NBA: Five Trades That Should Happen This Season

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Jan 17, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard

Darren Collison

(7) on the ground with less than a minute remaining on the clock during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Sleep Train Arena. The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Sacramento Kings 117-108. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

Trade No. 4

*Philadelphia gets: Darren Collison

After Sacramento acquired Rajon Rondo, it was no surprise that Collison would be upset. Could you blame him? Collison was coming off a solid season with career highs in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, PER and eFG%. If the Kings want to rid themselves of any in-season interruptions, Collison’s trade value will never be higher. This proposed trade lands them some much-needed frontcourt depth (assuming the trade mentioned previously doesn’t occur).

Meanwhile, in a league full of solid PGs, the Sixers don’t have one. Collison would step in immediately and contribute to a young lineup with tons of potential. You can argue that he’s leaving a good situation presently (Gay, Rondo, and Boogie) for a potentially better long-term one (Stauskas, Okafor, and Noel).

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Houston was included to help make numbers and needs work. Ironically, a trade of Collison for Carl Landry straight up would have worked, but wouldn’t make sense since the Kings just let him leave via free agency.

The Rockets are also trading high after Motiejunas’ great season. Aldemir ranked 6th in OReb% among players who played at least half the season, and had the highest WS/48 for the Sixers (which probably doesn’t mean much for the NBA’s worst team, but still, that’s higher than Noel, Covington, and MCW). Holmes has a 7’2″ wing span and could learn/grow much quicker playing with Howard, than he would with the Sixers’ young bigs.

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