5 Most Suitable Trade Destination For DeAndre Jordan

#4 Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Clippers

The Clippers receive: Jahlil Okafor, Amir Johnson, and Jerry Bayless

The Sixers receive: DeAndre Jordan and cap-space considerations

Why the Clippers take the deal:

While Amir Johnson and Jerry Bayless are doubtless on some of the worst contracts in the league, they are players with proven pedigree on playoff teams and will bring a bunch of veteran leadership and talent to a roster that looks void of such players.

Jahlil Okafor is an intriguing player, and with only 18-odd months of his rookie contract left, the Clippers can take a calculated bet on a big man with a high NBA ceiling without the minutes under his belt necessary to make the leap.

Why the Sixers take the deal:

With Joel Embiid on the last season of his rookie-scale contract and slated to earn $25.4 million through 2018-19, it hardly makes any sense to recruit another 7-footer on a max contract, does it now?

It so happens that Jordan has a player option that he could use to test the free agency market in the summer of 2018. So as long as Philadelphia are focusing on winning now (which they finally are, this season), having DeAndre and The Process share minutes on the rotation could help immensely with Embiid's minute-management while simultaneously maintaining a high level of rim protection with their bench unit.

It also allows them to rid themselves of Jahlil Okafor (who has long languished on the trading block) in addition to a couple of low-ceiling veterans unlikely to ever be crucial role players.