24 May 2024 02:57:00
Cleveland receives: Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, Collin Sexton and 10th pick in this draft.
Utah receives: Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen

Why?
Cleveland fixes their frontcourt by putting Markkanen next to Mobley, Kessler would be a great back-up, Sexton is a great bench player and with the 10th pick, we can draft someone like Devin Carter.
Utah moves on from Markkanen as they try to become relevant again. Garland and Allen give them two foundational pieces to build a winner.

This trade only goes through if Markkanen accepts a contract extension as part of the transaction.

24 May 2024 15:09:04
Why is the team giving up easily the best player in the trade also giving up a lottery pick? Seems backwards.

24 May 2024 16:28:11
Markkanen > Garland > Allen > Sexton > Kessler > 10th pick

I think it's a fair deal.

26 May 2024 16:25:24
There’s a massive gap between Markkanen and Garland. And star value is just way higher than good starter value. Two good starters don’t really equal a star.

I think the value is closer if Markkanen isn’t in the trade. Two moderate upgrades at the cost of the 10th pick. I don’t think it’s the path either team would want to go, but I think value makes more sense.