Twenty-one more players became eligible to be traded today, although in some cases it’s academic as LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, Andre Drummond and a few others obviously aren’t going anywhere.
Most players who sign during the offseason are able to be traded on December 15th, or three months after their signing dates. But there’s a separate group who have to wait until January 15th because they meet specific criteria: Not only did they re-sign with their previous team this offseason, but they got a raise of at least 20%, their salary is worth more than the minimum and their team was over the cap, using Bird or Early Bird rights to sign them.
In addition, there are a handful of players who still have trade restrictions in effect.
Here’s the list of players who officially became trade eligible today:
- Nicolas Batum (Hornets)
- Bradley Beal (Wizards)
- Tarik Black (Lakers)
- Mike Conley (Grizzlies)
- Allen Crabbe (Trail Blazers)*
- Jamal Crawford (Clippers)
- DeMar DeRozan (Raptors)
- Andre Drummond (Pistons)
- Evan Fournier (Magic)
- Manu Ginobili (Spurs)*
- Maurice Harkless (Trail Blazers)
- LeBron James (Cavaliers)*
- Tyler Johnson (Heat)*
- Meyers Leonard (Trail Blazers)
- Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks)*
- Miles Plumlee (Bucks)
- Austin Rivers (Clippers)
- J.R. Smith (Cavaliers)
- Lance Thomas (Knicks)
- Marvin Williams (Hornets)
- Tyler Zeller (Celtics)
Note: Players marked with an asterisk also have the ability to veto trades during the 2016/17 league year.
Information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post.