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Which NBA Players Become Trade Eligible On January 15?
Which NBA Players Become Trade Eligible On January 15?
We are less than a month away from the Feb. 8 NBA Trade deadline. Most of the recently-signed players this offseason became trade eligible on Dec. 15–81 of them, to be exact, which we went over last month.
Though there’s one exception that pushes that trade eligibility back one month: If you re-signed with your team (who’s over the cap) that included a greater than 20 percent raise (using bird/early bird rights) for more than the minimum, you will become trade eligible on Jan. 15, not December 15.
As an example, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves re-signed to a four-year, $54 million deal this offseason using his early bird rights, since his previous rookie contract was a two-year deal. Reaves was making $1.56 million last year, so the raise was clearly over 20 percent. The Lakers are an over-the-cap team–all but two teams (Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz) are, according to Spotrac–thus, Reaves’ trade eligibility gets pushed back one month.
Only 17 players leaguewide qualified for the Jan. trade eligibility; no teams had more than two players. Here’s the full list:
| PLAYER | TEAM |
| Cameron Johnson | Brooklyn Nets |
| Miles Bridges | Charlotte Hornets |
| P.J. Washington | Charlotte Hornets |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Chicago Bulls |
| Coby White | Chicago Bulls |
| Rui Hachimura | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Austin Reaves | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Brook Lopez | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Herbert Jones | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Moritz Wagner | Orlando Magic |
| Paul Reed | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Jerami Grant | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Matisse Thybulle | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Trey Lyles | Sacramento Kings |
| Tre Jones | San Antonio Spurs |
| Jakob Poeltl | Toronto Raptors |
| Kyle Kuzma | Washington Wizards |
Most of these contracts are more difficult to trade than the trade candidates who qualified on Dec. 15. Players are making more than the salary minimum because they were signed with early bird or full bird rights, thus are more likely to be making at least $10-20 million per season.
What sticks out to you when you look at this list? Let us know in the comments!
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