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Woj: Don to the Cavs for Markkanen, Agbaji, Sexton, three unprotected 1sts, two swaps, and a partridge in a pear tree.

TheStormofWar said:
Who are those teams with better packages than New York?
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Umm, no. Who are the teams that are going to offer better packages to the Lakers for Westbrook? Only a tanking team with veteran assets will be willing take on that massive contract. The Jazz have more veteran pieces that the Lakers would want than anyone else, except maybe the Pacers. I don't think the Pacers are going full blown tank.
 
Russillo and Simmons weighed in on this deal. Both were puzzled and certain that the last Knicks offer was better. Cuuuz... it... was...

That blood must've been pretty bad.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Russillo and Simmons weighed in on this deal. Both were puzzled and certain that the last Knicks offer was better. Cuuuz... it... was...

That blood must've been pretty bad.
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I don’t think it was better. They are high on RJ and think the Knicks picks are going to be better than the Cavs picks because they literally act like Evan Mobley is Tim Duncan 2.0.

The players we got back from the Cavs are being slept on. The Cavs were 7-4 with Sexton last year.

Here is what their best beat writer Chris Fedor said about Markannen:

Of the players dealt away, Markkanen will be most difficult to replace. No matter what anyone thought of Cleveland’s tall-ball experiment and whether Markkanen was viewed as an actual long-term solution at small forward, he was their best option, helping create a unique -- and successful -- frontcourt. Having Markkanen flanked by Mobley and Allen, Cleveland boasted three nimble, versatile, switchable and skilled 7-footers. With them on the court together, the Cavs had an offensive rating of 109.9 and a stingy 102.0 rating at the other end. They outscored opponents by 7.9 points per 100 possessions. Markkanen also brought a needed element on offense -- shooting and floor-spacing.
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After the initial excitement of the Donovan deal I have seen a lot of Cavs fans saying they overpaid a ton for a player who might not be that much better than Sexton.
 
Sexton's early career compares pretty well with Kemba Walker's fwiw. He doesn't pass as much, but otherwise they're in the same ballpark.
 
Elizah Huge said:
I don’t think it was better. They are high on RJ and think the Knicks picks are going to be better than the Cavs picks because they literally act like Evan Mobley is Tim Duncan 2.0.

The players we got back from the Cavs are being slept on. The Cavs were 7-4 with Sexton last year.

Here is what their best beat writer Chris Fedor said about Markannen:



After the initial excitement of the Donovan deal I have seen a lot of Cavs fans saying they overpaid a ton for a player who might not be that much better than Sexton.
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If they get "bubble" Don, they scored big. If they get Don post-bubble, they still get a player better than Sexton, but definitely not worth the trade capital paid.
 
Mitchell is the closest comparison for Sexton so far. At 21 Sexton put up 20.8 ppg and 3 assists on 47% shooting, Mitchell was 20.5 ppg and 3.7 assists on 43% shooting. At 22 Sexton put up 24.3 ppg and 4.4 assists on 47.5% shooting, Mitchell was 23.8 ppg and 4.2 assists on 43% shooting. At 23 Mitchell stayed about the same while Sexton got hurt. After that Mitchell bumped up his numbers a little bit. I think Sexton can do the same if he is healthy. Sexton is a more efficient shooter, but Mitchell has his playoff performances to put his hat on (except for this year). Imagine if Sexton got as many wide open threes as Mitchell got with the Jazz. He would have some huge scoring numbers.

I dont think they are that far off. Sexton could make a jump with a change of scenery and learning some lessons from sitting a year and a lower FA pay than I think he hoped for. I think he might need time to shake off the rust but I expect he will be good to go.

For the first 3 years before the injury Sexton improved 4 ppg on better FG% over each year which is very impressive. He also showed a positive trend in assists. He also kept improving at his finishing at the rim and was looking pretty decent there last year.
 
SteakNEggs said:
Statically they basically are the same. CJ takes less shots so less points but besides that they are extremely close.
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As far as intangibles and how they score they are very different players. Plus, who would you want in the playoffs when things really matter? Statistically or otherwise.
 
Thee Idiotic Minivan K said:
Mitchell and Curry stats were pretty similar, but it ain’t close. Lmao
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Curry scored 34 per in the finals. Mitchell got his *** kicked by Brunson and lost to Dallas. C'mon bro.

Mitchell nor CJ have been past the second round. Mitchell **** 20% from 3 in the playoffs. To compare that to an all time great in Curry is embarrassing and insulting to sports. You're better than this.
 
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