In this list I compiled 5 players who will likely be traded or signing with a new team in free agency, I’ll be factoring in all small details like injury history, happiness with role on the team, contract, and age.
- Zach Lavine
Zach Lavine is a unrestricted free agent this summer and could sign with any team, Lavine has spoken out about free agency and said he’s weighing all his options but in his quote to the media it sounded like he was saying goodbye to Bulls fans. Lavine and the Bulls have a good roster with many pieces on it but still got outed in the first round of the playoffs 4-1 by the Milwaukee Bucks, Lavine switched to small forward and his numbers all decreased slightly but there’s still a glimpse of hope for Lavine to return to the Bulls.
- Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook despite having a down year in his standards is still a valuable player to the right team, Russell has proven he’s not a winning player but if you are a bottom team and are looking to fill the seats and be a fun fringe playoff team Westbrook is exactly what you want. With the Lakers and Westbrook pairing being a disaster this season it’s very likely that Westbook gets moved this offseason and the team trading for him wouldn’t have to give up much or anything at all due to his enormous contract of $47 million, and another plus on top of that is you could get that $47 million off the books after one year and have plenty of cap room.
- Rudy Gobert
There’s no secret that the Utah Jazz will be shipping out either Rudy Gobert or Donovan Mitchell this offseason but my guess is it’s going to be Gobert who’s on the move, Gobert is a player you would want if your looking for help on the defensive side, Rudy is a 3x defensive player of the year, 4 time All-NBA player and many other awards. It’s been reported Gobert and Mitchell don’t have a good relationship at all and has given the organization the ultimatum of me {Gobert} or Mitchell, I could see a team like Dallas or Golden State making a move for the big man.
- Tobias Harris
With Tobias Harris being on a max contract the Sixers could make a move to clear some cap room or replace Harris with a better player who fits the team scheme, Harris is averaging 16.4 points per game and is having a good year averaging over 17 a game but isn’t a max player. Despite Harris having a good year and having history with head coach Doc Rivers the Sixers have choices to make for contracts like giving James Harden, Tyrese Maxey contract extensions and with Joel Embiid already making over $40 million a year someones gonna be the odd man out and it’s gonna be Harris. I could see a team like the Hawks or the Indiana Pacers.
- Andrew Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins is a solid player but Golden State needs to move off Wiggins and his big contract, Despite Wiggins being named a All-Star starter this season many members of the media and NBA front offices don’t see Wiggins as a multi time All-Star or someone whos a number 1 or 2 option on a championship team, Wiggins could be packaged with center James Wiseman in a trade to help Golden State in a win now move like a Rudy Gobert. Wiggins has been solid this year averaging 17 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2 assists but most people knew that Wiggins wasn’t going to be in the long term plans for Golden State especially since the Warriors need to clear cap space for emerging player Jordan Poole who’s going to need a contract in a year or so.
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