NBA Trade Deadline 2020: One trade every team should make

Detroit Pistons: Derrick Rose for the Philadelphia 76ers’ Zhaire Smith and Raul Neto

Reason for Detroit: The Pistons are going nowhere in a hurry, especially with the news that Blake Griffin could be done for the season. Derrick Rose, in the middle of a healthy season, shooting well from the floor and adequately from deep, and passing as well as he has in his career, is a luxury not afforded to teams like Detroit. He can create his own shot, and that’s valuable. But the Pistons have some young talent that needs more time on the ball, and when Luke Kennard comes back from injury, he should probably play more minutes at point guard than would be available with Rose on the floor. Plus, Smith remains a valuable young prospect despite injury, and he’s cheaper than Rose and on a longer contract. Zhaire Smith could end up being quite a player, and that’s worth acquiring.

Reason for Philadelphia: This is a team that wants to win a championship, and doesn’t have a single player who can create an efficient shot for himself, no matter the situation, on the perimeter. That’s not fantastic, and it manifests in not fantastic ways during some weird losses. Rose isn’t one of the best creators in the league, but he would add some guard skills that the Sixers don’t currently have on the roster. He wouldn’t start, and he wouldn’t play 30 minutes on many nights, but that’s okay for a player who has a history of troublesome injuries. He would be incredibly important in some games — or playoff series — when the 76ers just can’t create a shot. Rose can do that, and that’s valuable off the bench. Smith is a fairly high price to pay, but the Sixers would become a much better team, going some way to addressing their greatest weakness as a playoff contender. You’ve got to make those trades if you’re a team like Philadelphia.