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Collin Sexton Gets $72 Million In Sign-and-Trade Deal to Jazz

The former Crimson Tide standout signed a four-year, $72 million contract to make the deal happen.

Christopher Walsh

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Former Alabama basketball player Collin Sexton had long been rumored to be destined for a sign-and-trade move by the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Thursday afternoon he finally found out his new destination. 

The 23-year-old was part of an elaborate trade with the Utah Jazz for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell.

The Jazz reportedly received Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, three unprotected first-round picks, and two draft pick swaps.

Sexton underwent surgery in November for a torn meniscus and is expected to make a full recovery, but played only 11 games in 2021-22. In his absence, All-Star guard Darius Garland stepped up and became the key player for the Cavaliers. 

When Garland signed five-year, $193 million extension, it made Sexton more than expendable, especially considering the NBA salary cap. 

In Utah, he'll have a chance to show that he's a star at the next level as the team's go-to ball-handler on offense while simultaneously being one of the team's top perimeters defenders.

Sexton was coming off a career-year with averages of 24.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists before his injury setback. 

He's averaged 20 points, three rebounds and three assists over his four-year career while shooting 46 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range.

According to The Athletic, Sexton signed a four-year, $72 million contract to make the deal happen. 

Mitchell is a three-time All-Star who will turn 26 next week. The move is expected to make Cleveland a contender in the East, with Mitchell, Garland, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen. 

The Jazz , who lost in the first round of the NBA playoffs, are rebuilding and recently traded Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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