to securing the top pick for next year’s draft, which almost every analyst believes will be Duke standout Cooper Flagg.</p><p>Likewise, several fans also said this was just part of the Jazz’s big picture for next season.</p><p>“Least obvious <a href="https://x.com/DrSmittty/status/1863423904946979051" rel="noopener">tank job</a>,” posted user @DrSmittty, while Bleacher Report contributor Molly Morrison added, “will hardy just put on one of the <a href="https://x.com/mollyhannahm/status/1863424484499190217" rel="noopener">greatest tank jobs</a> i’ve ever seen. some would call it brave, even. truly unafraid of the moment, i have no choice but to respect.”</p><p>Additionally, @kevininterstellar <a href="https://x.com/kevinterstellar/status/1863423238597906639" rel="noopener">posted</a>, “Danny Ainge told Will Hardy he wanted Cooper Flagg LMFAO,” while @ArtTakesNote added, “Will Hardy single-handedly kept the Jazz from winning. <a href="https://x.com/ArtTakesNote/status/1863423487093751857" rel="noopener">The man is shameless</a>. He spent a ton of time around Cooper Flagg this summer.”</p><p>Meanwhile, other users may not have seen <a href="https://x.com/byisaacg/status/1863423339898769543" rel="noopener">the bigger picture</a> like the Jazz, as the commenter @byisaacg said, “Will Hardy needs to be investigated LMAO what did I just watch.”</p><p>Another user @YourCDLPal also uploaded a GIF of popular streamer IShowSpeed in reaction to Hardy calling a timeout when he didn’t need to.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">will hardy calling timeout <a href="https://t.co/3Dg9PDXleI">pic.twitter.com/3Dg9PDXleI</a></p><p>— pal 💫 (@YourCDLPal) <a href="https://twitter.com/YourCDLPal/status/1863422863770107919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Lakers play on a short rotation</b></h2><p>On the other hand, the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2024/12/1/24310590/lakers-injury-report-austin-reaves-dangelo-russell-cam-reddish-jazz-illness-back-pelvic-contusion" rel="noopener">extremely shorthanded</a> Lakers played without D’Angelo Russell (illness), Austin Reaves (back), and Cam Reddish (illness), forcing coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-change-nba-cup-loss-suns">JJ Redick to make adjustments</a> to the lineup, namely inserting Gabe Vincent into the starting group and playing Max Christie significant minutes.</p><p>Moreover, the undermanned Lakers leaned on their stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James, who each scored 33 and 27 points, respectively. Davis also grabbed 11 boards, while James handed out 14 assists.</p><p>The Lakers did try to give the game away in the fourth quarter, as the Jazz kept the game close, which led to Sexton’s wasted game-winner. Such electric guard play should entice <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-collin-sexton-named-as-possible-lakers-trade-target">Rob Pelinka to trade for Sexton</a> and Walker Kessler, but so far all the fans have are rumors and reports.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Hardy timeout negating Collin Sexton winner has fans thinking of Cooper Flagg

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-collin-sexton-fans-debating-flop-attempt-versus-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Collin-Sexton-has-fans-debating-after-flop-attempt-vs.-LeBron-James.jpg"></figure><h1>Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T15:36:49-08:00">November 20th, 3:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-20T15:36:49-08:00">November 20th, 3:36pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Utah Jazz’s 124-118 loss against the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA Cup play has fans talking about a specific play between superstar LeBron James and Jazz guard Collin Sexton. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-will-hardy-fires-subtle-shot-at-players-over-lack-of-dalton-knecht-awareness">Dalton Knech scored 18 third-quarter points</a>, connecting on 9-of-12 threes en route to a career-high 37 points as the Lakers rookie caught fire in the second half. But fans on social media still weren’t happy with Sexton’s flop attempt against James in the first quarter.</p><p>Unfortunately for Sexton, replays don’t lie and are often plastered across social media platforms, which was the case on Wednesday following the Lakers’ win. Sexton’s flop attempt was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?hl=en&amp;img_index=2" rel="noopener">posted</a> to Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DClFep9RUFK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by NBA on ESPN (@nbaonespn)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>It didn’t take long for the aforementioned clip to make its rounds from Instagram to X, formerly Twitter, with fans’ comical reactions to Sexton’s attempt to draw an offensive foul on James.</p><p>“Craziest flop I’ve ever seen,” one <a href="https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1859085068226228423" rel="noopener">fan</a> headlined the video clip, to which another fan <a href="https://x.com/aykeepitabuck/status/1859087385461477613" rel="noopener">replied</a>, “That might be the worst flop I’ve ever seen.”</p><p>“Bron used to do that all the time back in the day lol,” another fan <a href="https://x.com/AidanLaPorta69/status/1859085308400132546" rel="noopener">said</a>, to which someone <a href="https://x.com/jdhshshsbb6575/status/1859116346862109146" rel="noopener">responded</a>, “Back in the day?? Dude does it on a nightly basis.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He said <a href="https://t.co/gU905E2IpC">pic.twitter.com/gU905E2IpC</a></p><p>— Kahel (@renjiesantos) <a href="https://twitter.com/renjiesantos/status/1859099977571823812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As for Knecht’s historic night, his nine threes tied Keyonte George, Yogi Ferrell and Rodrigue Beaubois for the NBA record for most threes in a single game by a rookie. After the game, Jazz head coach Will Hardy <a href="https://x.com/andyblarsen/status/1859117380787491078" rel="noopener">talked</a> about Knecht’s big night, per The Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larsen.</p><p>“In the second half, it seemed like everybody in the gym knew that Dalton Knecht was going to shoot the next shot, with the exception of a few people,” Hard said. “The problem was that those few people were on our team.”</p><h2><b>Jazz (3-11) fall to bottom of Western Conference standings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jazz-forward-John-Collins.jpg"><figcaption>David Reginek-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In beating the Collin Sexton and the Utah Jazz 124-118, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers captured their sixth consecutive win. They’re now 10-4, third place in the Western Conference. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-vs-lakers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Lakers’ NBA Cup victory over the Jazz</a> dropped Utah to 3-11, trailing the Portland Trail Blazers, 6-8, by half a game at the bottom of the standings.</p><p>Lauri Markkanen scored a team-high 25 points on 9-of-16 attempts, including three threes. Sexton finished with 19 points and four assists, Keyonte George added 18 points and six assists, and John Collins chipped in 18 points, and eight rebounds.</p><p>The Jazz will look to bounce back against the Spurs on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Collin Sexton has Jazz fans debating after flop attempt vs. LeBron James

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-collin-sexton-named-as-possible-lakers-trade-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NBA-rumors-Collin-Sexton-named-as-possible-Lakers-trade-target.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-24T09:50:44-07:00">June 24th, 9:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-24T09:52:05-07:00">June 24th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are not new to getting linked to names in free agency. Take for example the names recently mentioned by Jonathan Givony, who floated up the names of Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray and Utah Jazz court general Collin Sexton as potential trade additions to Los Angeles, which is <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/40403204/2024-nba-mock-draft-latest-first-second-round-predictions-all-58-picks" rel="noopener">looking to fortify the supporting cast</a> of LeBron James and Anthony Davis heading into the franchise’s first season under new head coach JJ Redick.</p><p><i>“The Lakers likely will explore the trade market to see what type of veterans they can add to give LeBron James, Anthony Davis and new coach J.J. Redick the best chance of competing this season, with NBA names such as Dejounte Murray and Collin Sexton being batted around by rival teams as possible targets.”</i></p><p>Like Murray, Sexton is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-dejounte-murray-lakers-trade-buzz-linked-to-jj-redick-hire">no stranger either to rumors</a> linking him to the Purple &amp; Gold franchise. The two were among the many names rumored to be potential trade targets by the Lakers ahead of last February’s deadline. Sexton sounds like an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jazz-could-trade-jordan-clarkson-collin-sexton">interesting option</a> for the Lakers. He has two more years on his current contract that he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2022 before the Cavs traded him to the Jazz. The former Alabama Crimson Tide star is set to cash in $18.35 million in the coming 2024-25 NBA season and $19.17 million more in the 2025-26 campaign before hitting the free agent market.</p><h2><b>Can Collin Sexton help the Lakers?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Collin-Sexton-in-action-during-a-Jazz-Warriors-game.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Kupbens-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Sexton has been a solid contributor for the Jazz over the last two seasons. So far in his NBA career in Salt Lake City, Sexton has put up averages of 17.0 points, 4.1 assists, and 2.5 rebounds while connecting on 49.3 percent of his attempts from the field and 39.4 percent of his shots from behind the arc. He has been a better and more accurate scorer in the NBA since getting traded to the Jazz, as evidenced by his effective field goal percentage splits; Sexton had a 50.4 effective field goal percentage and just 55.0 true shooting percentage in four years in Cleveland. In Utah, Sexton has posted a 55.2 eFG% and 61.0 TS%.</p><p>As of the moment, the Lakers have Russell, Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood-Schifino, and Spencer Dinwiddie in the point guard room, with Dinwiddie as the only one in the group with an expiring contract.</p><p>Should the Lakers pursue a trade for Sexton, it could mean the end of Russell’s time in La La Land. Russell will likely pick up his 2024-25 player option worth $18.69 million. Without an extension for Russell, the Jazz could free up big legroom in their salary cap in 2025 if they acquire him in a swap with the Lakers in exchange for Sexton. Vincent is another potential trade asset the Lakers could use to trade for Sexton even though he has $22.5 million more in salary to collect over the course of the next two seasons. Utah, however, will probably want some draft capital from the Lakers in return for Young Bull.</p><p>Sexton arrived in the NBA in 2018 when the Cavs selected him eighth overall in the first round of that year’s NBA Draft. In his first year in the league, which was also the first season since LeBron James left Cleveland (again), Sexton averaged 16.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game and finished fifth in the voting for the Rookie of the Year award (won by Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Collin Sexton named as possible Lakers trade target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jazz-could-trade-jordan-clarkson-collin-sexton');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jazz expected to shop Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton in offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Utah-expected-to-shop-Jordan-Clarkson-Collin-Sexton-in-offseason.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jazz expected to shop Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton in offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-15T15:10:13-07:00">June 15th, 3:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-15T15:10:13-07:00">June 15th, 3:10pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA offseason is right around the corner as the Finals are nearly complete. Teams around the league will be making moves to improve their rosters for the next season. And with that in mind, the rumor mill is red hot for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-utah-brand-evolution-ditches-ugly-yellow-for-iconic-throwback-look">the Utah Jazz</a> right now.</p><p><a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/aggregate-2024-nba-mock-draft-intel-on-knicks-suns-spurs-76ers-raptors-nuggets-wizards-more/" rel="noopener">There’s a buzz swirling</a> that the Jazz could potentially trade both Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton this offseason, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Additionally, Utah could be in the mix to trade some picks for the 2024 NBA Draft as well.</p><p>“Utah has a surplus of draft picks in this class that rival executives believe are readily available on the trade market as the Jazz attempt to upgrade the roster. There’s also a belief from rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype that guards Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson could become available on the trade market.”</p><p>Considering the Jazz failed to make the playoffs this season it makes sense for the front office to switch things up. Although these are just rumors, it’s not hard to believe Utah is seeking some sort of trade. What they want in return is unknown. But making a move for a young veteran to build around Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George would be smart.</p><p>Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton should fetch some interest in teams around the league. Especially if the Jazz include some draft capital with them. This season Clarkson averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. Meanwhile, Sexton averaged 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. Both players would make excellent additions to most teams in the NBA.</p><h2>Jazz offseason outlook</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lauri-Markkanen-against-the-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Utah needs to make some changes if they hope to compete for a playoff spot next year. Although they have some talent on the roster it just wasn’t enough to really challenge many teams in the league. The roster is missing a true superstar talent and that might be what <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-lauri-markkanen-olympic-status-for-finland-gets-final-update">the Jazz are looking</a> for this offseason.</p><p>They could make a splash in free agency. But making a trade makes a ton of sense. Especially if they can package both Clarkson and Sexton together with some draft picks. That’s enough to interest plenty of teams in search of necessary depth and youth. Additionally, it’d be a brilliant trade for the Jazz as they’d finally get a star player and still have some talent around him. At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Jazz expected to shop Jordan Clarkson, Collin Sexton in offseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jazz-news-collin-sexton-pulls-off-sick-in-game-360-dunk-vs-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jazz’s Collin Sexton pulls off sick in-game 360 dunk vs. Spurs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jazz_news_Collin_Sexton_pulls_off_sick_in-game_360_dunk_off_backboard_assist_vs_Spurs.webp"></figure><h1>Jazz’s Collin Sexton pulls off sick in-game 360 dunk vs. Spurs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-27T01:52:32-08:00">December 27th, 1:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-27T20:24:00-08:00">December 27th, 8:24pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sparked by a huge fourth quarter run, the Utah Jazz overcame the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, 130-118. One player from the Jazz who made significant contributions was Collin Sexton. The fiery guard, also known by the nickname of “Young Bull,” contributed 20 points on an efficient 9-of-10 from the field. He also added six assists and three rebounds in nearly 29 minutes of play.</p><p>His main highlight that night, however, came during the early moments of the third quarter. After a Spurs turnover, Jazz big man Kelly Olynyk fired a long outlet pass to Sexton, who then bounced the ball off the floor <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1739835189235171396" rel="noopener">for a 360 dunk</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Collin Sexton bounces it to himself for the 360 JAM 🤯<a href="https://t.co/u4V9YtBZTE">pic.twitter.com/u4V9YtBZTE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1739835189235171396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><h2>The Jazz use fiery fourth quarter to down San Antonio</h2><p>The game was close throughout the first half, with Utah entering halftime clinging on to a four-point advantage. During the third quarter, the Jazz were able to mount a double-digit lead at one point. However, San Antonio fought back, trimming the lead down to seven entering the final period of play.</p><p>In the fourth, the Jazz finally broke away. Behind <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-3-reasons-jazz-lauri-markkanen-likely-wont-be-traded" rel="noopener">Lauri Markkanen’s hot shooting</a>, the Jazz continuously increased the lead while the Spurs struggled to find an answer, resulting in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-spurs-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-12-26-2023" rel="noopener">the Utah victory</a>.</p><p>Markkanen finished with a double-double of 31 points and 12 rebounds, while Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Jazz. Sexton’s 20 points was the third-highest scoring-output for the Jazz that night. All in all, six Utah players scored in double figures.</p><p>Collin Sexton and Co. are now on a three-game win streak, which they look to increase in their upcoming bout against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jazz’s Collin Sexton pulls off sick in-game 360 dunk vs. Spurs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jazz-guard-collin-sexton-potential-trade-candidate-2023-24-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Jazz guard Collin Sexton a potential trade candidate entering 2023-24 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Thumbs-18-collin-sexton.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Jazz guard Collin Sexton a potential trade candidate entering 2023-24 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-26T12:41:48-07:00">September 26th, 12:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-26T12:41:48-07:00">September 26th, 12:41pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023-24 NBA season is rapidly approaching which means trade rumor season is heating back up, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/collin-sexton-jazz-starting-point-guard-2023-24-season" rel="noopener">Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton</a> is one of those players whose name you could hear in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/siegels-scoop-damian-lillard-trade-talks-intensify-blazers-attempt-raptors-heat-bidding-war" rel="noopener">all sorts of trade rumors</a> soon.</p><p>“Utah is a team with cap flexibility and the means to make all parties in a trade at peace. Collin Sexton is an intriguing player to keep an eye on, especially since his role may decline with the Jazz this upcoming year,” ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel reported. “Keyonte George is expected to see a lot of minutes during his rookie season and Jordan Clarkson is the lead guard for the Jazz, so Sexton may wind up being the odd man out. Still just 24 years old, the former eighth-overall pick can present a lot of value to any team searching for backcourt talent.”</p><p>And if the Collin Sexton NBA trade rumors aren’t enough, the Jazz may also entertain offers for Kelly Olynyk and Talen Horton-Tucker, according to Siegel’s sources.</p><p>Sexton is entering his sixth season in the NBA after the Cleveland Cavaliers took him No. 8 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-1 guard came to Utah as part of the Donovan Mitchell trade last offseason.</p><p>Last season, <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sextoco01.html" rel="noopener">Sexton’s numbers</a> dropped with the Jazz, as the guard played in just 48 games. In 2022-23, he averaged 14.3 points, 2.9 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game. Those numbers are all down from his Cleveland averages of 20.0 points, 3.3 assists, and 3.0 rebounds per game. However, he did have the second-best 3-point shooting season of his career in Utah, hitting 39.3% of his long-range shots.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Jazz guard Collin Sexton a potential trade candidate entering 2023-24 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/collin-sexton-jazz-starting-point-guard-2023-24-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Collin Sexton prepared to take next step as Jazz starting point guard');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Collin-Sexton-prepared-to-take-next-step-as-Jazz-starting-point-guard.jpg"></figure><h1>Collin Sexton prepared to take next step as Jazz starting point guard</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-29T10:22:41-07:00">August 29th, 10:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-29T10:24:01-07:00">August 29th, 10:24am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many tabbed them to finish with the worst record in the league this past season, but the Utah Jazz ended up being one of the biggest surprises in the NBA, coming up just short of reaching the Play-In Tournament in the Western Conference. A team with no clear-cut star entering the year after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-utah-gm-justin-zanik-rewarded-after-trading-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-for-monster-hauls" rel="noopener">trading away their two All-Stars</a>, the Jazz very quickly established themselves as a group with one of the highest potentials in the league.</p><p>Last summer resulted in Utah trading away three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and multi-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell. Along with seven first-round picks and a handful of pick swaps, the Jazz were able to acquire key talents such as Lauri Markkanen and rookie Walker Kessler. They also ended up getting Collin Sexton from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a sign-and-trade agreement in the deal involving Mitchell.</p><p>Drafted eighth overall in 2018 by the Cavs, Sexton emerged as the young leader of his team following LeBron James’ departure from Cleveland. His 24.3 points per game average during the 2020-21 season ranked 18th in the league that year and it appeared as if Sexton was on the path to becoming an All-Star. After he was unable to come to an agreement on a long-term extension with the Cavaliers ahead of the 2021-22 season, Sexton <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32669717/cleveland-cavaliers-collin-sexton-done-season-meniscus-surgery" rel="noopener">suffered a torn meniscus</a> in his left knee after 11 games, forcing him to undergo season-ending surgery.</p><p>With a fresh start in Utah after being included in last offseason’s blockbuster trade, Sexton once again proved that he has what it takes to be a focal point for his team offensively. However, he was limited yet again due to injuries, as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-collin-sexton-gets-crucial-injury-update-hamstring-strain" rel="noopener">lingering hamstring injury</a> resulted in him being able to play in just 48 total games. The 2023-24 season will be a critical one for Sexton, as <a href="https://theathletic.com/4811942/2023/08/29/collin-sexton-utah-jazz/" rel="noopener">opportunity will present itself</a> on an emerging Jazz team entering training camp in September.</p><p>“I want to show that I’m back and healthy and 100 percent,” Sexton recently told Tony Jones from The Athletic. “Every year for me is important, so I don’t put too much pressure on myself from that standpoint. I’m my biggest critic, so I’m always going to have a lot of expectations for myself.”</p><p>Even though he only played in close to half of Utah’s games this past season, Sexton still managed to average 14.3 points per game, the third-best average on the team, and his 39.3 three-point shooting percentage was the second-best on the team out of those who took at least 100 threes.</p><p>An athletic playmaker who tends to be at his best with the ball in his hands rather than playing off the ball, Sexton will be in the running for his team’s starting point guard position entering the 2023-24 season, especially after veteran Mike Conley Jr. was dealt to the Minnesota Timberwolves at the trade deadline last season.</p><p>“I’ve been watching a lot of film this summer,” Sexton said. “I want to be able to try and take over the point guard role. I want to show them that I can run the show. I’m getting back into the groove of things. I think this season is going to be fun.”</p><p>The Jazz as a whole have a lot to look forward to heading into the new year. Sexton is healthy and ready to contribute at a high level, Kessler is coming off of an All-Rookie campaign and is gaining valuable experience with Team USA in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, and Markkanen emerged as one of the best scoring options in the league during his first All-Star season.</p><p>Along with the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-john-collins-traded-to-jazz" rel="noopener">trading for John Collins</a> this offseason and Jordan Clarkson agreeing to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-jordan-clarkson-agrees-3-year-55-million-contract-extension" rel="noopener">long-term extension</a>, the Jazz have avoided a full rebuild and they are suddenly a rising threat in the Western Conference. Collins and Walker will be starting in the frontcourt for Utah and both Clarkson and Markkanen will be in the starting unit as well. The point guard position is up in the air though, and Sexton will have some competition to achieve his ultimate goal.</p><h2><b>Utah’s backcourt depth</b></h2><p>Other than Collin Sexton, the Jazz have quite a few options to play around with in their backcourt. Clarkson took on the responsibilities as the team’s lead guard most of last season, but he tends to play at his best off the ball at the shooting guard position. As far as who Sexton will be competing with for the starting point guard position, Talen Horton-Tucker, Kris Dunn and rookie Keyonte George are the team’s other guards.</p><p>While not really known to be a playmaking guard, Horton-Tucker stepped into a big role with the Jazz at the start of March and ended up having some of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazzs-jordan-clarkson-reacts-to-talen-horton-tucker-exploding-for-37-vs-hornets" rel="noopener">best performances of his career</a>. He recorded a career-high 41 points against the San Antonio Spurs on March 29 and over his final 24 games, the 22-year-old averaged 6.2 assists per game. Horton-Tucker’s 3.3 turnovers per game average during this same span is slightly alarming, though, especially when looking at things from a starting point guard perspective.</p><p>Dunn is set to begin training camp with the Jazz on a non-guaranteed contract that will become fully guaranteed right before opening night on October 23. The former fifth overall pick played in just 22 games with the Jazz this past season, but he made the most of his opportunities when Clarkson and Sexton were both out with injuries, as he averaged 13.2 points and 5.6 assists per game. In Utah’s system, Dunn looked very comfortable and seemed to fit the mold of the perfect backup point guard option.</p><p>Sexton’s biggest competition for the lead point guard spot all season long will be George. Drafted 16th overall in June’s draft, George represents the future of this organization and he ended up being one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-summer-league-biggest-winners" rel="noopener">standout performers</a> at the NBA Summer League. If it was not for an ankle injury, the rookie may have taken home Summer League MVP honors, as he averaged 21.7 points and 6.3 assists per game in three total games, scoring at least 26 points in each of his first two games before getting hurt in his third game.</p><p>Experience and familiarity are the two advantages Sexton owns over George entering the new season as he looks to capture the team’s starting point guard role. Overall, this upcoming year presents an opportunity for the Jazz as a whole. They are in a position where they can begin building for the future while competing at the highest level possible right now, which is why they are a sneaky, dangerous team in the West.</p><p>“We can be really good because we have a lot of talent,” Sexton stated. “Everyone has to buy in for a common goal this season, and that’s to win. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. If we win, everything takes care of itself. And if we win, everybody eats. So that’s the way that we all have to look at things going into camp and into the season.”</p><p>The Jazz will begin the 2023-24 NBA season in front of their home faithful on October 25 when the Sacramento Kings visit Salt Lake City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.4	2.7	4.2	0.1	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.4	2.7	4.2	0.1	0.7

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