Most free agents can be traded on Dec. 15. However, a small group has to wait an extra month. Those are the free agents who re-signed with their original team using Bird or Early Bird Rights, make more than the minimum and who got a raise greater than 20% over their salary from last season. That list includes 11 players:

Monday is when contracts signed in free agency become trade-eligible, meaning team executives will have much more flexibility than before.

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One superstar trade away from NBA title contention? You better be right. If not, the consequences have never been harsher.

The Minnesota Timberwolves could be considering making a push to bring in Chicago Bulls guard Coby White ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

NBA insider Marc Stein reports that a homecoming for Paul, a native of North Carolina, likely isn't in the cards.

“League sources tell ClutchPoints that the Knicks have had exploratory discussions with two Western Conference teams about potential trades, with New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo at the center of various proposals.”

Joe Dumars understood why the NBA world was surprised by the moves he made for the Pelicans during the night of the 2025 draft.