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:

The Sacramento Kings have won just six of their first 25 games of the 2025-26 season, and there has been plenty of speculation about what is next for this strug

Christmas is on Dec. 25, but it comes 10 days early for NBA fans every year. That's because Dec. 15 marks the unofficial start of trade season.

The Lakers probably have no hope of making a splashy deal before the NBA trade deadline, but a role player would be welcome.

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

In the latest Stein Line, Marc Stein reiterated his latest on the Lauri Markkanen situation. A Thursday night update because NBA Trade Season is closing in? A must. The latest in full with Dec. 15 fast approaching: https://t.co/FqCwodAFUd 📷: @chicagobulls pic.twitter.com/XkkQcsVxAw

ESPN's insiders have floated a Warriors trade idea that would replace Draymond Green with another quality defensive player, Anthony Davis.

While the most talked-about player in the potential trade market in the NBA right now is Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mavericks forward/center Anthony Davis is flying