Collin Sexton, Charlotte Hornets
The best trade that the Clippers could make for Charlotte Hornets guard Collin Sexton is this:
Clippers receive: Collin Sexton
Hornets receive: Chris Paul, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kobe Brown
In this scenario, the Clippers land a high-octane hybrid guard with a scoring mentality.
Though Sexton isn’t the most polished passer, he’s an adequate enough facilitator to consistently make plays for others. He gets teammates into position when initiating the offense. He’s a willing passer who often eschews his score-first mindset to run play. He has a knack for delivering the ball to big men on the drive. He also routinely makes surprisingly adept drive-and-kicks.
With career averages of 18.5 points and 3.7 assists per game, he can certainly take some of the weight off of James Harden’s shoulders.
All L.A. has to do?
Trade three players who aren’t even in their rotation. From their side, it’s more-or-less an obvious choice. However, rival teams usually require draft capital in these types of scenarios.
Notably, Paul –though a North Carolina native –will be a buyout candidate upon arriving in Charlotte. At the same time, the Hornets could hope that —due to his experience and accomplishments— Paul can be the mentor that LaMelo Ball has never had. Frankly, if any amount of Paul’s seriousness rubbed off on Ball, it would benefit their franchise.
