Recent trade exposes cold hard truth Collin Sexton truth for Jazz fans

The Jrue Holiday trade didn't involve the Utah Jazz, but the Jazz should definitely take note of how things shook out between the Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers last night. Because of what the Celtics got back for Holiday, the Jazz may have just found out that Sexton's market value will look increasingly weak.

The Celtics' return for Holiday was better than many expected. They got Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks for their troubles. It was better than expected because everyone knew Boston was planning to reduce their payroll, yet they still acquired a solid player in the process.

The Jazz plan to put Sexton in trade conversations this offseason, but the Holiday trade exposes a cold, hard truth about Sexton: he isn't going to fetch much back, no matter how hard they try. While that was already somewhat out in the open because his contract is set to expire next year, two other reasons, demonstrated by the Holiday, show why Utah shouldn't expect too much in a deal.

Boston's trade for Simons sets the bar for what Sexton would get back

Simons and Sexton are cut from the same cloth. Both are undersized combo guards who are efficient at what they do as scorers and shooters, but their issues, particularly their size and defensive shortcomings, can be exploited. Because they share many of the same qualities, Simons just revealed what Utah may expect in a trade for Sexton.

The Trail Blazers didn't get anything back with Holiday in return for Simons and included two second-round picks in the deal. Utah may not necessarily make the same deal involving Sexton, but it wouldn't be too far off from the return Portland just got for Simons if and when they make one.

Sexton makes notably less than Simons does, but that little wrinkle would barely improve any offer for him.

Potential Sexton suitors continue to dwindle

The Celtics made some sense as a Sexton suitor because they needed a player of his archetype, and Utah could have talked themselves into Holiday (or Kristaps Porzingis). But now, they've got one just like him in Simons. That scratches them (and the Orlando Magic) off their list of possible trade suitors for Sexton, with the offseason barely beginning.

With them out of it, it's hard to think of teams that would want Sexton, let alone one that would offer anything of value for him. While the offer for him might not have been too great anyway, the lack of a bidding war for the scoring guard will make it harder to have any leverage in trade negotiations.

Even with all of that, that won't stop the Jazz from trying to trade him or some of their other expendable players. ESPN's Shams Charania confirmed as such on ESPN earlier today.