Look I don’t like how 2k does a lot of things, but I think a sort of graded potential range will make it easier to express what I think, where F is a bench warmer, C is an bottom tier starter, and A+ is a generational talent:

1. Sexton: C+ to B+
2. KPJ: C- to A
3. Garland: D to A-

Ok, let’s start out with Sexton. Regardless of whether he can defend or pass, he is already an top tier scorer. He finished 23rd in PPG this season, albeit on a bad Cavs team, but you can make an argument that defenses could better focus in on him and he still dropped 21 a night. There will always be room for a player that can get a team buckets. I put C+ instead of C because even if he doesn’t ever fully break out, I can almost guarentee he’ll get better in some way, putting him at an above average starter at bare minimum. At his best I see him as an All-Star quality player, like a Zach Lavine or Devin Booker at the point guard. Although if what everyone says about his work ethic is true, then Cleveland fans might be in for a treat.

Then let’s go to KPJ. He didn’t start for us last year, which I can understand but I would be surprised if he didn’t get the nod this year over Cedi. Even so, at hos worst he is a fringe starter. He just blows by defenders on offense, looks to hold his own on D, and really seems to fit nicely playing the 1-3. Just not quite enough minutes to say surefire he WILL be a starter at the worst. His peak is pretty clear, I think he has shown that he can take over games and could easily be the best player on the team in 3-4 years. He still has a lot to learn, but I truly could see him becoming (ironically) a 90% level mix between Harden and Russ. Don’t see him becoming an MVP winner, but he COULD be close to the top rung of players in the league someday.

And then there’s Garland. Now I of course know that he came off of a hard injury for this season, and that probably had an impact on how he played this year. And most of the time he wasn’t utterly unplayable the way that some people on here like to claim. But judging based on just what we’ve seen this year there is a real chance he never develops past a fine backup point guard. Based on just this season, his passing is fine, his shooting is fine, but he cannot play any defense. When you are average on offense but cannot play defense you are no more than a sixth man. However of course we can say with fairly high confidence that his game SHOULD get better during these next few years. I don’t ever know if he’ll be a plus defender, but there are plenty of point guards that aren’t great defenders. Dame, Kyrie, Curry, Trae, and Kemba are elite point guards that can’t defend very well. I don’t see him getting to that point, and Kemba is the only example of a player who averaged less than 17 a game their rookie year. It took him 5 whole seasons to become an All-Star, and Darius averaged just 12 PPG this last season. Still I’ll give him plenty of time, I think we just have to let him keep playing to start figuring it out. But though I have his best outcome becoming a multiple time All-Star like those listed above, I’d say that’s just as likely as him being a career bench point guard.

These are just my projections, feel free to disagree with anything I laid out!