INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- On July 16, in a back-and-forth matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Las Vegas Summer League, Collin Sexton dribbled to the left wing, used a screen from his teammate and hoisted a long-range jumper -- a weak point of his game according to many -- that splashed through the net and tied the game.
It was only Summer League. Nothing close to the NBA Finals, let alone a regular season game.
Still, in that moment, it wasn't just Sexton's jersey number that brought about thoughts of Kyrie Irving. It was the familiar end-of-game heroics, the courage to take the shot and self-belief to drain it -- all of which helped define the Cavaliers former All-Star.