Grade the Trade: Cavs add not one but two forwards in trade idea

Cavs trade for two forwards: What does the trade look like?

Most of the players who can help the Cavaliers cost a fair amount of money, so there has to be matching salary heading back out. That means to add these two forwards the Cavs need to send out Caris LeVert, Cedi Osman and Dylan Windler. Here is what the trade idea looks like per the trade machine site Fanspo:

Here is a clear breakdown of the deal:

Before we get to the Cleveland side of things, would the other two teams involved in the trade idea go for this? The Phoenix Suns are getting nothing from Jae Crowder right now and need to right the ship before their season spirals out of control; Cedi Osman would immediately be their best bench wing, so there is some logic there, although they are almost certainly looking for more value than that.

It’s similar for the Detroit Pistons, although they are certainly getting much better value for Bojan Bogdanovic in this deal. Jake Fischer recently reported that the Pistons are hoping to get a young player and a first-round pick; that seems unrealistic as an endpoint even if it’s the Pistons’ starting point, and perhaps the value of Caris LeVert plus those two seconds closes the gap.