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Collin Sexton trade rumors: Mavericks, Cavaliers had discussions about sign-and-trade for guard, per report

Collin Sexton trade rumors: Mavericks, Cavaliers had discussions about sign-and-trade for guard, per report


It’s been almost two months since free agency started and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton remains unsigned. The 23-year-old guard has a three-year, $40 million offer on the table from the Cavaliers to remain in Cleveland, but reports at the start of summer indicated that he’s looking for a deal that would pay him around $20 million a year. So far nothing has materialized for Sexton, but a recent report suggests that at one point Sexton was part of sign-and-trade discussions with the Dallas Mavericks.

On a recent episode of the “Wine and Gold Talk” podcast, Cavaliers insider Chris Fedor reported that Cleveland had been in conversations with the Mavericks about a potential sign-and-trade involving Sexton. However, the talks didn’t go anywhere because Dallas doesn’t have the assets Cleveland wants to take on.

“The Cavs have had conversations with Dallas about a sign-and-trade for Collin Sexton,” Fedor said. But if you’re talking about a sign-and-trade, the Cavs need something back that would be valuable to them. And neither the Jazz nor the Mavericks have the pieces that the Cavs would want back in a sign-and-trade for Collin.”

The Jazz were also mentioned as a potential suitor for Sexton, but that’s assuming that Utah trades All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell. Given the recent reports that the team has re-engaged in trade talks with the New York Knicks, it sounds as though things are trending in that direction. As it pertains to the Mavericks, it sounds as though the only way they’d be able to land Sexton is if they managed to pull in a third team that could send Cleveland valuable assets, but the more teams you add to a deal, the more complicated it becomes. 

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