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FILE - Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 28, 2025, in Denver.Photo by David Zalubowski /AP
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets acquired guard Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz for centre Jusuf Nurkic and a future second-round draft pick, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Sexton, a seven-year NBA veteran, played in 63 games last season for the Jazz, averaging 18.4 points and 4.2 assists per game. His best NBA season came in 2020-21 when he averaged 24.3 points and 4.4 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Jazz drafted Walter Clayton in the first round and also have Isaiah Collier and Keyonte George in the backcourt, making Sexton expendable.
Nurkic was acquired in a trade with the Suns last year. He played in 26 games and averaged 9.2 points for Charlotte.
The move leaves the Hornets particularly thin at centre.
They traded away centre Mark Williams on the first night of the NBA draft and also dealt away Nick Richards last year. That potentially leaves 6-foot-9 Moussa Diabate as the team’s starting centre, although the team did draft 7-footer Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner in the second round.
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