The Utah Jazz have traded guard Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for big man Jusuf Nurkić, the teams announced Sunday. Sexton has s

The Charlotte Hornets have acquired guard Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick from the Utah Jazz in exchange for center Jusuf Nurkić, the team announced Sunday. The 8th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Alabama,

The 26-year-old Sexton has played seven NBA seasons and three with the Jazz after suiting up four on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who selected him out of Alabama with the eighth overall pick in the 2018 draft. For the season, Sexton posted 18.4 points on 48.0 percent shooting (40.6 percent from three) and 4.2 assists.