Why The Dallas Mavericks Do The Deal

For starters, the Dallas Mavericks need to add a secondary ball-handler this summer. Whether it’s Sexton or someone else, that remains true.

A look around the league doesn’t inspire a lot of better ideas. Malcolm Brogdon was just acquired by the Boston Celtics. Kyrie Irving is available. On the other hand, he is Kyrie Irving.

Yes, he’s a more talented player than Sexton. Still, Irving has made a habit of causing the implosion of every group he’s been a part of in recent years. If the Mavericks decided they’d rather gamble on Sexton’s body than Irving’s personality, they couldn’t be blamed.

A healthy Sexton should work for this team on paper. Doncic is such an extraordinarily gifted playmaker that adding an alpha scorer like Sexton ought to benefit their offense. The Mavericks would have two players who can command a double team now.

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That’s awfully dangerous when Luka Doncic is on the floor. He’ll find the open man, and if it happens to be Sexton, the opposing defense is in trouble. With that said, the Cavaliers will have playoff ambitions in 2022-23 as well. Can they afford this talent downgrade?