Collin Sexton just completed his second season with the Utah Jazz.
The former Alabama star finished the year averaging 18.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 39.4 percent from three-point range in 78 games.
On Saturday, Sexton made a job on Instagram which had more than 6,000 likes in 12 hours.
Sexton captioned his post: “Balance. Progress. SEPARATION 🧘🏿”
One person who left a comment on Sexton’s post was his teammate Lauri Markkanen.
Markkanen wrote: “💪🏼💪🏼”
Sexton and Markkanen were teammates in each of the previous three seasons.
They were together on the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2022 season.
After that year, both players were traded to the Jazz as part of the blockbuster Donovan Mitchell deal.
Sexton was the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft after his lone season at Alabama.
In six seasons, he has career averages of 18.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game while shooting 46.9 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range in 344 regular-season games.
Meanwhile, Markkanen is coming off another extremely productive year.
He finished with averages of 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 39.9 percent from three-point range in 55 games.
He’s 7’3″, shoots 40% from three-point range, sets screens and grabs the boards… @utahjazz Coach Will Hardy explains the luxury of having Lauri Markkanen in the latest Coaches Corner!
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As for the Jazz, they finished the season in 12th place in the Western Conference with a record of 31-51.
They have not been able to participate in the NBA playoffs since the 2022 season.