martin wrote:For me this is a hard no.Sexton is out for the whole year with a torn meniscus. This could be near Kemba knee territory but at a much earlier age. Emphasis on Could be. Some times torn meniscus players are out 4-6 weeks on the light end or 4-6 months on the heavier end of things. They have already declared him out for the year. Each meniscus tear is different obviously but it's the one thing that is really hard to compete with over the long haul when it is a bad tear and they have to remove the meniscus.
IMHO the Knicks are building their roster to reflect their coach. Hard nose, defensive oriented guys, and especially wing players who can defend the Point Of Attach. Think Grimes, IQ, McBride.
The Knicks also have Rokus simmering in the Euro stash proverbial wings.
Sexton is up for an extension and I don't think he is going to ask for anything less than $20M per.
I know he shares PG duties but his Assist to TO rate is atrocious.
He played 82 games the first season and has missed 10-20 games the other 2 seasons and will miss this entire season.
What are you gaining by having a high usage PG who likes to score and can't run a team?
Awesome post Martin.
Sexton has also been called out by multiple teammates as being a selfish teammate and disliked by his own teammates.
Not only that, but his Defense is worse than Kemba Walker's and just as atrocious as Damian Lillard's Defense. In other words. He plays atrocious Defense and that was before a screwed knee; and I can not imagine how ugly he'll look on Defense (after knee surgery).
20 points per game as a PG but yet only 3.3 assists per game? He's a ballhog and a black hole. He'd become a nightmare for the development of both R.J. Barrett and Julius Randle.
2018-2019 = 19-63.
2019-2020 = 19-46.
2020-2022 = 18-42.
2021-2022 = 7-4.
If we're to actually trade for an elite starring PG? I rather it be for someone who
A.) Doesn't have a career losing record @ PG of 63-158 (.285%).
B.) Not coming off of a serious and season ending knee injury.
C.) Didn't play absolute trash Defense (before knee surgery).
And
D.) Hasn't been called out by his own teammates for being selfish (ball hogging chucker).
It's an easy pass and an easy no on "Collin Sexton".
FA? Different story.
Trade for him? Heck no.