NBA Rumors: Cavs Rookie Achieves Something LeBron James Failed To Do

Collin Sexton may be a virtually unknown for now, but the Cleveland Cavaliers rookie could be one of the big names in the coming years. The NBA rookie has been impressive as of late on the offensive end and even drew attention for achieving something even LeBron James was unable to do when he first entered the league.

Sexton set a record for scoring 20 points or more in five games, something even James was unable to do in his rookie year. The 20-year-old finished with 28 points in a losing effort against the Dallas Mavericks, proving that he could be one of the potent offensive weapons the Cavs currently have right now, Cavaliers Nation reported.

For the last five games, Sexton has been averaging 26.4 points. He is shooting 55.7-percent from the field and an astounding 51.5 percent shooting from the three-point region. These numbers were a far cry from how he started out the current NBA season with the eighth overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft struggling to adjust in the pros.

However, Sexton's performance for the Cavs may be up for debate to hoop junkies. While his point production is something, there is also the fact that Cleveland is simply going through the motions of finishing the 2018-19 NBA season.

With a 17-53 win-loss record as of this writing, the Cavs will be missing the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2014. With 12 games remaining, the best they can aim for right now is equal to the 2001-02 Cavs team that finished 29-53. If they continue to lose, they will equal the same record held by the 2002-03 squad.

The worst finish the Cavs have had was back during the 1970-71 and 1981-82 NBA seasons where they finished with a 15-67 record.

Either way, Sexton still has plenty of room to improve on. Equally interesting is how he would perform if the Cavs are able to get another NBA star into the mix. While they still have the likes of Kevin Love, the scenario could be different if Cleveland gets to sign another scoring machine who would want the ball in his hands most of the time.

The good news is that Sexton is not only building his name in Cleveland, King James Gospel reported. Other NBA teams are taking notice and he could be a future target.