Should Cavs sell high on Cedi in this proposed trade for Jae Crowder?

Cavs trade with Suns: Breaking it down

The Phoenix Suns currently have a Jae Crowder problem. It’s nothing like the Kyrie Irving problem,  the Russell Westbrook problem or even the Ben Simmons problem (wow, the Brooklyn Nets are a sight) but it’s a problem. They are a contender paying $10.1 million to a good veteran player to simply sit out games. That’s a cost they likely can’t afford to pay.

They therefore need to find a trade partner who is both trying to win and has a need for a combo forward. The Miami Heat are an obvious choice, as they lost P.J. Tucker this past offseason and have familiarity with Crowder going back to 2020. Yet one thinks that if the Suns were game for whatever package the Heat were offering this deal would be done already.

Therefore the other options open up, and the Cavs are an option that could certainly use another combo forward. The Suns, on the other hand, need a player who can defend combo forwards and wing depth. Crowder gives them both in one package, but without him they likely will have to settle for meeting those goals with two players.

This proposed deal from Fanspo would do just that:

Cedi Osman is a regular part of the Cavaliers’ rotation this season, playing 20.9 minutes per game. He is shooting 39.5 percent from deep and splitting time between the 2 and the 3. Lamar Stevens is outside of the rotation but proved last season he is an excellent defender with some streaky shooting and fearless athleticism.

Let’s see if the Suns would bite on such a package.