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Collin Sexton's unconventional path to top 10 draft pick should make him great fit in possible post-LeBron era

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Just three ago years, back in the summer of 2015, Collin Sexton wasn't getting much national attention.

That's when former NBA point guard and newly-hired Alabama head coach Avery Johnson got his first glimpse -- the setting of Johnson's favorite Sexton story.

"Saw this kid cruising down the floor at about 1,000 miles an hour and shooting the ball and just outplaying everybody," Johnson said during a conference call Friday morning. "I asked our assistant coach, 'Who is this kid?' And he said, 'Collin Sexton.' I said, 'Does he have any power five offers?