So I have to start off by saying, “Clap it up for President of Basketball Operations Mr Koby Altman”. He identified a need and he filled it. Caris Levert is 6’7 27 year old ball handling Wingman, who can score and create for others off the dribble. Essentially a taller version of Colin Sexton, who is injured for the season (per say). The big questions surrounding this Cavalier acquisition are (1) Does this mean the end of Colin in Cleveland? (2) if the Cavs intend to keep both Colin & Caris, Can they Coexist? (3) Do the Cavaliers have the cap flexibility to resign both players long term? (4) How does this trade impact the the rest of the roster? (5) Specifically guys like Dylan Windler, Dean Wade, Lamar Stevens, & Brandon Goodwin? I am going to try to theorize what will happen with this Cavaliers roster moving and long term while answering these questions. Let’s begin with the fact that initially Cleveland only had 2 ball handlers a part of their young core, that was Colin Sexton & Darius Garland. Adding Ricky Rubio was just an opportunistic luxury that just so happened to work out beautifully for this organization. But he was never a long term solution in that role. By Darius & Colin being an undersized backcourt, ideally one would want to add an athletic tall Guard rotating with those two. Caris Levert provides that. Here with this Coach JB Bickerstaff lead Cavaliers team, everyone has a role. Caris isn’t really the guy you want as your number one option. I think he is a more effective 3rd or 4th option type of player. Asking him to be the lead Guard for the Bench unit, I believe is ideal. No need for him to start for he still has to learn the system, playbook, and scheme/philosophy. But bringing him off the bench with Kevin Love, Cedi Osman & Rajon Rondo should help him adjust to the team just fine. Sprinkling in players like Lamar, and Dylan Windler, and Dean will help him do what he does best, while allowing these other players to shine a little more. Levert will be especially good for the playoff run. By that time he should been have played about 20 or more games with his new ball club and really settled into his role quite nicely. So this isn’t the end for Colin in Cleveland. I will keep saying this, this whole roster is built around Colin Sexton. He is the foundation of the build. His whole playing style, attitude, and locker room influence is what has enabled this young Cavs team to really gel quite nicely. The cavaliers will have Kevin Love and Cedi Osman contracts coming off the books at the end of the 22-23 season. Which will be about $40mil in salary cap space regained. It also is the same off-season in which will look to get resigned. Technically Sexton, Garland & Levert can all sign Contract extension this upcoming off-season with only Colin’s being activated next season. So imo GM Koby could look to resign all three at that time. With Lauri, Allen, & Mobley lock in for the next 3-4 seasons I could see each Guard getting anywhere between $17-$22mil apiece. Knowing that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert is willing to pay luxury tax for a winning team, the Cavs own the bird rights to their entire roster (allowing them to go over the cap to resign their own drafted players. By trading for Lauri, Allen, & Levert the Cavs retain their bird rights), and the salary is going to increase a whole lot by the off-season of 23’ I can confidently guess the Cavs could give Colin, Darius, & Caris $100mil apiece and it would not effect the rest of the roster. They could give Issac Okoro $15-$20mil when his contract is up in 24’. Mobley will be available in 25’ which is the same year Lauri will come off the books. By that time the salary cap could be anywhere from $220mil-$270mil, possibly not including the luxury tax window which would give the Cavs another $20-$40mil dollar window. Money isn’t the issue with this team. It is about paying the right players. So can Levert and Sexton coexist? Absolutely. One will lead the bench unit, both will play starter minutes. When one scorer goes to the bench, Coach JB can immediately replace him with the next one. Allowing these two to do what they do best will allow the offensive games of Okoro, Mobley, And Windler to mature naturally. Caris and Colin will help take pressure off one another. And with Garland, I wouldn’t argue this being a championship caliber trio rotation of Guards to lead your team. This trade also tells me that the Cavs want to win now and continue winning for the next several seasons. In all fairness, then GM Koby Altman has been saying this since last season and now we are witnessing it come to life. I wouldn’t be shocked if the Cavs made another trade, specifically for a defensive Center. Going into this playoff run the Cavs will see Mobley grow on the offensive end. In order to preserve him from the abusive and physical nature of the playoffs I could see the Cavaliers willing to trade A future 1st round pick & Dean Wade for the right piece. I would personally love to see the Cavs acquire Marvin Bagley. But that would be doing too much. The Cavs need a guy who doesn’t need a lot of minutes but is still very impactful. The Cavs also have a few trade and injury exceptions they could probably trade and obtain a nice vet for that role. I’m not Oppose to Tristan Thompson coming back. I think he would be ideal in that role and a good mentor to the young guys. But I would think Altman is looking for a potentially longer solution. And if the Cavs really want to ensure they contend for a title this year. They might add another Veteran Point Guard that is a little younger than Rondo. Most likely he would be on an expiring deal. But argue Kevin Pangos and Brandon Goodwin would be enough for this season.