The NBA calendar hitting Dec. 15 marks the unofficial countdown to the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline. More than 110 free agents signed this offseason are now eligible to be traded, and although teams are still evaluating their rosters, internal dialogue has begun. Teams are discussing what works and what potential changes (some minor) they need.
There hasn't been a trade in the NBA since Oct. 6, but at the moment, the big focus is in Philadelphia , where the future of disgruntled guard Ben Simmons could lead to a domino effect across the league if the former No. 1 overall pick is indeed traded.
To get a better sense of the 2021-22 trade market, we have broken down the entire player pool into three categories below: expiring contracts, long-term deals and players still carrying trade restrictions.
We've organized these tables by player role (franchise centerpiece, All-Star, starter, reserve, etc.), salary and years remaining on their contracts. You can use these tables when attempting to determine which trades are possible across the league -- especially because 29 out of the 30 teams don't have salary-cap space (only Oklahoma City has room) and will need to trade salaries that match within 125%, 175% or $5 million.
Teams such as the Celtics ($17.2, $9.8 and $5 million), Magic ($17.2 million), Pelicans ($17.1 million), Nets ($11.5 and $6.3 million), Thunder ($11.3 million and $9.6 million), Mavericks ($10.9 million), Clippers ($8.3 million) and Jazz ($8.5 million) have large trade exceptions and can can acquire a player without sending back salary because of a previously created trade exception.
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Expiring contracts Because each of these 146 players is in the last year of his contract (or holds an option that could make him a free agent this summer), there is a risk that the acquiring team could lose the player in free agency.
However, there has been a seismic shift on teams taking more of a chance on "rental players" in the past three seasons.
Jordan Clarkson , Marcus Morris Sr ., Derrick Rose and Norman Powell were in the last year of their respective contracts and traded to playoff teams.
The four players had an immediate impact on their new teams and were re-signed after entering free agency.
Beyond the on-court benefits they got, the Jazz, Clippers, Knicks and Trail Blazers took advantage of the signing rights they acquired in the trades -- full Bird for Clarkson and Powell, non-Bird for Morris and early Bird for Rose -- to exceed the cap and retain a player they wouldn't have otherwise been able to add in free agency.
That same thinking also applies to the Cavaliers acquiring Jarrett Allen . Cleveland was not projected to have cap space in 2021 to sign Allen but acquired his Bird rights and exceeded the cap to sign him to a five-year, $100 million contract. Allen was recently named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, and the Cavaliers are in the thick of the play-in race in the East.
PLAYER TEAM POS. ROSTER SALARY John Wall (P)HOU PG Top Starter $44,310,840 James Harden (P)BRK SG Franchise $44,310,840 Russell Westbrook (P)LAL PG All-Star $44,211,146 Kyrie Irving (P)BRK PG All-NBA $35,328,700 Bradley Beal (P)WAS SG Franchise $33,724,200 Gary Harris ORL SG Rotation A $20,482,143 Zach LaVine CHI SG All-Star $19,500,000 Goran Dragic TOR PG Key Reserve $19,440,000 Ricky Rubio CLE PG Key Reserve $17,800,000 Patrick Beverley MIN PG Key Reserve $14,320,987 Thaddeus Young SAN PF Key Reserve $14,190,000 Joe Ingles UTH SF Key Reserve $13,036,364 Taurean Prince MIN PF Rotation A $13,000,000 Robert Covington POR PF Starter $12,975,471 T.J. Warren IND SF Starter $12,690,000 Deandre Ayton PHX C Top Starter $12,632,950 Jusuf Nurkic POR C Starter $12,000,000 Marvin Bagley III SAC PF Starter $11,312,114 Jeremy Lamb IND SG Key Reserve $10,500,000 Tomas Satoransky NOP PG Rotation A $10,000,000 Kyle Anderson MEM SF Key Reserve $9,937,150 Serge Ibaka LAC C Key Reserve $9,720,900 Derrick Favors (P)OKC C Key Reserve $9,720,900 Tristan Thompson SAC C Key Reserve $9,720,900 Montrezl Harrell WAS C Key Reserve $9,720,900 Derrick Jones Jr .CHI SF Rotation A $9,720,900 Thomas Bryant WAS C Key Reserve $8,666,667 Delon Wright ATL PG Rotation A $8,526,316 Tyus Jones MEM PG Key Reserve $8,376,286 JaMychal Green (P)DEN PF Key Reserve $8,200,000 Mo Bamba ORL C Key Reserve $7,568,743 Ivica Zubac (T)LAC C Starter $7,518,518 Chris Boucher TOR PF Key Reserve $7,020,000 P.J. Tucker (P)MIA PF Key Reserve $7,000,000 Collin Sexton CLE SG Top Starter $6,349,671 Dennis Schroder BOS PG Starter $5,890,000 Patty Mills (P)BRK PG Key Reserve $5,890,000 Kevin Knox II NYK SF Rotation A $5,845,978 Miles Bridges CHA PF Top Starter $5,421,493 Pat Connaughton (P)MIL SG Key Reserve $5,333,334 Kevon Looney GSW C Rotation A $5,178,572 Troy Brown Jr .CHI SF Rotation A $5,170,564 Josh Jackson DET SF Rotation A $5,005,350 Robin Lopez ORL C Key Reserve $5,000,000 JaVale McGee PHX C Key Reserve $5,000,000 Lou Williams ATL SG Rotation A $5,000,000 Kendrick Nunn (P)LAL PG Key Reserve $5,000,000 Cory Joseph (P)DET PG Rotation A $4,910,000 Bruce Brown , Jr.BRK PG Starter $4,736,103 Donte DiVincenzo MIL SG Starter $4,675,830 Bryn Forbes SAN SG Key Reserve $4,500,000 Jeff Green (P)DEN PF Key Reserve $4,500,000 Jalen Smith PHX C Development $4,458,000 Lonnie Walker IV SAN SF Key Reserve $4,447,896 Bobby Portis (P)MIL C Key Reserve $4,347,600 Willie Cauley-Stein DAL C Rotation A $4,100,000 Josh Okogie MIN SG Key Reserve $4,087,904 Dorian Finney-Smith DAL SF Starter $4,000,000 Gorgui Dieng ATL C Key Reserve $4,000,000 Aaron Holiday WAS PG Rotation A $3,980,551 Jake Layman MIN SF Rotation A $3,940,184 Anfernee Simons POR PG Key Reserve $3,938,818 Danuel House Jr .HOU SF Rotation A $3,894,000 Mike Muscala (T)OKC C Rotation A $3,500,000 Michael Carter-Williams ORL PG Rotation A $3,300,000 Facundo Campazzo DEN PG Rotation A $3,200,000 Nicolas Batum (P)LAC PF Key Reserve $3,170,029 Trey Burke (P)DAL PG Rotation A $3,150,000 Frank Jackson (T)DET SG Rotation A $3,000,000 Trey Lyles (T)DET SF Rotation A $2,500,000 Jabari Parker BOS PF Rotation A $2,283,034 Bol Bol DEN C Rotation A $2,161,152 Abdel Nader (T)PHX SF Rotation A $2,000,000 Damian Jones SAC PF Rotation A $1,977,011 Damion Lee GSW SG Rotation A $1,910,860 P.J. Dozier DEN SG Rotation A $1,910,860 Shake Milton (T)PHL PG Rotation A $1,846,738 Mitchell Robinson NYK C Starter $1,802,057 Jalen Brunson DAL PG Key Reserve $1,802,057 Tony Bradley (P)CHI C Rotation A $1,789,256 Nic Claxton BRK C Rotation A $1,782,621 Naz Reid (T)MIN C Key Reserve $1,782,621 Isaiah Roby OKC C Rotation A $1,782,621 Bruno Fernando BOS C Rotation B $1,782,621 Jalen McDaniels (T)CHA PF Rotation A $1,782,621 Dean Wade (T)CLE PF Rotation A $1,782,621 Eric Paschall UTH PF Rotation A $1,782,621 Cody Martin CHA SF Rotation A $1,782,621 Vlatko Cancar DEN SF Development $1,782,621 Miye Oni UTH SF Rotation A $1,782,621 KZ Okpala MIA SG Rotation A $1,782,621 Jaylen Nowell (T)MIN SG Rotation A $1,782,621 Luguentz Dort (T)OKC SG Key Reserve $1,782,621 Yuta Watanabe TOR PF Rotation A $1,762,796 Svi Mykhailiuk (P)TOR SF Rotation A $1,729,217 Thanasis Antetokounmpo (P)MIL SF Rotation A $1,729,217 Oshae Brissett (T)IND PF Rotation A $1,701,593 Juan Toscano-Anderson GSW SF Key Reserve $1,701,593 Kelan Martin IND SF Development $1,701,593 Enes Freedom BOS C Key Reserve $1,669,178 DeAndre' Bembry BRK SF Rotation A $1,669,178 James Johnson BRK PF Rotation A $1,669,178 Paul Millsap BRK PF Rotation A $1,669,178 Nemanja Bjelica GSW PF Rotation A $1,669,178 Andre Iguodala GSW SF Rotation A $1,669,178 Otto Porter Jr .GSW PF Rotation A $1,669,178 Carmelo Anthony LAL PF Key Reserve $1,669,178 Trevor Ariza LAL SF Rotation A $1,669,178 Kent Bazemore LAL SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Wayne Ellington LAL SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Dwight Howard LAL C Rotation A $1,669,178 DeAndre Jordan LAL C Rotation A $1,669,178 Malik Monk LAL SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Rajon Rondo LAL PG Development $1,669,178 Markieff Morris MIA PF Key Reserve $1,669,178 Rodney Hood MIL SF Rotation A $1,669,178 Semi Ojeleye MIL PF Rotation A $1,669,178 E'Twaun Moore ORL SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Andre Drummond PHL C Key Reserve $1,669,178 Elfrid Payton PHX PG Rotation A $1,669,178 Ben McLemore POR SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Tony Snell POR SF Rotation A $1,669,178 Cody Zeller POR C Key Reserve $1,669,178 Isaac Bonga TOR SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Hassan Whiteside UTH C Rotation A $1,669,178 Victor Oladipo MIA SG Key Reserve $1,669,178 Dewayne Dedmon MIA C Rotation A $1,669,178 Raul Neto WAS PG Rotation A $1,669,178 Solomon Hill ATL SF Rotation A $1,669,178 LaMarcus Aldridge BRK C Key Reserve $1,669,178 Blake Griffin BRK C Starter $1,669,178 Austin Rivers DEN PG Rotation A $1,669,178 Rodney McGruder DET SG Rotation A $1,669,178 Udonis Haslem MIA PF Rotation B $1,669,178 Frank Kaminsky PHX PF Rotation A $1,669,178 Anthony Gill WAS PF Development $1,517,981 Jae'Sean Tate (T)HOU SF Key Reserve $1,517,981 Jordan Nwora MIL SF Development $1,517,981 CJ Elleby POR SF Development $1,517,981 Elijah Hughes UTH SF Development $1,517,981 Sam Merrill MEM SG Development $1,517,981
Two or more seasons remaining The list of 236 players who have two or more years left on their contract is top-heavy with franchise cornerstones, All-Stars, top starters and starters.
Out of the 50 players who earn more than $15 million, only Kevin Love , Danilo Gallinari , Eric Bledsoe and Eric Gordon are categorized as key reserves or rotation players.
PLAYER TEAM POS. ROSTER YEARS SALARY LeBron James LAL SF Franchise 2 $41,180,544 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF Franchise 5 (P) $39,344,900 Damian Lillard POR PG Franchise 4 (P) $39,344,900 Paul George LAC SG All-NBA 4 (P) $39,344,900 Klay Thompson GSW SG Top Starter 3 $37,980,720 Tobias Harris PHL PF Top Starter 3 $35,995,950 Khris Middleton MIL SF All-Star 3 (P) $35,500,000 Rudy Gobert UTH C All-NBA 5 (P) $35,344,828 Pascal Siakam TOR PF Top Starter 3 $33,003,936 Ben Simmons PHL PG All-Star 4 $33,003,936 Jrue Holiday MIL PG Top Starter 4 (P) $32,431,333 Karl-Anthony Towns MIN C All-Star 3 $31,650,600 Kristaps Porzingis DAL PF Top Starter 3 (P) $31,650,600 Devin Booker PHX SG All-NBA 3 $31,650,600 Nikola Jokic DEN C Franchise 2 $31,579,390 Andrew Wiggins GSW SF Starter 2 $31,579,390 Kevin Love CLE PF Rotation A 2 $31,258,256 CJ McCollum POR SG Top Starter 3 $30,864,198 Chris Paul PHX PG All-Star 4 $30,800,000 D'Angelo Russell MIN PG Top Starter 2 $30,013,500 Gordon Hayward CHA SF Top Starter 3 $29,925,000 Jamal Murray DEN PG Top Starter 4 $29,467,800 Brandon Ingram NOP SF Top Starter 4 $29,467,800 Bam Adebayo MIA C All-Star 5 $28,103,500 Jayson Tatum BOS PF All-Star 5 (P) $28,103,500 De'Aaron Fox SAC PG Top Starter 5 $28,103,500 Donovan Mitchell UTH SG All-Star 5 (P) $28,103,500 Al Horford BOS C Starter 2 $27,000,000 Kyle Lowry MIA PG Top Starter 3 $26,984,128 Jaylen Brown BOS SF All-Star 3 $26,758,928 DeMar DeRozan CHI SF All-Star 3 $26,000,000 Draymond Green GSW PF All-Star 3 (P) $24,026,712 Nikola Vucevic CHI C Top Starter 2 $24,000,000 Buddy Hield SAC SG Starter 3 $23,073,234 Tim Hardaway Jr .DAL SG Top Starter 4 $21,306,816 Mike Conley UTH PG Top Starter 3 $21,000,000 Danilo Gallinari ATL PF Key Reserve 2 $20,475,000 Harrison Barnes SAC SF Top Starter 2 $20,284,091 Jerami Grant DET SF Top Starter 2 $20,002,500 Domantas Sabonis IND PF All-Star 3 $19,800,000 Fred VanVleet TOR PG Top Starter 3 (P) $19,675,926 Bojan Bogdanovic UTH SF Starter 2 $18,700,000 Eric Gordon HOU SG Key Reserve 3 $18,218,818 Eric Bledsoe LAC PG Key Reserve 2 $18,125,000 Bogdan Bogdanovic ATL SG Starter 3 $18,000,000 Myles Turner IND C Top Starter 2 $18,000,000 Caris LeVert IND SG Top Starter 2 $17,500,000 Jonathan Isaac ORL PF Starter 4 $17,400,000 Joe Harris BRK SG Starter 3 $17,357,143 Spencer Dinwiddie WAS PG Top Starter 3 $17,142,857 Steven Adams MEM C Starter 2 $17,073,171 Markelle Fultz ORL PG Starter 3 $16,500,000 OG Anunoby TOR SF Top Starter 4 (P) $16,071,429 Davis Bertans WAS PF Key Reserve 4 $16,000,000 Lauri Markkanen CLE PF Starter 4 $15,690,909 Marcus Morris Sr .LAC PF Starter 3 $15,627,907 Will Barton DEN SG Top Starter 2 $15,625,000 Dejounte Murray SAN PG Top Starter 3 $15,428,880 Derrick White SAN SG Starter 4 $15,178,571 Malik Beasley MIN SG Key Reserve 3 (T) $14,491,964 Jonas Valanciunas NOP C Top Starter 3 $14,000,000 Doug McDermott SAN SF Key Reserve 3 $13,750,000 Christian Wood HOU PF Top Starter 2 $13,666,667 Luke Kennard LAC SG Key Reserve 4 (T) $13,347,727 Brook Lopez MIL C Starter 2 $13,302,325 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope WAS SG Starter 2 $13,038,862 Kyle Kuzma WAS PF Starter 3 (P) $13,000,000 Terrence Ross ORL SG Key Reserve 2 $12,500,000 Jordan Clarkson UTH SG Key Reserve 3 (P) $12,420,000 Dillon Brooks MEM SF Starter 2 $12,200,000 Kelly Olynyk DET C Starter 3 $12,195,122 Kelly Oubre Jr .CHA SF Key Reserve 2 $12,000,000 Josh Richardson BOS SF Key Reserve 2 $11,615,328 Dwight Powell DAL C Key Reserve 2 $11,080,125 Devonte' Graham NOP PG Starter 4 $11,000,000 Zion Williamson NOP PF All-Star 2 $10,733,400 Larry Nance Jr .POR PF Key Reserve 2 $10,690,909 Anthony Edwards MIN SG Top Starter 3 $10,245,480 Cade Cunningham DET PG Development 4 $10,050,120 Danny Green PHL SG Starter 2 $10,000,000 Jae Crowder PHX PF Starter 2 $9,720,900 Ja Morant MEM PG Top Starter 2 $9,603,360 Reggie Bullock DAL SF Key Reserve 3 $9,536,000 Mason Plumlee CHA C Starter 2 $9,248,333 James Wiseman GSW C Development 3 $9,166,800 Jalen Green HOU SG Development 4 $8,992,080 Maxi Kleber DAL PF Starter 2 $8,975,000 De'Anthony Melton MEM SG Key Reserve 3 $8,805,976 Royce O'Neale UTH PF Starter 3 $8,800,000 Jakob Poeltl SAN C Starter 2 $8,750,000 Kemba Walker NYK PG Starter 2 $8,729,020 RJ Barrett NYK SF Top Starter 2 $8,623,920 Alex Caruso CHI SG Key Reserve 4 $8,600,000 Dario Saric PHX PF Key Reserve 2 $8,510,000 Monte Morris DEN PG Key Reserve 3 $8,449,074 LaMelo Ball CHA PG Top Starter 3 $8,231,760 Daniel Theis HOU C Key Reserve 4 $8,280,351 Seth Curry PHL SG Starter 2 $8,207,518 Cedi Osman CLE SF Key Reserve 3 $8,133,334 Evan Mobley CLE PF Development 4 $8,075,160 De'Andre Hunter ATL PF Starter 2 $7,775,400 Patrick Williams CHI PF Starter 3 $7,422,000 Scottie Barnes TOR PF Development 4 $7,280,400 Darius Garland CLE PG Top Starter 2 $7,040,880 D.J. Augustin HOU PG Rotation A 2 $7,000,000 Zach Collins SAN PF Rotation A 3 $7,000,000 Juancho Hernangomez BOS PF Rotation A 2 $6,907,815 Isaac Okoro CLE SF Key Reserve 3 $6,720,720 Jalen Suggs ORL PG Development 4 $6,592,920 Jarrett Culver MEM SG Rotation A 2 $6,395,160 Khem Birch TOR C Key Reserve 3 $6,350,000 Onyeka Okongwu ATL C Development 3 $6,104,280 Justin Holiday IND SG Key Reserve 2 $6,006,420 Josh Giddey OKC SG Development 4 $5,988,000 Coby White CHI PG Key Reserve 2 $5,837,760 Killian Hayes DET PG Development 3 $5,572,680 Jonathan Kuminga GSW SF Development 4 $5,466,360 Jaxson Hayes NOP C Rotation A 2 $5,348,280 Obi Toppin NYK PF Key Reserve 3 $5,105,160 Franz Wagner ORL SF Development 4 $5,007,840 Rui Hachimura WAS PF Starter 2 $4,916,160 Taj Gibson NYK C Key Reserve 2 $4,910,000 Garrett Temple NOP SG Key Reserve 3 $4,910,000 Torrey Craig IND SF Key Reserve 2 $4,878,049 Deni Avdija WAS SG Key Reserve 3 $4,692,840 Cam Reddish ATL SF Key Reserve 2 $4,670,160 Davion Mitchell SAC PG Development 4 $4,603,200 Ish Smith CHA PG Rotation A 2 $4,500,000 Cameron Johnson PHX SF Key Reserve 2 $4,437,000 Ziaire Williams MEM SF Development 4 $4,373,040 Maurice Harkless SAC SF Key Reserve 2 $4,347,600 Devin Vassell SAN SG Key Reserve 3 $4,235,160 P.J. Washington CHA PF Starter 2 $4,215,120 James Bouknight CHA SG Development 4 $4,154,400 Tyrese Haliburton SAC SG Starter 3 $4,023,600 Tyler Herro MIA SG Top Starter 2 $4,004,280 George Hill MIL PG Rotation A 2 $4,000,000 Joshua Primo SAN SG Development 4 $3,946,800 Justise Winslow LAC SF Rotation A 2 $3,902,439 Kira Lewis Jr .NOP PG Rotation A 3 $3,822,240 Romeo Langford BOS SF Rotation A 2 $3,804,360 Chris Duarte IND SG Development 4 $3,749,400 Alex Len SAC C Rotation A 2 $3,732,000 Gabriel Deck OKC SF Rotation B 3 $3,676,852 Jevon Carter BRK PG Rotation A 2 $3,650,000 Aaron Nesmith BOS SG Rotation A 3 $3,631,200 Moses Moody GSW SG Development 4 $3,562,200 Boban Marjanovic DAL C Rotation A 2 $3,500,000 Cole Anthony ORL PG Starter 3 $3,449,400 Corey Kispert WAS SF Development 4 $3,383,640 Georges Niang PHL PF Rotation A 2 $3,300,000 Isaiah Stewart DET C Key Reserve 3 $3,277,080 Chuma Okeke ORL PF Rotation A 3 $3,277,080 Nickeil Alexander-Walker NOP SG Rotation A 2 $3,261,480 Alperen Sengun HOU C Development 4 $3,214,680 Aleksej Pokusevski OKC PF Rotation A 3 $3,113,160 Goga Bitadze IND C Rotation A 2 $3,098,400 Trey Murphy III NOP PF Development 4 $3,053,760 Sterling Brown DAL SG Rotation A 2 $3,000,000 Josh Green DAL SG Development 3 $2,957,520 Tre Mann OKC SG Development 4 $2,901,240 Matisse Thybulle PHL SF Key Reserve 2 $2,840,160 Saddiq Bey DET PF Starter 3 $2,824,320 Kai Jones CHA C Development 4 $2,770,560 Brandon Clarke MEM PF Key Reserve 2 $2,726,880 Precious Achiuwa TOR C Key Reserve 3 $2,711,280 Jalen Johnson ATL PF Development 4 $2,659,680 Grant Williams BOS PF Key Reserve 2 $2,617,800 Tyrese Maxey PHL SG Starter 3 $2,602,920 Keon Johnson LAC PG Development 4 $2,553,240 Darius Bazley OKC PF Key Reserve 2 $2,513,040 Zeke Nnaji DEN PF Rotation A 3 $2,498,760 Isaiah Jackson IND PF Development 4 $2,451,240 Ty Jerome OKC PG Rotation A 2 $2,412,840 Usman Garuba HOU PF Development 4 $2,353,320 Leandro Bolmaro MIN SG Development 4 $2,353,320 R.J. Hampton ORL SG Rotation A 3 $2,303,040 Josh Christopher HOU SG Development 4 $2,259,240 Dylan Windler CLE SF Rotation A 2 $2,239,200 Immanuel Quickley NYK PG Key Reserve 3 $2,210,640 John Konchar MEM SG Rotation A 3 $2,200,000 Quentin Grimes NYK SG Development 4 $2,168,640 Jordan Poole GSW SG Starter 2 $2,161,440 Payton Pritchard BOS PG Rotation A 3 $2,137,440 Bones Hyland DEN PG Development 4 $2,096,880 Udoka Azubuike UTH C Development 3 $2,075,880 Jaden McDaniels MIN PF Key Reserve 3 $2,063,280 Malachi Flynn TOR SG Rotation A 3 $2,048,040 Cam Thomas BRK SG Development 4 $2,036,280 Desmond Bane MEM SG Starter 3 $2,033,160 Jaden Springer PHL PG Development 4 $2,023,680 Day'Ron Sharpe BRK C Development 4 $2,009,160 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl OKC PF Development 4 $2,000,000 Kenrich Williams OKC PF Key Reserve 2 $2,000,000 Theo Maledon OKC PG Rotation A 3 $2,000,000 Santi Aldama MEM C Development 4 $1,994,520 Frank Ntilikina DAL PG Rotation A 2 $1,789,256 Didi Louzada NOP SF Development 4 $1,786,878 Kevin Porter Jr .HOU PG Starter 2 $1,782,621 Drew Eubanks SAN C Rotation A 2 $1,762,796 Chimezie Metu SAC PF Rotation A 2 $1,762,796 Alize Johnson CHI PF Rotation A 2 $1,729,217 Moritz Wagner ORL PF Rotation A 2 $1,729,217 Keita Bates-Diop SAN SF Rotation A 2 $1,729,217 Moses Brown DAL C Rotation A 3 $1,701,593 Herbert Jones NOP SF Development 3 $1,700,000 Javonte Green CHI SF Rotation A 2 $1,669,178 Kevin Pangos CLE PG Rotation A 2 $1,669,178 Max Strus MIA SG Rotation A 2 $1,669,178 Gabe Vincent MIA PG Rotation A 2 $1,669,178 Xavier Tillman MEM C Key Reserve 3 $1,517,981 Vernon Carey Jr .CHA PF Development 3 $1,517,981 Naji Marshall NOP PF Rotation A 3 $1,517,981 Kenyon Martin Jr .HOU PF Rotation A 3 $1,517,981 Lamar Stevens CLE SF Rotation B 3 $1,517,981 Robert Woodard II SAC SF Development 3 $1,517,981 Nick Richards CHA C Development 2 $1,517,981 Paul Reed PHL PF Development 2 $1,517,981 Tre Jones SAN PG Development 2 $1,517,981 Isaiah Joe PHL SG Development 2 $1,517,981 Jahmi'us Ramsey SAC SG Development 2 $1,517,981 Isaiah Todd WAS PF Development 4 $1,500,000 Omer Yurtseven MIA C Development 2 $1,489,065 JT Thor CHA PF Development 4 $1,250,000 Jason Preston LAC PG Development 3 $1,062,303 Isaiah Livers DET PF Development 3 $1,057,260 Charles Bassey PHL C Development 3 $925,258 Marko Simonovic CHI PF Development 3 $925,258 Greg Brown III POR PF Development 3 $925,258 Miles McBride NYK PG Development 3 $925,258 Vit Krejci OKC PG Development 4 $925,258 Brandon Boston Jr .LAC SG Development 3 $925,258 Ayo Dosunmu CHI PG Development 2 $925,258 Dalano Banton TOR PG Development 2 $925,258 Jared Butler UTH PG Development 2 $925,258 Jock Landale SAN C Development 2 $925,258
The trade restrictions No player in the NBA has a no-trade clause in his contract. However, that doesn't mean everyone is free to be traded. Of the 446 players currently on rosters, 71 have some type of lingering restriction. Here is that list, with an explainer below:
PLAYER TEAM ROSTER SALARY RESTRICTION Trae Young ATL All-NBA $8,326,471 Poison Pill Solomon Hill ATL Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Lou Williams ATL Rotation A $5,000,000 1 Yr. Bird Kevin Huerter ATL Starter $4,253,357 Poison Pill Clint Capela ATL Top Starter $18,603,448 Feb. 13 John Collins ATL Top Starter $23,000,000 Jan. 15 Marcus Smart BOS Top Starter $14,339,285 Jan. 25 Robert Williams III BOS Starter $3,661,976 Poison Pill Jabari Parker BOS Rotation A $1,669,178 Jan. 19 LaMarcus Aldridge BRK Key Reserve $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Blake Griffin BRK Starter $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Bruce Brown Jr. BRK Starter $4,736,103 1 Yr. Bird Kevin Durant BRK Franchise $42,018,900 Jan. 8 Terry Rozier CHA Top Starter $17,905,263 Jan. 30 Denzel Valentine CLE Rotation A $1,939,350 Dec. 19 Jarrett Allen CLE Starter $20,000,000 Jan. 15 Ed Davis CLE Rotation B $1,669,178 Jan. 13 Luka Doncic DAL Franchise $10,174,391 Poison Pill Michael Porter Jr .DEN Top Starter $5,258,735 Poison Pill JaMychal Green DEN Key Reserve $8,200,000 1 Yr. Bird Austin Rivers DEN Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Aaron Gordon DEN Starter $16,409,091 March 27 Frank Jackson DET Rotation A $3,000,000 1 Yr. Bird Cory Joseph DET Rotation A $4,910,000 1 Yr. Bird Rodney McGruder DET Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Luka Garza DET Development $925,258 Dec. 22 Hamidou Diallo DET Key Reserve $5,200,000 Jan. 15/1 Yr. Bird Stephen Curry GSW Franchise $45,780,966 Jan. 6 Gary Payton II GSW Rotation A $1,669,178 Jan. 19 Armoni Brooks HOU Development $1,489,065 Jan. 14 David Nwaba HOU Rotation A $4,650,000 Jan. 15 Malcolm Brogdon IND Top Starter $21,700,000 Apr. 18 T.J. McConnell IND Key Reserve $7,500,000 Jan. 15 Terance Mann LAC Key Reserve $1,782,621 Apr. 12 Nicolas Batum LAC Key Reserve $3,170,029 1 Yr. Bird Reggie Jackson LAC Key Reserve $10,384,500 Jan. 15 Avery Bradley LAL Rotation A $1,669,178 Dec. 26 Austin Reaves LAL Development $925,258 Dec. 27 Talen Horton-Tucker LAL Key Reserve $9,500,000 Jan. 15 Jaren Jackson Jr .MEM Top Starter $9,180,560 Poison Pill Udonis Haslem MIA Rotation B $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Victor Oladipo MIA Key Reserve $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Dewayne Dedmon MIA Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Duncan Robinson MIA Top Starter $15,650,000 Jan. 15 Jimmy Butler MIA All-Star $36,016,200 Jan. 7 Grayson Allen MIL Key Reserve $4,054,695 Poison Pill Thanasis Antetokounmpo MIL Rotation A $1,729,217 1 Yr. Bird Bobby Portis MIL Key Reserve $4,347,600 1 Yr. Bird DeMarcus Cousins MIL Rotation A $1,275,864 March 2 Wesley Matthews MIL Rotation A $1,237,494 March 3 Jordan McLaughlin MIN Rotation A $2,000,000 Jan. 15 Jarred Vanderbilt MIN Key Reserve $4,050,000 Jan. 15 Gary Clark NOP Rotation B $1,237,494 Mar. 3 Josh Hart NOP Key Reserve $12,000,000 Jan. 15 Derrick Rose NYK Key Reserve $13,445,120 Jan. 15 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC Top Starter $5,495,532 Poison Pill Mike Muscala OKC Rotation A $3,500,000 1 Yr. Bird Wendell Carter Jr .ORL Key Reserve $6,920,027 Poison Pill Furkan Korkmaz PHL Key Reserve $4,629,630 Jan. 15 Joel Embiid PHL Franchise $31,579,390 July 18 Frank Kaminsky PHX Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird Abdel Nader PHX Rotation A $2,000,000 1 Yr. Bird Cameron Payne PHX Key Reserve $6,500,000 Jan. 15 Mikal Bridges PHX Top Starter $5,557,725 Poison Pill Landry Shamet PHX Key Reserve $3,768,342 Poison Pill Norman Powell POR Top Starter $15,517,242 Jan. 15 Terence Davis SAC Rotation A $4,000,000 Jan. 15 Richaun Holmes SAC Starter $10,384,500 Jan. 15 Gary Trent Jr .TOR Starter $16,000,000 Jan. 15 Raul Neto WAS Rotation A $1,669,178 1 Yr. Bird
Signing : The Jan. 15 restriction is for free agents who signed a contract with their previous team (with either Bird or early Bird rights) with a pay increase of at least 20% over the previous season. For free agents like the Celtics' Jabari Parker , who signed after Sept. 15, the restriction is three months after they signed their contract. ·
One-year Bird rights : This restriction applies if a free agent signs a one-year contract and will have Bird rights with his current team when he becomes a free agent. A player can still be traded but must consent to the deal. If he does, the Bird rights do not transfer to his new team.
Extension : Depending on the type of extension, a player becomes trade-ineligible for six months or one year. However, because of the condensed offseason, the restriction for extensions are now shortened.
Poison pill : For players still on their rookie deals before an extension kicks in, the NBA counts their fourth-year salary as outgoing money and the average of the extension amount and last year of their rookie contract as incoming money. One example: Robert Williams III would count as $3.7 million in outgoing salary for the Celtics but $10.3 million for an acquiring team.