On February 7, Beijing time, the Pacers completed a deal with the Cavaliers on Le Vere, in which the Cavaliers sent Rubio, a protected first-round pick and 2 second-round picks, while the Pacers sent Le Vere and a second-round pick. Many people feel that the Cavaliers have made money in this deal, and their strength will become stronger after reinforcement, but some people think that although the Cavaliers' deal is good, the chips they can pay are a bit more.
For example, Kevin Pelton, a reporter at esplantro in the United States, wrote an analysis of the deal, he only scored A for the Cavaliers, while the Pacers received a high score of A. So why isn't the reporter optimistic about The LeVert deal?
The reporter believes that in the case of both Sexton and Rubio being reimbursed, the Cavaliers do need to strengthen the guard line, especially the need to find a second ball-holding point behind Garland, and Le Vere can indeed meet the needs of the Cavaliers to a certain extent. But the problem is that Le Vere's offensive efficiency is too low, his career three-point shooting rate is only 33%, and since his rookie season, his true shooting rate has never been higher than the league average. So he is more suitable for the bench, but the Cavaliers are likely to let him and Garland start together.
In addition, Rubio's replacement of LeVert certainly upgraded the lineup, but the chips sent by the Cavaliers were somewhat too high. Because one of the second-round picks they sent out was this year's second-round pick from the Rockets, which is the 33rd pick in today's rankings, and in a way, can even be seen as a relatively late first-round pick. The Cavaliers made two relatively late first-round picks in exchange for LeVille, and under normal circumstances, LeVert should be worth 1 first round.
However, the reporter also said that if Le Vere can play a better level than expected like Allen, then there is still room for improvement in the Cavaliers' ratings. But as it stands, the Cavaliers do pay a little more for LeVert.
The Pacers, on the other hand, made a wave last season when they participated in Harden's big deal, exchanged Oladipo for LeVille, and now after the team started the rebuild mode, they have won a first round and a very early second round, and made another wave.
More importantly, by selling Le Vere for a good price, it was also beneficial for them to later raise the asking price of Little Sabonis and Turner. After all, Sabonis Jr. and Turner are both players with a higher trade value than Leville, and LeVert has sold 1 first-round pick and 1 second-round pick, so no matter which one the twin towers sell, they should get more, which is also an important reason why they get an A rating.