What teams would be inclined to trade away a good player to either acquire more draft capital, tank, or get under the tax/apron?
- Tanking Candidates
- Washington
- (FA) Tyus Jones
- (T) Deni Avdija
- Chicago
- (RFA) Patrick Williams
- Portland
- (T) Jerami Grant
- Washington
- Shed Salary
- Minnesota
- (T) Nickeil Alexander-Walker
- (FA) Kyle Anderson
- (T) Naz Reid
- Clippers
- (T) Norm Powell
- Minnesota
- Improve
- Atlanta
- (T) Trae Young
- (RFA) Saddiq Bey
- Lakers
- (FA) D’Angelo Russell
- (T) Rui Hachimura
- Suns
- (FA) Royce O’Neale
- Sacramento
- Cleveland
- (T) Darius Garland
- (RFA) Isaac Okoro
- Golden State
- (FA) Dario Saric
- New Orleans
- (T) Brandon Ingram
- (T) CJ McCollum
- Memphis
- (T) Luke Kennard
- Atlanta
(T) = trade option (FA) = free agent signing
