In this scenario, the Cavs believe they can only afford to keep Jerome this off-season and not LeVert and Merrill.

AJ Green plays the same way as Merrill and has another 2.1 mil season for next year. We get a replacement instead of losing Merrill for nothing. Beauchamp is or 15th roster spot. The hope is to give him a shot and maybe sign him to a like 3 ys $1.8 mil if we like what we see.

LeVert would never resign long term at $12.9 mil. Who will is a guy already signed to that contract Cole Anthony. Cavs get the perfect backup PG and slide Jerome to SG.

Magic get a KCP redo bringing in dlo, JHS and LeVert. They now have the power and upper hand to keep one of these guys competing for a guard role. I am unsure if they have cap to sign a free agent instead and drop both that could be an option too.

Lakers know how to maximize output from kcp. Wright comes in to compete with Vincent for backup PG minutes. Lakers only lose dlo and JHS that they have fit concerns with and Lewis to make salary work.

Cavs: Garland, Anthony, CPJ Mitchell, Jerome, Green, Tyson Strus, Okoro, Beauchamp Mobley, Wade, Niang Allen, Thompson