Fact is stranger than fiction sometimes. In the case of Carl Landry playing on the Philadelphia 76ers this season, it enters the realm of irony.
The Sacramento Kings wanted to off-load some expensive contracts to avoid punitive measures in the NBA . So they contacted the Philadelphia 76ers about a trade, which was negotiated into a very one-sided event. The Sixers traded rights to two international players for Jason Thompson, Carl Landry, Nik Stauskas, and the right to swap first round draft picks from the Sacramento Kings. Considered to be a salary dump initially, the trade was more than that.