Which NBA players become trade eligible on December 15th?

Which NBA players become trade eligible on December 15th?

While most of the trade activity won’t happen until it’s closer to the Feb. 8 trade deadline, Dec. 15 is an important day in trade season for the NBA.

Dec. 15 marks the day that (most) signed free agents from the most recent offseason will become trade eligible–certain exceptions push back that deadline, depending on where you sign, your team’s cap situation plus how much more you’re making relative to your last contract.

Nevertheless, 81 players who signed in the 2023 offseason became trade-eligible Friday. All but three organizations–the Detroit Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards–have at least one player who became Dec. 15 trade eligible, with 20 having multiple players eligible.

The Phoenix Suns have eight players who became trade eligible Friday, while seven (Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz) all have one apiece.

Anyway, here’s the full list!

PLAYER	TEAM
Wesley Matthews	Atlanta Hawks
Dalano Banton	Boston Celtics
Oshae Brissett	Boston Celtics
Svi Mykhailiuk	Boston Celtics
Harry Giles III	Brooklyn Nets
Dennis Smith Jr.	Brooklyn Nets
Lonnie Walker IV	Brooklyn Nets
Trendon Watford	Brooklyn Nets
Frank Ntilikina	Charlotte Hornets
Jevon Carter	Chicago Bulls
Torrey Craig	Chicago Bulls
Terry Taylor	Chicago Bulls
Ty Jerome	Cleveland Cavaliers
Caris LeVert	Cleveland Cavaliers
Georges Niang	Cleveland Cavaliers
Max Strus	Cleveland Cavaliers
Tristan Thompson	Cleveland Cavaliers
Seth Curry	Dallas Mavericks
Dante Exum	Dallas Mavericks
Kyrie Irving	Dallas Mavericks
Derrick Jones Jr.	Dallas Mavericks
Dwight Powell	Dallas Mavericks
Grant Williams	Dallas Mavericks
Justin Holiday	Denver Nuggets
Reggie Jackson	Denver Nuggets
DeAndre Jordan	Denver Nuggets
Draymond Green	Golden State Warriors
Cory Joseph	Golden State Warriors
Dario Saric	Golden State Warriors
Dillon Brooks	Houston Rockets
Jeff Green	Houston Rockets
Aaron Holiday	Houston Rockets
Jock Landale	Houston Rockets
Fred VanVleet	Houston Rockets
Bruce Brown	Indiana Pacers
Mason Plumlee	Los Angeles Clippers
Russell Westbrook	Los Angeles Clippers
Jaxson Hayes	Los Angeles Lakers
Taurean Prince	Los Angeles Lakers
Cam Reddish	Los Angeles Lakers
D’Angelo Russell	Los Angeles Lakers
Gabe Vincent	Los Angeles Lakers
Christian Wood	Los Angeles Lakers
Derrick Rose	Memphis Grizzlies
Thomas Bryant	Miami Heat
Kevin Love	Miami Heat
Josh Richardson	Miami Heat
Orlando Robinson	Miami Heat
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks
Malik Beasley	Milwaukee Bucks
Jae Crowder	Milwaukee Bucks
A.J. Green	Milwaukee Bucks
Robin Lopez	Milwaukee Bucks
Khris Middleton	Milwaukee Bucks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Minnesota Timberwolves
Troy Brown Jr.	Minnesota Timberwolves
Shake Milton	Minnesota Timberwolves
E.J. Liddell	New Orleans Pelicans
Cody Zeller	New Orleans Pelicans
Ryan Arcidiacono	New York Knicks
Donte DiVincenzo	New York Knicks
Joe Ingles	Orlando Magic
Mo Bamba	Philadelphia 76ers
Patrick Beverley	Philadelphia 76ers
Keita Bates-Diop	Phoenix Suns
Bol Bol	Phoenix Suns
Drew Eubanks	Phoenix Suns
Eric Gordon	Phoenix Suns
Damion Lee	Phoenix Suns
Chimezie Metu	Phoenix Suns
Josh Okogie	Phoenix Suns
Yuta Watanabe	Phoenix Suns
Moses Brown	Portland Trail Blazers
Alex Len	Sacramento Kings
JaVale McGee	Sacramento Kings
Julian Champagnie	San Antonio Spurs
Sandro Mamukelashvili	San Antonio Spurs
Jalen McDaniels	Toronto Raptors
Dennis Schröder	Toronto Raptors
Garrett Temple	Toronto Raptors
Omer Yurtseven	Utah Jazz

NBA Trade Season Is Here!

The majority of players on the list are on minimum contracts in some capacity–whether it’s for one year or multiple years. Thus, the contracts are easier to trade, but are harder to accommodate for salary-matching purposes. A few notable exceptions are Fred VanVleet ($40.8MM in ’23-24), Draymond Green ($22.3MM), Bruce Brown ($22.0MM) and D’Angelo Russell ($17.3MM).

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