NBA Trade Deadline 2012: The One Trade the Cleveland Cavaliers Must Make

Cavaliers Trade: Ramon Sessions, Anthony Parker and Ryan Hollins

Lakers Trade: Luke Walton, Jason Kapono, Darius Morris, Mavericks and Lakers 2012 No. 1 Picks

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their new face-of-the-franchise star in Kyrie Irving, an athletic freak in rookie power forward Tristan Thompson, and a solid center in Anderson Varejao.

Outside of that, they are talentless and need a ton of help.

Ramon Sessions is an extremely talented and solid young point guard that the Lakers covet. The Cavs should be shrewd and use the Lakers' urgency to acquire both of the Lakers' No. 1 draft picks in this year's deep draft.

I believe that these two teams may actually agree to a trade that has Sessions going to the Lakers and the Lakers sending them nothing more than their trade exception (from the Lamar Odom trade) and one of their No. 1 picks in this year's draft.

However, the Cavs can do better.

Luke Walton is an absolute waste of a roster spot, but I believe the Cavs would be wise to propose the above trade. Taking Walton will be all the reason the Lakers need to agree to this trade and send both of their No. 1 picks to the Cavs.

When this trade is completed, it will cost the Cavs about $6 million in additional salary—a bargain price to acquire two first-round picks in this year's draft. Those picks could be combined to trade up and draft a starting shooting guard such as Jeremy Lamb of UConn or to draft two quality players to improve the talent level and depth of the Cavaliers.

As for the Lakers, I do believe they would agree to this trade. Losing both No. 1 draft picks hurts, but the fact is the Lakers are in "win-now" mode and this trade gives them the best chance to do so. Sessions would instantly become their starting point guard and make them (at worst) the second-best team in the Western Conference or, at best, the team to beat.

Parker would move into the backup shooting guard spot, a spot currently occupied by Andrew Goudelock, a rookie with point guard stature. Hollins would move into the backup center spot, a spot currently occupied by a stretch power forward in Troy Murphy.

This trade is a no-brainer for both teams and should happen immediately.