Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: G Spencer Dinwiddie, F Josh Green

New York Knicks Receive: G Collin Sexton

Dallas Mavericks Receive: F Julius Randle

The Dallas Mavericks certainly ought to prefer this deal. If the New York Knicks like Collin Sexton, they may too.

For the Mavericks, they land their guy without sacrificing a first-round pick. They’ll have to part with promising young defensive wing Josh Green, but if they’re looking to upgrade in the short term, that’s a small price to pay.

Meanwhile, the Knicks trade a low-level star for another one. Sexton is a dynamic scoring guard. It would be interesting to see what he looked like with domain over his own offense, rather than sharing a backcourt with Darius Garland. The Knicks would give him that opportunity.

If anyone balks at this deal, it’s Cleveland. At the same time, they seem to have outgrown Sexton. He was injured for most of 2021-22, and Garland thrived in his absence.

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Here, they get Green as well as a great sixth man in Dinwiddie. With Sexton hitting restricted free agency, this deal comes by way of sign-and-trade.

On the other hand, they are taking a pure talent downgrade. If they’re not interested, we’ve got one more suggestion that lands Randle in Dallas.