I like coming up with trades that should happen in the NBA but I haven't been able to sit down and write up an entire piece about trades that need to go down. I have a few ideas but some of them change and there are a few that I'm not sold on. Anyway, I think I'll just throw one trade out there a week and people can chew on them or maybe just wonder, "Who even knows who these people are? Basketwhat?"

This week's trade is: Elton Brand to Charlotte for Boris Diaw and DeSagana Diop. Yes, Elton Brand's contract is pretty terrible but it's only one year longer than Diaw's and it runs the same length as Diop's deal which, although much cheaper, is probably worse since Diop never plays and is scheduled to make almost 8 million bucks in the final year of his deal.
Philly makes the deal because Brand just doesn't fit what they are trying to do while Boris Diaw has proven to be a great fit for running teams and he also helps improve their perimeter shooting. The deal works for Charlotte because they are desperate for a low post threat. I also think that a foursome of Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace, Elton Brand, and Tyson Chandler could give Larry Brown one of the best defensive units that he's ever worked with. The risk is greater for the Bobcats but that's only fair when they are getting the better player.