Does Josh Jackson have trade value? 3 possible trades for the Pistons

Detroit Pistons trade Josh Jackson to the Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers are one of the surprise teams of the season at 13-10, the current sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavs have done it behind defense, as Evan Mobley has been amazing and Jarrett Allen continues to be an underrated force at the rim.

The biggest shock is that the Cavs have done this largely without the services of Collin Sexton, who is out for the season with injury and set to be a free agent at the end of the season. Would the Pistons roll the dice on a guy like Sexton? Would the Cavs consider moving a player who is basically a sunk cost at this point?

This might be a lowball offer for Sexton, who is a proven 20+ ppg scorer, but he is also injured and set to be a free agent, so how much value does he really have?

If the Cavaliers have no interest in re-signing him, they might give him up for a guy who could help their defense now and a couple of distant future second-round picks.

The Pistons would clearly be taking a risk here on trading for a guy who would not play a single minute for them before becoming a free agent.

But this would give the Pistons in the inside track on re-signing him and they could possibly get him on a team-friendly deal as he tries to rebuild his value post-knee injury.

It would be a moderate risk for the Pistons, who wouldn’t be giving up much but could potentially nab a real scorer who could be instant offense off their bench.

Would Sexton be happy with that role? Would some other team offer him a big deal the Pistons would be reluctant to match? Would he just end up walking for nothing anyway?

All fair questions, but like I said, this would be pretty low-risk for the Pistons and could potentially land them a legit scoring threat at a discount. I’d at least pick up the phone and call Sexton’s agent.

The return for Josh Jackson is not going to be big, so the Pistons should try to use him to grab someone else’s cast offs who might be better fits or have some upside.