{"id":110064,"date":"2024-11-01T23:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T03:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=110064"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:39:51","slug":"jazz-collin-sexton-injury-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/01\/jazz-collin-sexton-injury-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Guard\u2019s Injury Could Have Wide-Ranging Implications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Jazz have revealed that seven-year veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sextoco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collin Sexton<\/a> sustained \u201ca fourth finger distal interphalangeal joint avulsion fracture\u201d during their loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jazz Injury Updates:<\/p>\n<p>Collin Sexton was injured during the third quarter of last night\u2019s game vs San Antonio and was diagnosed with a left fourth finger Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint avulsion fracture. He will continue to play as tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Clarkson began\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/utahjazz\/status\/1852486339473899690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sexton\u2019s fractured finger won\u2019t prevent him from playing, in part due to his toughness and pain tolerance. Furthermore, it\u2019s possible that the injury heals without surgery by the end of the season. However, he may opt to undergo a surgical or non-surgical procedure to repair the digit when the season ends.<\/p>\n<h2>Jazz Guard Collin Sexton\u2019s Injury Could Have Wide-Ranging Implications<\/h2>\n<p>If Sexton does decide to go the procedural route, it could affect the amount that he can practice, which may or may not be problematic depending on how long the rehab will take. If Sexton is unable to take part in basketball-related activities for an extensive period, he could come out the gates a bit slower next season. Yet, it might also prevent him from getting injured during training or a pickup game, which are common occurrences.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, one has to wonder whether it\u2019ll affect the likelihood of him being traded. To this point, the Jazz have yet to firmly commit to Sexton. This and the 25-year-old\u2019s steadily approaching contract year makes him <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/16\/jazz-make-high-octane-scorers-available-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a prime trade candidate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Utah has motivation to get a deal done as soon as possible though.<\/p>\n<h3>The End Is Near<\/h3>\n<p>Sexton has played well over the past couple of seasons, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/29\/jazz-bench-star-collin-sexton-bizarre-coaching-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">particularly as a starter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, if the Jazz don\u2019t believe he\u2019s part of their puzzle, then they should move him before an inactive offseason that might affect his future play. With that being said, if Sexton is injured or perceived to be banged up, it might not halt trade offers. However, it might affect how many they see and the type that they get, especially as his trajectory has been impacted by two serious injuries. A fractured finger isn\u2019t career-altering, but it doesn\u2019t inspire confidence about his durability.<\/p>\n<p>If Sexton takes another step before his contract expires in 2026 though, it\u2019s a double-edged sword for the Jazz. He\u2019ll increase both his trade and free market value. As a result, it\u2019s likely he\u2019ll receive competitive offers from other teams in the 2026 offseason. He could subsequently leave Utah without them getting any assets in return.<\/p>\n<p>As that\u2019s clearly not an ideal route, this season\u2019s trade deadline is an ideal time for the Jazz to move him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Utah Jazz have revealed that seven-year veteran Collin Sexton sustained \u201ca fourth finger distal interphalangeal joint avulsion fracture\u201d during their loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 31. Jazz Injury Updates: Collin Sexton was injured during the third quarter of last night\u2019s game vs San Antonio and was diagnosed with a left fourth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":110251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1608,62,3],"tags":[1594,297,4745,1382],"class_list":["post-110064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jazz","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-collin-sexton","tag-nba-free-agency","tag-nba-injuries","tag-nba-trade"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}