Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: G/F Evan Fournier 

New York Knicks Receive: G/F Caris LeVert 

These days, it feels like every NBA trade is so complicated. 

To be sure, there can be a lot of moving pieces involved in making a blockbuster trade go down. Picks and pick swaps can add a level of complexity.

Moreover, making contracts match can involve sending out multiple players when in reality, the deal is rooted in the exchange of two. Sometimes, a third or even fourth team is required to make the deal work. 

On the other hand, some trades are relatively simple. The straight-up player-for-player swap may be old-fashioned, but it’s a tested and true formula. 

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Such deals only work if two teams have roughly evenly paid players who’d be more suited to play on the opposite side. Furthermore, those players should have roughly equal trade value.

NBA teams don’t like to get fleeced, even if they’re bringing in a player who’s a better fit for their organization. 

Is this deal fair for the Knicks?