Top 10 stars most likely to be traded before the trade deadline this season
1. D'Angelo Russell
Last summer, Shuila signed a $36 million 1+1 contract with the Lakers, just looking at the average of 17.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season, the annual salary of $17.31 million is definitely a good deal, and his three-point shot is still online, but for the current Lakers, using Russell to make a trade reinforcement is almost a must-do. First, in James's aging situation, Russell, who has no defense, is unable to support the team as the team's main control, second, Russell cannot make an adequate on-court response after being targeted infinitely in the playoffs, and third, Russell will inevitably jump out of his contract this summer, and the Lakers will face the risk of losing him for nothing.
2. Dejounte Murray
Obviously, the backcourt combination of Trae Young and Murray was a failure, so the Hawks have been trading for Murray since the end of last season, but they are still waiting to be sold because the compensation is not ideal. Although the Lakers and Hawks trade for Murray is temporarily on hold, as long as the Lakers and Hawks can find a third party to receive Russell, there is a high probability that by the last minute of the trade deadline, the two sides will reach a deal on Murray.
3. Andrew Wiggins
Last season's Wiggins was still a first-class forward player in the league, he was very good for both offense and defense, judging from his championship season and last season's performance, the four-year $109 million contract was definitely not big, and he definitely deserved an annual salary of $25 million, but who would have thought that after only one offseason, Wiggins would be pulling to the end this season. Because of Wiggins' crotch pull and the adverse situation the Warriors are facing right now, it is clear that trading Wiggins to avoid taxes.
4. Miles Bridges
Originally, after playing a high-energy performance in the 21-22 season, Xiaoqiao would sign a 100 million yuan contract with the Hornets as he wished, but the domestic violence incident made him unable to play for a whole season, and the 100 million yuan contract was also lost. After returning to the court this season, Xiaoqiao is still playing well, and can still get an average of 20+ output per game with high efficiency, but the Hornets have drifted away from him, and the Hornets he wants don't want to give at all, considering that he will become a complete free agent this summer, and considering his current annual salary of $7.92 million, it is inevitable that the Hornets will trade Xiaoqiao to stop losses in time.
5. Kelly Olynyk
A center player who can organize and shoot threes is still very popular, not to mention that Olynyk's contract is not large ($12.2 million per year this season). The Jazz, who have been in the rebuilding phase for the past two years, have been trying to trade Olynyk, and considering that Olynyk's contract expires this summer, there is a good chance that the Jazz will actually trade him before this year's trade deadline.
6. Jordan Clarkson
Clarkson's situation is almost identical to Olynyk's, with the only difference being that Clarkson's contract doesn't expire until the summer of '26.
7. Dorian Fanny Smith
A full-size, excellent defense, three-point shooting wing forward is a scarce commodity in the league, and once such a player is put on the trade shelf, it will definitely attract the attention of many teams, and DFS is such a player, although the Nets' asking price for him is too high (two first-rounders), but it is estimated that one first-round pick can take him away in the end.
8. Bruce Brown
In the Nuggets' championship journey last season, Brown played a big role in it, and the championship player who can attack and defend has gained the attention of many teams in the free market, and finally the Pacers signed him with a 2-year, $45 million premium contract, not long ago, the Pacers traded him to the Raptors, in the Raptors, Brown is obviously not in the team's plan, so it is a high probability that Brown will be traded again.
9. Gabe Vincent
Vincent is a player who has proven himself in the playoffs, but after joining the Lakers, he only played five regular season games before being sidelined due to injury, and if it goes well, it will probably take another month to return to the court. Originally, the Lakers signed Vincent as an upgrade operation for Schroder, but his "fraudster" attribute made the Lakers and their fans always want to trade him.
10. Gary Trent
Last season, the Raptors had the idea of trading Trent, but because the market reaction was too different from what they wanted, it never worked, and last offseason, Trent decided to exercise the player option to stay with the Raptors, so the Raptors have more reason to trade him this season. #NBA吐槽大会# #头条创作挑战赛# #NBA吐槽大会#
