In the post-James era, the Cavaliers entered an era of incomparable weakness, the team did not have heavyweight star pressure, nor did they have too good star seedlings, making them poor, not only two years of bad records, but also the future is uncertain.
However, in the era when the Cavaliers were poor, it also gave players the opportunity to break out and compete for the core of the team, and Sexton successfully killed out, becoming the new team boss of the Cavaliers after James.
Sexton was the No. 8 pick of 2018, and he joined the Cavaliers just as James left, which gave him a chance! In the first season of his career, Sexton averaged 16.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game, gradually becoming the rising star of the team! In the next 2 seasons, although the Cavaliers' record still did not improve much, Sexton's average score per game exceeded 20 points, and last season reached 24.3 points, becoming the league's top scorer and the new boss of the Cavaliers!
The 2021-2022 season is a very important year for Sexton, because as long as he can continue to maintain the role of data and team leader, he has the opportunity to get a maximum salary contract extension, but unfortunately, after only 11 games this season, Sexton suffered a knee injury and was directly reimbursed for the season.
Suffering season reimbursement is not the biggest blow to Sexton, but after Sexton's season reimbursement, the Cavaliers are like a new team, rising rapidly!
After Sexton's reimbursement, the Cavaliers instead unleashed their fighting power! Allen's performance has become more and more outstanding, becoming the core of the team's unyielding interior line, averaging 16.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and successfully joining the All-Star team! Mobley was equally good, averaging 14.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, excellent offensive talent, and explosive defensive ability, which made him always rank first on the rookie list!
And Garland, who is also a defender with Sexton, is even more explosive! So far this season, he has played 64 games, averaging 21.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, which has become another all-Star player for the Cavaliers after James, becoming the new core of the Cavaliers and the absolute team boss.
Under the collective outbreak of Cavaliers players, the team's record has soared, once to the 1st place in the East, even if Aaron and Mobley have been injured, resulting in the Cavaliers' record slipping rapidly, but the team still has 43 wins and 35 losses, more than 50% of the winning percentage ranked 7th in the East, it is very likely to win a playoff spot.
It was after seeing Sexton injured that the team had changed so much, and the Cavaliers management had also changed in their hearts and repositioned Sexton.
According to the Cavaliers reporter, the Cavaliers are still interested in renewing Sexton's contract, because his recovery is progressing smoothly, coupled with his young age, do not have to worry about his athletic ability and professional longevity! But given the team's chemistry, the team would have him as the team's 6th man, and LeVert in general, contributing firepower on the bench.
The 6th person of the team, Sexton, was injured in this wave, directly from the position of the boss of the team, reduced to the 6th person of the team, it is really sad and sad, but in addition to the huge change in the role of the team, Sexton also has bad news, that is, the maximum salary extension is hopeless!
Sexton is likely to get a maximum salary extension before he is injured, and even if he does not get a maximum salary contract, he can get a contract close to the maximum salary! But with his injury and Garland's rise, the Cavaliers will certainly be given a five-year maximum salary contract worth 181.2 million, and in this way, Sexton's maximum salary will not play at all, and even how much contract they can get depends on the Cavaliers' face.
The boss of the team is gone, the maximum salary extension is gone, and Sexton has suffered bad news one after another, which is a reality that he has no choice but to do, but fortunately, he is still young and has the opportunity to rise again.