Trade rumors are already starting to perk up with a major date on the NBA calendar precisely one week away. Dozens of offseason signees become eligible to be traded on December 15th, freeing the early-season shackles that limit player movement. The deadline affects some teams more than others, as the majority of the players on the Kings, Knicks, Mavs and Nets become trade-eligible December 15th while the Thunder don’t have a single player who qualifies.
Oklahoma City has two signees, Enes Kanter and Kyle Singler, who become trade-eligible on January 15th, the most common trade-eligibility date other than December 15th. Still, more players are on the list below than the one we compiled earlier showing those who become eligible on a date other than December 15th.
Some of the players on this list will continue to have trade restrictions that cover where they can be traded, and some have the power to veto trades. The list doesn’t include players who signed as draft picks, since they become trade-eligible 30 days after they sign. Still, it’s easy to see from the volume of players here why many more trades happen in December than in November.
- Bucks — Chris Copeland, Greg Monroe
- Bulls — Aaron Brooks, Cristiano Felicio
- Cavaliers — Matthew Dellavedova, LeBron James, Richard Jefferson, James Jones, J.R. Smith, Mo Williams
- Celtics — Jonas Jerebko, Amir Johnson
- Clippers — Cole Aldrich, Wesley Johnson, Luc Mbah a Moute, Paul Pierce, Pablo Prigioni, Josh Smith
- Grizzlies — Brandan Wright
- Hawks — Justin Holiday, Paul Millsap, Terran Petteway
- Heat — Gerald Green, Amar’e Stoudemire
- Hornets — Tyler Hansbrough, Aaron Harrison, Jeremy Lin
- Jazz — Joe Ingles, Jeff Withey
- Kings — Quincy Acy, James Anderson, Marco Belinelli, Caron Butler, Omri Casspi, Seth Curry, Duje Dukan, Eric Moreland, Rajon Rondo
- Knicks — Arron Afflalo, Lou Amundson, Robin Lopez, Kyle O’Quinn, Kevin Seraphin, Lance Thomas, Sasha Vujacic, Derrick Williams
- Lakers — Brandon Bass, Marcelo Huertas, Lou Williams
- Magic — Jason Smith, C.J. Watson
- Mavericks — J.J. Barea, Jeremy Evans, John Jenkins, Wesley Matthews, JaVale McGee, Salah Mejri, Charlie Villanueva, Deron Williams
- Nets — Andrea Bargnani, Wayne Ellington, Shane Larkin, Willie Reed, Thomas Robinson, Donald Sloan, Thaddeus Young
- Nuggets — Darrell Arthur, Will Barton, Jameer Nelson
- Pacers — Monta Ellis, Jordan Hill, Glenn Robinson III, Rodney Stuckey, Shayne Whittington
- Pelicans — Omer Asik, Luke Babbitt, Dante Cunningham, Alonzo Gee, Kendrick Perkins
- Pistons — Joel Anthony, Aron Baynes
- Raptors — Bismack Biyombo, DeMarre Carroll, Cory Joseph, Luis Scola
- Rockets — K.J. McDaniels, Jason Terry, Marcus Thornton
- Sixers — Kendall Marshall, Christian Wood
- Spurs — LaMarcus Aldridge, Matt Bonner, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Boban Marjanovic, Jonathon Simmons, David West
- Suns — Tyson Chandler, Cory Jefferson, Ronnie Price, Mirza Teletovic, Sonny Weems
- Thunder — None
- Timberwolves — Kevin Garnett, Andre Miller, Tayshaun Prince
- Trail Blazers — Cliff Alexander, Al-Farouq Aminu, Ed Davis, Luis Montero
- Warriors — Leandro Barbosa, Ian Clark
- Wizards — Alan Anderson, Gary Neal
The Basketball Insiders salary pages were used in the creation of this post.
Mo Williams is with the Nets?
Ha, no. We fixed that.