INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The Cavaliers selected point guard Collin Sexton from Alabama with the eighth pick of the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday.
Sexton, 19, averaged 19.2 points and 3.6 assists in his only season for the Crimson Tide. He worked out for the Cavs the day after they lost Game 4 of the Finals, and owner Dan Gilbert called him a "very intriguing draft prospect" on Twitter. So Gilbert got his man.
The Cavs had a chance to draft Missouri's Michael Porter Jr., who was often linked with Cleveland, but passed over concerns related to his medical history -- including back surgery that cost him all but three games this season.