On May 11, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs are underway, and it has now reached the intense divisional semifinals stage, and each group of matchups is very eye-catching. During the playoffs, the American media BR also posted a set of four-way trade conjectures, and the participants were the Heat, Cavaliers, Philadelphia and Wizards.
In this set of trades, the Heat got Mitchell and Kuzma, the Cavaliers got Herro, three first-round picks and a second-round pick, Philadelphia got Butler, and the Wizards got Paul Reed, Jovic, Jerome and two first-round picks.
In this trade, without looking at draft picks, the Heat sent Butler and Jovic and got Mitchell and Kuzma; The Cavaliers sent Mitchell and got Hiro; Philadelphia sent Paul Reed and got Butler; The Wizards sent Kuzma and got Jovic, Paul Reed and Jerome.
For the Heat, it is equivalent to sending a declining Butler to Mitchell and Kuzma, two stars of the year, and if it happens, the Heat will still be the favorites for next season's championship. The Cavaliers, on the other hand, sent away the absolute core and got Herro, which also allowed them to basically start a wave of rebuilding again, which may be something that the team can't accept. And Philadelphia sent draft picks and Reed, got Butler, and his Big Three with Embiid and Maxey is still expected. The final Wizards sent Kuzma and got the young player Jovic and draft picks, which should be acceptable.
So on the whole, the Cavaliers should not be satisfied with this deal, the Heat, Philadelphia and the Wizards should all be satisfied, and the probability of it happening is not large.