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 New York Knicks will reportedly be among the teams interested in New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado if he is made available before this year's Feb. 5 trade deadline, per SNY's Ian Begley (h/t HoopsHype).

The NBA season is approaching Christmas, and we all know what that means. That's right, trade season will finally be upon us. Monday is when contracts signed in free agency become trade-eligible, meaning team executives will have much more flexibility than before.

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

The Los Angeles Lakers can't run away from the very real, very threatening defensive problems that could, if not corrected, derail any hopes they have of competing for an NBA title.

The Nets absorbed Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr. and Haywood Highsmith's contracts in trades with the Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. They received the No. 22 pick in the draft, which they used to select Drake Powell, as well as an unprotected 2032 first-round pick from Denver and a 2032 second-round pick from Miami.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jonathan Kuminga, Kyle Kuzma, and Zion Williamson headline early 2026 NBA trade chatter.

“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.”

ESPN proposes a trade involving the Lakers, Warriors, and Mavericks centered on Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, and Jonathan Kuminga.