Some NBA trades are like a whisper in the wind. Diehard fans of the teams involved will debate them, but otherwise, nobody really cares. 

Other NBA trades are like an earthquake. They change everything fo everyone. Those trades have a ripple effect that the entire Association feels. 

Those are the moves that nobody sees coming. When they’re suggested, they’re usually dismissed. That could never actually happen, right? Until it does, of course. 

With that in mind, nobody is expecting the Philadelphia 76ers to trade Joel Embiid this season.

Yet, at 14-12, the Sixes are falling short of expectations. That alone makes them a candidate to do something drastic this season. 

The following deal would certainly meet those criteria.