The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted an exciting point guard for the future after they selected Collin Sexton with the number eight pick last week.

That was the pick they received from the Boston Celtics as part of the trade for Kyrie Irving last summer.

Sexton is a speedy young guard who built a reputation as an elite scorer in college with Alabama and could be the man to fill the huge shoes left by Irving in Cleveland.

The ghost of Kyrie

Members of the Cavs organisation believe he could become a star and they're hoping he can have a similar impact to the All-Star.

As a top-10 lottery pick, the 19-year-old will already be under pressure to perform but the Cavaliers may have placed added pressure on his shoulder by choosing to give him Kyrie's old number two jersey.

This will inevitably lead to comparisons between the two players as the former Cleveland superstar won a championship during his time with the team and blossomed into one of the NBA's best point guards.

Sexton is a long way from reaching that level but he may be unfairly judged against his predecessor.

With the team having no plans to retire the jersey after Irving requested a move, somebody was always going to take the number two eventually and the youngster clearly didn't have a problem doing so.

He wore the number in college and didn't hesitate to request it despite its significance in Cleveland.

That decision wasn't met with any malice by 'Uncle Drew' too as he declared that he has no problem with seeing somebody wear his old number.

"Go ahead, do what you do. He wanted to wear the number, let him wear the number. It doesn't matter," Irving said, via ESPN's Ian Begley.

"The story is probably going to be the number. But I'm more excited about who [Sexton] is as a player in the league.

"The number thing is like, just chalk that up to the game. It's cool. It's no hard feelings from my end. He just has to start at the chopping block just like everyone else did. So I'm excited for him."

In the eyes of some Cavs fans, Irving's number two should not have been made available to their new rookie as they still appreciate the historic title win that he helped deliver in 2016.

"The history, it's already captured, man. I was on one of the best teams in NBA history, in my opinion, just accomplishing something that was that much bigger than ourselves," Irving said in reference to the championship-winning Cavaliers.

"A feat that's -- we're one of no other teams. We're one of one, in history [to rebound from a 3-1 NBA Finals deficit].

"So for me, I think the biggest thing is giving that jersey [he wore in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals] to my dad.

"If that's where the No. 2 legacy ends, then cool. Then I'm starting up a new one. No pressure for anyone else."

The Wine and Gold will hope that Sexton can create his own legacy in Ohio and bring more success to the franchise.

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