Philadelphia 76ers: Best trade in team history with Miami Heat
The Philadelphia 76ers don’t have a good trade history with the Miami Heat.
In this series of articles covering the best trades that the Philadelphia 76ers made with each team, there have been some trades that are just the best of the worse with certain teams. Their trade history with the Miami Heat is certainly one of those cases.
When thinking about trades with the Heat, fans will probably think of the Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade that occurred last summer. Sadly, that deal can’t be included because it’s a four-team trade and probably wouldn’t have considered as the best trade.
There have only been three trades between the two franchise and none of them really favor the Sixers. The team’s first trade between Miami and Philly occurred in 2007 and that’s the one this article will focus on.
The best trade ever between Philly and Miami was…
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A trade involving Jason Smith, Nick Calathes, and Daequan Cook doesn’t seem like a big deal, and to be honest, it wasn’t. The Sixers got Smith in the deal and he provided some good play for Philly during his tenure with the club. He averaged 4.0 points and 2.4 rebounds. Considering his career average is 6.1 points and 3.4 rebounds, these aren’t’ bad averages for his first two seasons in the NBA. Smith had an 11-year career with six teams.
Calathes never played for the Heat and didn’t make his NBA debut 2013 with the Memphis Grizzlies. Cook on the other had a solid career with the Heat. He played three seasons in Maimi and averaged 8.0 points on 37.8 percent shooting from deep. He played for three more seasons afterwards with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, and Chicago Bulls.
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This trade is probably in the Heat’s favor more than the Philadelphia 76ers, but considering that the other two choices were the Butler sign-and-trade or the Arnett Moultrie trade, this deal for Smith was the lesser of three evils.