The NBA trade deadline is approaching, and there are a ton of rumors about which teams will be active sellers, which will be buyers, and which players will be jumping all over the league.
A lot is still up in the air, but according to Shams Charania, per Evan Sidery, five teams will be sellers this season.
The ESPN insider listed the Chicago Bulls, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Wizards as teams that will be selling their talent before the deadline.
But even though some of these teams sit toward the bottom of the standings, that doesn’t mean they won’t be tough negotiators.
The Bulls, Nets, Raptors, Trail Blazers, and Wizards will be sellers ahead of this year’s trade deadline, per @ShamsCharania.
A lot of talented veterans on those rosters who could help contending teams. pic.twitter.com/Fvv9Tqac9J
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) December 27, 2024
Players like Zach LaVine, Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Robert Williams, Jerami Grant, Kyle Kuzma and others could be traveling to new locations in the weeks ahead.
Because their front offices are interested in selling, they will get a lot of phone calls from competing teams.
However, things might not be easy for the buyers.
The Wizards, for example, won’t feel any sort of pressure to rush and agree to deals unless they really like them.
Because they are doing so poorly this season, they can take their time and only agree to a package that makes the most sense for them.
They have the ability to reject many offers or demand more, especially from teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, who are trying to win as much as possible right now.
All of these teams have the luxury of taking their time, which could complicate things for the franchises looking to make big changes.
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