NBA Draft 2018: 5 prospects with All-Star potential

Collin Sexton has plenty of flaws in his game. He didn’t shoot at a particularly high percentage from outside as a freshman at Alabama. He didn’t put up great assist numbers or wow scouts with his ability to facilitate or get other players involved. At 6-foot-2, he’s undersized, especially compared to several NBA point guards these days.

But Collin Sexton is a gamer.

He’s never been scared of the moment. He’s never been intimidated, out-hustled, or outworked on a basketball court. He may be undersized but he has a 6-foot-7 wingspan, he’s as athletic any player in this draft, and he plays with as much energy and tenacity as anyone as a Marcus Smart of Tony Allen..

He’ll need to develop as a passer and become more consistent offensively but when he is on, he might also be the most unguardable player in the draft. No one has a quicker first step, no one explodes to the basket like Sexton, and no one gets to the free throw line at the clip he did in college.

Based on draft projections, he’s likely to end up in the Eastern Conference where making an All-Star team has been much easier as a point guard than in the West as of late. With Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic as two of the conference’s best point guards already 32, there is likely room for a young player like Sexton or Trae Young to emerge as on of the premier point guards in the East along with Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons in the future. As much as any incoming player though, Sexton needs to be in a good situation and needs solid coaching and/or veteran leadership to help him recognize and develop the direction his game needs to go.