Cavs
Outgoing Assets: Garland, Merrill
Incoming Assets: Barrett, Schroeder, 2029 1st
Why They Do It: The Cavaliers likely have more change coming than just their coach. In this scenario they choose to seperate their backcourt instead of their frontcourt. Barrett slots into Garlands spot in the starting rotation which allows Mitchell to take more of a facilitator role. They get Schroder as a depth guard to compliment Porter Jr. as well as a future 1st which has a lot of value due to the uncertainty of the suns that far into the future.
Nets
Outgoing Assets: Simmons, Clowney, Schroeder, 2025 & 2029 2nd, 2027 & 2029 1st
Incoming Assets: Garland, Graham
Why They Do It: The nets owe their 1st round pick to the rockets next year and have stated they intend to try and compete. Garland just 2 years ago was an all-star is still very young. On a team with a bunch of disjointed scorers, Garland can be the facilitator they need to bring it all together. They give up essentially 3 1sts (including C…