The Pacers supermarket has been open for a long time and is finally opening today. They sold Le Vere to the Cavaliers in exchange for Rubio, who had already been reimbursed for the season, with the details of the deal being:
The Cavaliers sent Rubio, 1 lotto-protected 2022 first-round pick, two second-round pick deals to the Pacers, Le Vere and one 2027 second-round pick from the Heat.
In the impression of many fans, injured players can not be traded, this is actually a paradox, there have been many examples of injured players being traded before, of course, after the trade, the injury exception of this injured player is naturally gone.
There are also cases where the transaction is terminated due to injury, and after the player is traded, the problem found during the team's physical examination may lead to a "return". This is the case with the Nuggets and Pistons traded Pol-Pol today.
Overall, the Cavaliers are trading Rubio's expired contracts, first-round, second-round for Le Vere. The Pacers' previous asking price for LeVert was two first rounds, clearly exceeding The Market Value of LeVert.
However, this is the same as doing business, the pricing must be high, there is room for bargaining. A first-round + a second-round is pretty much the value of LeVert, so the Pacers are certainly not losing money on this deal.
For the knights, the deal was equally profitable. Their first round this year will definitely be in the 20+ position, the team does not need this level of talent, they have reached the level of demand that is, combat strength to improve the record.
In the previous game before being traded, Le Ver scored a career-high 42 points on 19-of-26 shooting against the Bulls. It was a real battle of inspections, and Le Vere's offensive prowess was on full display, which made the Knights make up their minds.
In the 39 games That Le Ver has played for the Pacers this season, Le Ver has averaged 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, and is a defender who can brush high scores for football rights, but can not be high in terms of shooting percentage.
The Cavaliers, with Rubio and Sexton injured, have arguably the highest demand for the second place in the league, with Le Vere's three-year, $52.5 million contract expiring next year, which is a good value for money contract.
The deal is acceptable for both teams, but for Rubio, whose contract expires in the summer and the Pacers certainly won't renew his contract, the Cavaliers will most likely be the last stop in Rubio's NBA career.
For Sexton, The arrival of LeVert had compressed his space in the Knight infinitely, and he was already an indispensable presence in the Knight.
Last summer, it was reported that Sexton wanted a maximum salary extension, but Sexton later said he only wanted a five-year, $100 million contract. Now in this situation, Sexton is afraid that no one may want 80 million in the summer for 5 years.