NBA Trade Board 2024: Dejounte Murray, Zach LaVine and other rumored names on the market

Editor’s Note: Pascal Siakam, originally the No. 1 player on this list, was traded to the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 17. 

We’ve passed Jan. 15 on the NBA calendar, which opens up a large number of players to be traded who re-signed with their previous team last offseason. It’s a more important group of players than you’d think, as it includes the likes of D’Angelo Russell, Jerami Grant, Matisse Thybulle, Kyle Kuzma, Rui Hachimura and others. Some of those players will feature on our updated trade board below, and others won’t.

The upshot is every player in the league — outside of a precious few examples, most of whom signed long-term extensions within the last six months — is now trade-eligible.

We’ve already seen the first domino fall, with the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors setting aside their ongoing litigation to complete a deal involving OG Anunoby, RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley. The second big one fell two days after this list was originally published when the Raptors traded Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for a package centered around Bruce Brown Jr. and three first-round picks. Those deals took two of the biggest names off the market.

Still, expect to see more trades in the coming weeks. Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will look to shake up their rosters to make a run, and others like the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards will look to sell as they fall out of the postseason race.

So let’s take a look at some of the remaining players available on the market. With it still being a little under a month until the Feb. 8 deadline, I remain fairly conservative in adding names to this list. Having said that, the pool has expanded from 25 players on our initial board to 35 here now that we understand a bit more about teams’ goals at the deadline.

Before we get to the names on this list, I want to address a few names that aren’t — at least not yet.

• You won’t see all-stars Donovan Mitchell or Lauri Markkanen. As of right now — again, things are fluid this time of year — my impression from talking to league sources is that the Cleveland Cavaliers are planning to ride out this season with Mitchell. Meanwhile, the price tag on Markkanen is so high that it effectively takes him off the market, especially with how well the Utah Jazz have played recently.

• You also won’t see Jonathan Kuminga or Moses Moody, two young Golden State Warriors players who could be used to facilitate a deal for a star player. I don’t think the Warriors have ruled out moving them, but my impression, at least currently, is that they aren’t actively including them in potential trade packages either. League sources believe new general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. values both at a very high level and would love to hold onto them if he can, even if he also understands one or both may need to be the mechanism to facilitate much-needed changes with the slumping Warriors. It’s possible one or both of Kuminga and Moody feature on future iterations of this board, but that’s the reasoning I used to hold them off for now.

• The aforementioned Jerami Grant is not on here. It was a bit tough to gauge the Portland Trail Blazers’ willingness to move him, as well as how other teams value his five-year, $160 million contract.

• There aren’t many Brooklyn Nets players yet because, frankly, teams around the league aren’t entirely sure which direction they’ll go. That includes Dorian Finney-Smith, an excellent role player contenders value. Since he is signed long-term, the Nets are in no rush to make a decision on his future as they sit in the Eastern Conference Play-In race.

To reiterate: This list will be fluid over the next month, so expect some updates. Completed trades will take some of these players off this board, and it’s even possible others will sign extensions to remain with their current team. But here is where we’re sitting for now.

Click on each player listed below for a detailed explanation of their current trade situations and some of their best potential fits.

UPDATES:

• Jan. 17: Removed Pascal Siakam (No. 1, traded to Pacers). Added Quentin Grimes (No. 6). Moved everyone after No. 6 down a spot.