INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Cavaliers hired head coach John Beilein for his track record of player development.

Developing this roster begins with guard Collin Sexton.

Their top draft pick from last year flew in from the Philippines, where he coached some of the top youth players in Southeast Asia for an NBA venture. Sexton returned to Cleveland around 6 a.m. Tuesday and met Beilein before the new coach’s introductory press conference.

Beilein said that if Sexton was sticking around in the afternoon, he would put him through a few drills Sexton could work on for the summer until they meet again.

In a month, the Cavs expect to add another top draft pick to the fold.

This is why Beilein is here.

"We need a teacher," general manager Koby Altman said. "We need someone who's going to drive that player development, especially with the draft picks we have."

So far, they know what they have in Sexton -- named Tuesday to the NBA’s All-Rookie second team -- as a cornerstone of their rebuild. Beilein already has an idea, too.

“I see this explosiveness that is incredible, whether it’s off the dribble or even off the catch,” he said of Sexton, who joined Larry Nance Jr. among the players to attend the press conference at Cleveland Clinic Courts.

The 6-foot-2 Sexton surprised as a rookie with his shooting touch. His 40.2 percent 3-point shooting efficiency this season easily surpassed his one year at Alabama — even with the top of the college 3-point line more than a foot closer to the rim — when he shot just 33.6 percent on 3s.

The next step? Beilein said it’s finding the formula of winning basketball for the team, and for each player.

“I want to find the sweet spots that have been important to me for years, and the ones the analytics staff think are important to NBA basketball, and try to blend those two," Beilein said. "You’d be crazy to not always have that in your head, and not just for me, to teach the players, too, teach Collin what efficiency looks like as a point guard.

"So many times they may come in, and someone like a point guard for example, thinks that 22 (points), 3 (assists) and 3 turnovers is good game. But maybe 18 and 8 was a winning game, and 2 turnovers. And now he’s looking at that on the stat sheet, instead of how many points or what percentage he shot.

“What really is a good game for you? And what really is a good game for your team?”

Sexton's start wasn't bad compared to his peers.

He committed 185 turnovers this season and ranked 27th in the league. That’s still better than two heralded rookies, Dallas’ Luka Doncic (who played 10 fewer games) and Atlanta’s Trae Young, both picked higher than Sexton in last year’s draft. Young’s 308 turnovers were the third-most in the NBA.

As an overall facilitator, however, Sexton still trails them. Young ranked fourth in the league with 8.1 assists per game. Sexton ranked 81st with 3.0.

Beilein has already dug in to the warts of the Cavs' 19-win season. He noted their ball movement flourished with All-Star forward Kevin Love in the lineup. Seven of their wins came in the 22 games he played.

Beilein said he has spoken with every player on the Cavs' active roster and hinted toward his planned approach with many of them, exhibiting the zeal of a high school or college coach.

That is the only way he knows how to do it.

"When you get them to do something they haven't done before," Beilein said, "wow, now all of a sudden big windows and doors open for us."

A healthy Love can spring open the shutters for Sexton.

Many of Beilein’s post players at Michigan, from current pro Moritz Wagner to this year with Medina graduate Jon Teske, are comfortable on the perimeter. Now Beilein has one the caliber of Love, who also can set up teammates from the block.

Beilein said he wants Sexton receiving the ball more off the catch.

He also wants to limit situations in which Sexton has to look back at him for guidance during a play.

Whatever manifests itself by November, Beilein has been thinking about how to maximize Sexton’s ability.

"He's 19 years old, just looking for direction," Beilein said. "I'd be lying if I didn't say he's one of the many reasons I took this job — great guards drive this league."

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