If you've heard Dec. 15 mentioned as an important date when it comes to NBA trade talks, there's a good reason why. That's the date that players who signed new contracts over the offseason can be traded. Up until that date, those players aren't permitted to be included in any trades.
Considered as the unofficial start of trade season -- which runs through the trade deadline on Feb. 10 -- this is a date that all of the league's general managers have circled on their calendars. There's a reason that there haven't really been any trades yet this season. Front offices were waiting for this date in order for the pool of movable parts to be expanded.
Trade season this year has the potential to be especially intriguing, as there are several major moves that could be made. The Philadelphia 76ers are still searching for the perfect deal for Ben Simmons, who hasn't played for the team this season. Similarly, the Brooklyn Nets are open to trading Kyrie Irving, given the fact that he also doesn't appear to be any closer to playing for the team than he was at the start of the season. Also, the New York Knicks are looking to move Kemba Walker after the veteran guard lost his spot in the team's rotation. Plus, other teams like the Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings could be looking to shake things up in a major way.
Here's a team-by-team look at all of the players from across the league's landscape that will become eligible to be traded on Dec. 15.
*These players would have the opportunity to veto a trade.
- Gorgui Dieng
- Solomon Hill *
- Lou Williams *
- Enes Freedom
- Dennis Schröder
Brooklyn Nets
- LaMarcus Aldridge *
- DeAndre' Bembry
- Blake Griffin *
- James Johnson
- Patty Mills
- Paul Millsap
- Ish Smith
- Kelly Oubre
- Lonzo Ball
- Tony Bradley
- Alex Caruso
- DeMar DeRozan
- Javonte Green
- Alize Johnson
- Lauri Markkanen
- Kevin Pangos
- Reggie Bullock
- Sterling Brown
- Tim Hardaway Jr.
- Boban Marjanovic
- Frank Ntilikina
- Will Barton
- JaMychal Green *
- Jeff Green
- Austin Rivers *
- Frank Jackson *
- Cory Joseph *
- Saben Lee
- Trey Lyles
- Rodney McGruder *
- Kelly Olynyk
- Nemanja Bjelica
- Andre Iguodala
- Otto Porter
- Daniel Theis
Indiana Pacers
- Torrey Craig
- Nicolas Batum *
- Kawhi Leonard
- Justise Winslow
- Carmelo Anthony
- Trevor Ariza
- Kent Bazemore
- Wayne Ellington
- Dwight Howard
- DeAndre Jordan
- Malik Monk
- Kendrick Nunn
- Rajon Rondo
- None
- Dewayne Dedmon *
- Udonis Haslem *
- Kyle Lowry
- Markieff Morris
- Victor Oladipo *
- Max Strus
- P.J. Tucker
- Gabe Vincent
- Omer Yurtseven
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo *
- George Hill
- Rodney Hood
- Semi Ojeleye
- Bobby Portis *
- None
- Devonte' Graham
- Willy Hernangomez
- Didi Louzada
- Garrett Temple
- Alec Burks
- Evan Fournier
- Taj Gibson
- Nerlens Noel
- Kemba Walker
- Mike Muscala *
- Robin Lopez
- E'Twaun Moore
- Moritz Wagner
Philadelphia 76ers
- Andre Drummond
- Danny Green
- Georges Niang
- Frank Kaminsky *
- JaVale McGee
- Abdel Nader *
- Chris Paul
- Elfrid Payton
Portland Trail Blazers
- Ben McLemore
- Tony Snell
- Cody Zeller
Sacramento Kings
- Maurice Harkless
- Alex Len
- Keita Bates-Diop
- Zach Collins
- Bryn Forbes
- Jock Landale
- Doug McDermott
- Khem Birch
- Isaac Bonga
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
- Mike Conley
- Rudy Gay
- Hassan Whiteside
- Spencer Dinwiddie
- Raul Neto *