By Bobby Marks, Kevin Pelton | ESPN, 2026-01-15 20:00:00
距离NBA交易截止日已不足一个月，各支球队正在评估他们的阵容和市场，以寻找能够在冲击季后赛席位或开启新时代中发挥关键作用的球员。
随着像贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant) 和乔纳森·库明加 (Jonathan Kuminga) 这样的球员作为潜在交易目标在流言中被提及，各球队必须在美国东部时间2月5日下午3点前做出决定，哪些球员值得留下，哪些球员可以作为交易方案的一部分，以促进“赢在当下”或“彻底重建”的策略。
无论一支球队是选择交易还是按兵不动，每队都至少有一名球员可以被用于交易，以增强其季后赛冲击力或在重建进程中迈出更坚实的步伐。ESPN分析师鲍比·马克斯 (Bobby Marks)（东部）和凯文·佩尔顿 (Kevin Pelton)（西部）将为您详细解读30支NBA球队中，最有可能被交易的核心球员以及潜在的交易将如何帮助他们的球队。
球队按字母顺序排列。
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亚特兰大老鹰 | 波士顿凯尔特人 | 布鲁克林篮网 | 夏洛特黄蜂 | 芝加哥公牛 | 克利夫兰骑士
达拉斯独行侠 | 丹佛掘金 | 底特律活塞 | 金州勇士 | 休斯顿火箭 | 印第安纳步行者
洛杉矶快船 | 洛杉矶湖人 | 孟菲斯灰熊 | 迈阿密热火 | 密尔沃基雄鹿 | 明尼苏达森林狼
新奥尔良鹈鹕 | 纽约尼克斯 | 俄克拉荷马城雷霆 | 奥兰多魔术 | 费城76人 | 菲尼克斯太阳
波特兰开拓者 | 萨克拉门托国王 | 圣安东尼奥马刺 | 多伦多猛龙 | 犹他爵士 | 华盛顿奇才
亚特兰大老鹰
球员： 克里斯塔普斯·波尔津吉斯 (Kristaps Porzingis)
在被交易至华盛顿换来CJ·麦科勒姆 (CJ McCollum) 和科里·基斯珀特 (Corey Kispert) 之前，特雷·杨 (Trae Young) 最初是这份观察名单上的人选。现在，杨的交易使得亚特兰大可以摆脱波尔津吉斯价值3070万美元的到期合同，并获得薪金空间灵活性以在未来几年接纳大合同——例如，安东尼·戴维斯 (Anthony Davis)。但由于戴维斯因左手伤势将长期缺阵，将波尔津吉斯留用到赛季结束是更可行的选择。波尔津吉斯因病缺席了14场比赛，但在球场上一直表现高效，为亚特兰大提供了急需的前场身材优势。
如果老鹰队想寻求前场补强，他们也拥有卢克·肯纳德 (Luke Kennard) 价值1100万美元的到期合同，以及最近获得的基斯珀特1400万美元的薪水，但这些运作的规模远小于戴维斯级别的交易。基斯珀特的薪水在交易中不可聚合。——马克斯
波士顿凯尔特人
球员： 克里斯·布歇 (Chris Boucher)
安芬尼·西蒙斯 (Anfernee Simons) 本应是值得关注的球员，因为他身背价值2770万美元的到期合同，但西蒙斯在波士顿出人意料地跃升至东部顶级强队的过程中扮演了关键角色。自2021-22赛季以来，西蒙斯首次替补出场，场均贡献13.5分，三分命中率达到40.2%。布歇在休赛期签下了一份为期一年、价值230万美元的合同，当时人们相信他能为球队提供前场深度，尤其是在他上赛季于多伦多场均得到10分之后。然而，他在波士顿的深度阵容中排在卢卡·加尔扎 (Luka Garza) 和约什·米诺特 (Josh Minott) 之后，场均仅出战11.4分钟。
尽管凯尔特人本赛季不太可能将总薪资降至奢侈税线以下（他们超了1200万美元），但交易布歇将为他们节省900万美元。——马克斯
布鲁克林篮网
球员： 小迈克尔·波特 (Michael Porter Jr.)
在布鲁克林，波特或卡梅伦·托马斯 (Cam Thomas) 都可能成为值得关注的球员。托马斯在休赛期签下了一份为期一年、价值590万美元的资质报价合同，他有望连续第三个赛季场均得分至少达到20分。但托马斯对任何交易都拥有否决权，并且如果被交易，他将在成为自由球员时失去伯德权。波特在重建中的篮网队场均得到职业生涯新高的25.7分，他将满足许多季后赛球队对侧翼投射能力和身材尺寸的需求。
在被交易到布鲁克林之前，波特在丹佛与尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) 和贾马尔·穆雷 (Jamal Murray) 并肩作战的前六个赛季中，场均得分从未超过20分。波特的合同还剩下两年（分别为3830万美元和4080万美元），并且他在休赛期有资格获得续约合同。如果波特再次被交易，篮网队可以在他们从丹佛获得的2032年无保护首轮选秀权之外再添筹码。他们也可以选择留下波特，并在休赛期利用薪金空间和高顺位乐透签来补强阵容。别忘了，布鲁克林无法控制自己2027年的首轮签。——马克斯
夏洛特黄蜂
球员： 科林·塞克斯顿 (Collin Sexton)
如果夏洛特遵守那条不成文的规则，即“奔着乐透去的球队必须交易一名合同即将到期的老将”，那么塞克斯顿将是首要人选。塞克斯顿在休赛期从犹他加盟，他身背一份价值1900万美元的到期合同，并且是本赛季表现最好的替补球员之一。在替补出场的19场比赛中，塞克斯顿场均得到14.9分，投篮命中率为50.3%，三分命中率为46.4%。黄蜂队下赛季距离奢侈税线还有5600万美元的空间，如果交易未能成行，他们可以用一份新合同带回塞克斯顿。
黄蜂队还拥有特雷·曼恩 (Tre Mann) 800万美元的薪水，他在休赛期签下了一份为期三年、价值2400万美元的合同——其中只有第一年是保障的——而他本赛季的场均上场时间是其职业生涯第二少。——马克斯
芝加哥公牛
球员： 尼古拉·武切维奇 (Nikola Vucevic)
平心而论，我们可以把半个阵容的球员都列出来。公牛队有多达八名球员（武切维奇、扎克·柯林斯 (Zach Collins)、凯文·许尔特 (Kevin Huerter)、科比·怀特 (Coby White)、阿约·多苏穆 (Ayo Dosunmu)、杰文·卡特 (Jevon Carter)、达伦·特里 (Dalen Terry) 和朱利安·菲利普斯 (Julian Phillips)）的合同即将到期，这是联盟中最多的，主教练比利·多诺万 (Billy Donovan) 在赛季初就指出了这一点。
“他们必须明白这种紧迫感，因为他们每个人的成功都与彼此息息相关，他们的未来也紧密相连，”多诺万说道。
35岁的武切维奇是这群球员中成就最高的一位。武切维奇已连续六个赛季场均至少得到16分和9个篮板，并连续五个赛季出战场次至少达到70场。他本赛季2150万美元的薪水在联盟首发中锋中排名第14位。——马克斯
克利夫兰骑士
球员： 朗佐·鲍尔 (Lonzo Ball)
在休赛期交易得到鲍尔是合乎逻辑的，考虑到克利夫兰很可能在自由市场上失去泰·杰罗姆 (Ty Jerome)，并且已将续约萨姆·梅里尔 (Sam Merrill) 作为优先事项。然而，这次备受瞩目的运作并未在球场上转化为实际效果。
尽管鲍尔的左膝没有遭遇任何伤病反复，但他的表现一直不稳定。鲍尔在赛季前三个月场均至少出战22分钟，但到了一月份，他的场均上场时间已降至13.0分钟。鲍尔的投篮命中率为职业生涯最差的31.2%，三分命中率也只有27.6%。
如果骑士队摆脱他本赛季1000万美元的薪水，他们的奢侈税罚款将从1.64亿美元降至1.02亿美元。由于下赛季没有财务负担（鲍尔拥有2026-27赛季价值1000万美元的球队选项），克利夫兰也可以等到休赛期再做决定。骑士队是一支超过第二土豪线的球队，不允许在交易中将鲍尔的薪水与其他球员的薪水打包。——马克斯
达拉斯独行侠
球员： 安东尼·戴维斯 (Anthony Davis)
ESPN的沙姆斯·查拉尼亚 (Shams Charania) 本周早些时候报道称，尽管戴维斯的手部伤势预计将使他缺阵至交易截止日之后，独行侠队仍已重新与其他球队就可能的戴维斯交易展开接触。对于戴维斯来说，在他今年八月有资格获得续约合同之前的“准自由球员”窗口期找到一支新球队存在一定的紧迫性，而且他的恢复时间线也确实为他在季后赛前复出留下了可能性。
关于戴维斯交易的关键问题在于，达拉斯在多大程度上会受到沉没成本的影响——不到一年前，戴维斯还是他们交易卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) 所得到的主要回报。如果独行侠队寻求获得同等级别的价值，那么关于戴维斯的交易很可能无法实现。——凯文·佩尔顿
丹佛掘金
球员： 齐克·纳吉 (Zeke Nnaji)
掘金队任何有分量的交易都很可能需要包含纳吉，他是球队阵容中仅有的两名薪水超过320万美元的非首发球员之一（另一位是目前因伤缺阵的替补中锋约纳斯·瓦兰丘纳斯 (Jonas Valanciunas)）。在尼古拉·约基奇因伤缺阵期间，纳吉获得了更多的上场时间，并且表现出色，在最近的四场比赛中，他场均贡献14.8分和1.5次盖帽，投篮命中率高达65%。
如果纳吉能保持这种状态，丹佛可能认为没有必要在截止日前进行交易。反之，如果纳吉的表现回落，变回一个对球队贡献不大的球员，考虑到掘金队可用于激励交易的选秀权有限，其他球队可能就不愿意接手他的合同了。——佩尔顿
底特律活塞
球员： 无
将身背2660万美元到期合同的托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 列为值得关注的球员是很容易的选择。活塞队自2020年以来首次拥有所有可供交易的首轮选秀权。但球队总裁特拉詹·兰登 (Trajan Langdon) 和管理层在重建这支从2019-20赛季到2023-24赛季平均胜场仅为19场的球队时，表现出了耐心。
“你不需要急于求成，马上就去交易某个超级巨星，因为你永远不知道那样的结果会如何。特拉詹总是会为球队做出明智且正确的决定，”主教练J.B.·比克斯塔夫 (J.B. Bickerstaff) 上个月在接受FanDuel TV采访时说道。“我们现在处于一个非常好的位置，拥有一群非常优秀的球员。”
如果底特律有任何运作，很可能来自于将丹尼斯·詹金斯 (Daniss Jenkins) 的双向合同转正。——马克斯
金州勇士
球员： 乔纳森·库明加 (Jonathan Kuminga)
考虑到库明加自12月18日以来就再未出场比赛——1月2日，当几名球星缺阵、他本有望获得更多上场时间时，却在最后一刻因背部酸痛缺席——这场旷日持久的、关于库明加“究竟会不会被交易”的剧情终于似乎接近尾声。（并且他在周四上午提出了交易要求。）
不幸的是，库明加在场上的表现不太可能提升他的交易价值。赛季初三分线外的火热开局（赛季前六场比赛20投9中）很快就冷却下来，此后库明加的三分命中率仅为23%。在目前这个阶段，库明加最重要的角色或许是在一笔交易中作为匹配薪金，换来一位更适合与金州勇士队资深球星搭档的关键球员。——佩尔顿
休斯顿火箭
球员： 多里安·芬尼-史密斯 (Dorian Finney-Smith)
除非火箭队愿意在后卫弗雷德·范弗利特 (Fred VanVleet) 从九月份的前十字韧带手术中康复期间交易他，否则芬尼-史密斯是队中唯一一位薪水超过670万美元且场均出场时间少于20分钟的球员。
芬尼-史密斯自己也在休赛期接受了手术（左脚踝），自十二月重返阵容以来，他开局慢热，投篮命中率仅为25.8%。这与芬尼-史密斯职业生涯其余时间的表现大相径庭，现在进行交易似乎不太可能让休斯顿获得最大化的回报。这可能预示着火箭队将迎来一个平静的交易截止日。——佩尔顿
印第安纳步行者
球员： 本内迪克特·马图林 (Bennedict Mathurin)
泰瑞斯·哈利伯顿 (Tyrese Haliburton) 的右脚跟腱受伤为马图林打开了全职首发的大门，他在本赛季前两场比赛中分别得到36分和26分。但随后一次右脚伤势让马图林缺席了接下来的11场比赛。他最终复出并连续首发22场，但现在由于在1月2日伤到了右拇指，他将无限期缺阵。
在自由市场上失去迈尔斯·特纳 (Myles Turner) 后，印第安纳将探索中锋市场的选择，这使得马图林和他价值920万美元的到期合同成为一个宝贵的交易筹码。尽管有能力匹配任何报价合同，但以自由球员身份签下马图林可能会很有挑战性。不计算一个很可能是前五顺位的选秀权，印第安纳下赛季距离奢侈税线还有1600万美元的空间。——马克斯
洛杉矶快船
球员： 科比·布朗 (Kobe Brown)
快船队飙升至距离附加赛席位仅一场之遥的势头，应该会让他们专注于最大化利用詹姆斯·哈登 (James Harden) - 科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 时代，而不是交易走老将。考虑到由于NBA对规避工资帽行为的调查可能导致球队被剥夺剩余的选秀权，洛杉矶快船队补强阵容的能力有限，最简单的途径可能是清理出阵容名额，以将乔丹·米勒 (Jordan Miller) 和科比·桑德斯 (Kobe Sanders) 的双向合同转正。
在这种情况下，布朗看起来是那个将被淘汰的人，自2023年以第30顺位被选中以来，他在三个赛季里的职业生涯总上场时间刚过900分钟。快船队已经拒绝执行布朗新秀合同最后一年的2026-27赛季选项。——佩尔顿
洛杉矶湖人
球员： 道尔顿·克内克特 (Dalton Knecht)
随着交易截止日的临近，湖人队面临的挑战是如何补充他们贫乏的选秀权储备。洛杉矶湖人目前只有一个可以直接交易的首轮签（2031年或2032年），以及仅有的一个次轮签（2032年）。这使得交易的成败——在很大程度上——取决于是否有另一支球队愿意在克内克特身上下注。作为2024年的第17顺位新秀，他尚未证明自己是湖人队原以为的那个“捡漏”之选。
防守端的挑战限制了克内克特在新秀赛季的角色，当时他的三分命中率为37.6%。而现在，在生涯第二年，克内克特的三分命中率已下滑至31.1%，他的场均上场时间在队内已降至第12位。——佩尔顿
孟菲斯灰熊
球员： 贾·莫兰特 (Ja Morant)
关于莫兰特交易的一个悬而未决的问题是，其他球队是否应该认为这位后卫值得他们放弃选秀权或年轻潜力球员。自从莫兰特在22岁时入选2021-22赛季NBA最佳阵容二队以来，他的产出和出勤率都呈现下滑趋势。
莫兰特本赛季是联盟中效率最低的得分手之一，三分命中率仅为21%，两分球命中率更是创下职业生涯新低的47%。随着曾让莫兰特成为明星的爆发力逐渐消退，他尚未展现出足够的技术来弥补。近来也有一些亮点，最引人注目的是对阵费城时22投16中砍下40分。但任何交易得到莫兰特的球队都必须赌一把，相信他糟糕的开局更多是源于在孟菲斯的挫败感，而非其职业生涯巅峰已过。——佩尔顿
迈阿密热火
球员： 特里·罗齐尔 (Terry Rozier)
罗齐尔在10月23日被立即要求离队，原因是他被指控共谋实施电信欺诈和洗钱，他已于12月对这些指控做了无罪辩护。
消息人士在12月告诉ESPN，尚不清楚如果热火队试图在交易截止日前交易罗齐尔价值2660万美元的到期合同，将会发生什么。值得注意的是，热火队选择不在1月7日的合同保障日之前裁掉罗齐尔，这一举动本可以为迈阿密节省170万美元的薪金，并腾出一个阵容名额。——马克斯
密尔沃基雄鹿
球员： 凯尔·库兹马 (Kyle Kuzma)
目前，雄鹿队正寻求围绕扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) 提升阵容，而不是交易这位两届MVP。由于这支球队的薪资结构头重脚轻（有11名球员的收入低于510万美元），如果雄鹿队想要追求小迈克尔·波特甚至贾·莫兰特，库兹马很可能是那个被牺牲的球员。库兹马本赛季的薪金为2240万美元，2026-27赛季为2030万美元。
自2017-18赛季以来，库兹马在他出场的比赛中有73%是首发，但最近作为替补的表现更佳。在本赛季替补出场的23场比赛中，他的投篮命中率为54.8%，三分命中率为36.7%。——马克斯
明尼苏达森林狼
球员： 罗伯特·迪林厄姆 (Rob Dillingham)
森林狼队和联盟其他球队如何评估迪林厄姆的价值，可能是交易截止日前最有趣的问题之一。明尼苏达曾对迪林厄姆抱有足够信心，以至于他们交易了一个宝贵的2031年首轮签，以及一个与届时很可能成为争冠球队的圣安东尼奥马刺队的2030年选秀权互换权，才在2024年选秀大会上用第8顺位选中了这位后卫。
十九个月后，迪林厄姆尚未能稳定地进入主教练克里斯·芬奇 (Chris Finch) 的轮换阵容，而且他本赛季的表现也呈下滑趋势。迪林厄姆的两分球命中率仅为33%，在本赛季至少出手100次的球员中排名垫底。这对于另一支球队来说，可能是一个以廉价合同得到一位近期前十顺位新秀的机会——或者，这也是森林狼队从最初那笔交易中挽回一些价值的最后、也是最好的机会。——佩尔顿
新奥尔良鹈鹕
球员： 特雷·墨菲三世 (Trey Murphy III)
尽管上周有报道称鹈鹕队不会将墨菲摆上货架——同样不会被交易的还有赫伯特·琼斯 (Herbert Jones)、锡安·威廉姆森 (Zion Williamson) 以及新秀乐透秀耶利米·菲尔斯 (Jeremiah Fears) 和德里克·奎恩 (Derik Queen)——但他们肯定会接到大量的问询电话。墨菲合理的合同（平均年薪2800万美元）和全面的技术特点，对于一支争冠球队来说，比对于一支应该围绕菲尔斯和奎恩重建的球队更有价值。
根据Stathead.com的数据，墨菲是本赛季联盟中唯一一位同时完成至少60次扣篮和命中60记三分球的球员。看到他在季后赛中如何转化这种表现会很有趣，但新奥尔良在2024年被俄克拉荷马城雷霆队横扫的系列赛是他唯一一次以首发身份出战的季后赛。——佩尔顿
纽约尼克斯
球员： 盖尔雄·亚布塞莱 (Guerschon Yabusele)
亚布塞莱本赛季在纽约难以找到自己的角色，而他上赛季在费城时场均还能得到职业生涯新高的27.1分钟和11分。本赛季，他有3场比赛未能出场（DNP），在其他27场比赛中，他的上场时间均少于15分钟。
这位30岁的老将夏天与纽约签下了一份为期两年、价值1130万美元的合同，其中2026-27赛季为球员选项。纽约目前距离第二土豪线仅差14.8万美元，交易亚布塞莱将使球队能够在保持在第二土豪线以下的同时签下两名球员。下赛季移除亚布塞莱的薪水将使纽约能够续签米切尔·罗宾逊 (Mitchell Robinson)，并可能继续保持在土豪线以下。尼克斯队预计在进入休赛期时，薪金空间距离土豪线还有1630万美元。——马克斯
俄克拉荷马城雷霆
球员： 奥斯曼·吉昂 (Ousmane Dieng)
身处新秀合同的最后一个赛季，如果雷霆队想要清理出一个阵容名额，以将新秀布鲁克斯·巴恩希泽 (Brooks Barnhizer) 或替补中锋布兰登·卡尔森 (Branden Carlson) 的双向合同转正，吉昂是最显而易见的人选。吉昂本赛季展现出了一定的潜力，三分球33投15中（命中率45.5%），而在此前的三个赛季里，他的三分命中率仅为29%。
吉昂现在仍然只有22岁，但随着俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的薪金总额因切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) 和杰伦·威廉姆斯 (Jalen Williams) 的续约而激增，本赛季后想留住他将变得很有挑战性。——佩尔顿
奥兰多魔术
球员： 泰厄斯·琼斯 (Tyus Jones)
魔术队与琼斯签下了一份为期一年、价值700万美元的到期合同，相信他能成为球队替补席的定海神针，并有潜力在终结阵容中担任主控后卫。尽管他曾顶替受伤的杰伦·萨格斯 (Jalen Suggs) 首发出战了8场比赛，但琼斯的场均上场时间仍有望创下自2016-17赛季以来的新低。琼斯场均仅得3.2分，投篮命中率不足40%，这是他职业生涯中第二次出现这种情况。当琼斯在场时，魔术队每百回合净负7.5分。——马克斯
费城76人
球员： 空缺阵容名额
如果76人队的挣扎延续到本赛季，昆廷·格莱姆斯 (Quentin Grimes)、小凯利·乌布雷 (Kelly Oubre Jr.) 和安德烈·德拉蒙德 (Andre Drummond) 本可能成为值得关注的球员。他们都身背到期合同，交易格莱姆斯或乌布雷中的任何一人都将使费城的总薪资降至奢侈税线以下。但与去年一月不同，当时伤病摧毁了球队阵容，导致76人队在积分榜上垫底，而现在他们位居东部前六。
尽管篮球运营总裁达里尔·莫雷 (Daryl Morey) 自2020年上任以来在交易截止日一直非常活跃，但76人队更有可能会利用他们空缺的阵容名额来将多米尼克·巴洛 (Dominick Barlow) 的双向合同转正。这位22岁的前锋已经首发出战26场比赛，场均贡献8.3分和5.2个篮板。——马克斯
菲尼克斯太阳
球员： 尼克·理查兹 (Nick Richards)
太阳队采取行动以避开奢侈税是交易截止日前最可能出现的结果之一。菲尼克斯的薪金总额距离奢侈税线很近，以至于送走一份底薪合同——比如已经掉出主教练乔丹·奥特 (Jordan Ott) 轮换阵容的前锋奈杰尔·海耶斯-戴维斯 (Nigel Hayes-Davis) 的合同——就能达到目的。但太阳队或许能通过交易理查兹来收回一些价值，毕竟一年前他们为了得到他付出了两个次轮签。
理查兹在被交易到菲尼克斯后首发了34场比赛，但这位中锋现在在深度阵容中被深埋，排在首发马克·威廉姆斯 (Mark Williams) 和替补奥索·伊戈达罗 (Oso Ighodaro) 之后。太阳队在这个位置上还有乐透秀哈曼·马鲁阿奇 (Khaman Maluach) 作为伤病保险。——佩尔顿
波特兰开拓者
球员： 杰拉米·格兰特 (Jerami Grant)
在经历了只出战47场的失落的2024-25赛季后，格兰特本赛季表现出色（场均20.0分，三分命中率38.9%），足以让其他球队愿意接手他合同中剩余的两年7000万美元。问题反而在于波特兰是否愿意为了薪金灵活性和/或选秀权而交易格兰特。
开拓者队稳居附加赛竞争行列，格兰特的投射能力是球队轮换阵容中的重要一环。与此同时，在休赛期创造薪金空间将使波特兰有能力为与德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) 重新谈判合同并同时提供长期续约合同而存钱。考虑到阿夫迪亚的重要性以及常规续约的不现实性，这一点值得探索。——佩尔顿
萨克拉门托国王
球员： 多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯 (Domantas Sabonis)
如果安东尼·戴维斯不是一个现实的交易人选，萨博尼斯可能会成为市场上最好的大个子球员——但这取决于他何时能重返赛场。萨博尼斯正试图在不接受手术的情况下康复他的半月板撕裂伤，自11月16日以来就再未出场。一个健康的萨博尼斯是行走的“两双机器”，上赛季他以场均13.9个篮板领跑全联盟，而且他4230万美元的薪水在交易中也是可以操作的。
如果萨博尼斯无法在交易截止日前复出，那么人们的注意力将转移到后卫基翁·埃利斯 (Keon Ellis) 身上，他的“3D”技术特点（三分和防守）可能在其他球队比在国王队更受重视。——佩尔ton
圣安东尼奥马刺
球员： 杰里米·索汉 (Jeremy Sochan)
在2023-24赛季首发73场、场均出战近30分钟后，随着马刺队围绕维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 重组阵容，索汉的角色有所减弱。在他新秀合同的最后一个赛季，索汉场均上场时间降至职业生涯新低的13.6分钟，主要是在文班亚马缺阵时担任替补中锋。
一支拥有更多射手的球队或许能够更好地发挥索汉的防守多功能性以及他上赛季展现出的高效终结能力，当时他的两分球命中率高达59%。与此同时，圣安东尼奥马刺可以利用索汉和辗转多队的老将凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 的到期合同来进行阵容升级，为球队所期望的季后赛深度之旅做准备。——佩尔顿
多伦多猛龙
球员： 奥侪·阿巴基 (Ochai Agbaji)
在十月份未能达成续约后，阿巴基将于七月成为自由球员。在上赛季场均出战职业生涯新高的27.2分钟并首发45场之后，阿巴基的上场时间和角色都有所减少。他本赛季的场均上场时间（15.5分钟）和得分（4.3分）都有望创下职业生涯新低。不过，阿巴基在十二月确实有过连续10场比赛场均出战至少20分钟的表现。多伦多目前超出奢侈税线96.7万美元，可以通过送走他价值410万美元的到期合同来降到税线以下。——马克斯
犹他爵士
球员： 优素福·努尔基奇 (Jusuf Nurkic)
犹他爵士的交易截止日可能会相对平静，除非他们考虑一笔涉及全明星前锋劳里·马尔卡宁 (Lauri Markkanen) 的交易。努尔基奇是犹他队唯一一位即将成为完全自由球员的首发球员，他1940万美元的薪水使他很难通过交易融入争冠球队。
更现实的情况是，爵士队可能会尝试与努尔基奇商讨买断。通过在对手防守包夹爵士后卫基昂特·乔治 (Keyonte George) 时进行策应，努尔基奇本赛季场均送出职业生涯新高的4.3次助攻。-- 佩尔顿
华盛顿奇才
球员： 克里斯·米德尔顿 (Khris Middleton)
正如我们在特雷·杨的交易中看到的那样，如果有一位能在未来提供帮助的球员，华盛顿并不害怕在下个赛季损失薪金空间。在交易得到杨和他下赛季价值4900万美元的球员选项之前，奇才队预计拥有8000万美元的薪金空间。作为上赛季凯尔·库兹马交易至密尔沃基的一部分，米德尔顿身背一份价值3330万美元的到期合同，并且还有额外的320万美元不太可能达成的奖金会被计入土豪线。
如果米德尔顿在交易截止日后被买断，他将没有资格与薪金总额超过第一或第二土豪线的球队签约。——马克斯
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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NBA trade deadline 2026: One player to watch on all 30 teams
The NBA trade deadline is less than a month away, and teams are evaluating their rosters and the market to see who can make a difference in a playoff berth or a new era.
With players such as Ja Morant and Jonathan Kuminga circulating as potential trade targets, teams must decide which players are worth stashing and which could be a part of a package to facilitate a win-now or rebuild strategy before 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 5.
Whether a team makes a move or stands pat, each has at least one player who could be used in a trade to strengthen its playoff push or take further steps in a rebuilding process. ESPN analysts Bobby Marks (Eastern Conference) and Kevin Pelton (Western Conference) detail the top player on all 30 NBA rosters who could be traded and how a potential deal could help that team.
Teams are listed in alphabetical order.
Jump to a team:
ATL | BOS | BKN | CHA | CHI | CLE
DAL | DEN | DET | GS | HOU | IND
LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN
NO | NY | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHX
POR | SAC | SA | TOR | UTA | WAS
Atlanta Hawks
Player: Kristaps Porzingis
Trae Young was originally on the watch list before he was sent to Washington for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. The Young trade now allows Atlanta to move off Porzingis’ expiring $30.7 million contract and gain flexibility to take back salary in future years – for example, Anthony Davis. But with Davis out for an extended period of time with a left hand injury, holding on to Porzingis for the remainder of the season is the more viable option. Porzingis has missed 14 games due to illness but has been effective on the hardwood, providing Atlanta with much-needed size in the frontcourt.
The Hawks do have Luke Kennard’s $11 million expiring contract and the $14 million salary of the recently acquired Kispert if they are looking for frontcourt help, but on a much smaller scale than Davis. Kispert’s salary is not subject to aggregation.– Marks
Boston Celtics
Player: Chris Boucher
Anfernee Simons should be the player to watch because of his $27.7 million expiring contract, but Simons has played a key role in Boston’s surprise surge into the East’s top tier. For the first time since the 2021-22 campaign, Simons is coming off the bench, averaging 13.5 points per game and 40.2% shooting from 3. Boucher signed a one-year, $2.3 million contract in the offseason, and there was belief he could provide frontcourt depth, especially after averaging 10 PPG last season with Toronto. Instead, he is playing just 11.4 minutes per game behind Luka Garza and Josh Minott on Boston’s depth chart.
While it is unlikely the Celtics get under the luxury tax this season (they are $12 million over), trading Boucher would save them $9 million. – Marks
Brooklyn Nets
Player: Michael Porter Jr.
Porter or Cam Thomas could be chosen as the player to watch in Brooklyn. Thomas signed a one-year, $5.9 million qualifying offer in the offseason, and he is on pace to average at least 20 PPG for a third straight season. But Thomas has veto power on any trade and loses Bird rights in free agency if he were moved. Porter is averaging a career-high 25.7 PPG on the rebuilding Nets and would fit a need for numerous playoff teams looking for shooting and size on the wing.
Before being traded to Brooklyn, Porter had never eclipsed 20 PPG in his first six campaigns on a Denver roster featuring Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Porter’s deal has two years remaining ($38.3 million and $40.8 million), and he is eligible for an extension in the offseason. The Nets could add to the 2032 unprotected first-round draft pick they received from Denver if Porter is moved again. They could also keep Porter and add to their roster this offseason with cap space and a high lottery pick. Remember, Brooklyn does not control its own first-rounder in 2027. – Marks
Charlotte Hornets
Player: Collin Sexton
If Charlotte abides by the fictional rule that lottery-bound teams must trade a veteran on an expiring contract, Sexton would be a top candidate. Acquired in the offseason from Utah, Sexton is on a $19 million expiring contract and has been one of the better reserves this season. In 19 games off the bench, Sexton is averaging 14.9 PPG, 50.3% shooting from the field and 46.4% shooting from 3. The Hornets are $56 million below the luxury tax next season and can bring back Sexton on a new contract if a trade does not materialize.
The Hornets also have the $8 million salary of Tre Mann, who signed a three-year, $24 million contract in the offseason – only the first year was guaranteed – and is averaging the second-fewest minutes in his career. – Marks
Chicago Bulls
Player: Nikola Vucevic
In fairness, we could list half the roster. The Bulls have a league-high eight players (Vucevic, Zach Collins, Kevin Huerter, Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, Jevon Carter, Dalen Terry and Julian Phillips) on expiring contracts, something coach Billy Donovan noted at the beginning of the season.
‘‘They have to understand the urgency because they all have something to do with each other’s success and they all have something to do with each other’s future,’’ Donovan said.
The 35-year-old Vucevic is the most accomplished of that group. Vucevic has averaged at least 16 points and nine rebounds per game in six straight seasons and has played at least 70 games in five consecutive campaigns. His $21.5 million salary this season ranks 14th among starting centers. – Marks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Player: Lonzo Ball
Trading for Ball made sense in the offseason, considering Cleveland was likely losing Ty Jerome in free agency and had prioritized bringing back Sam Merrill. The heralded move has not translated to the court.
Although Ball has not suffered any setbacks with his left knee, his production has been inconsistent. Ball averaged at least 22 minutes in the first three months of the season, but he has seen his minutes per game drop to 13.0 in January. Ball is shooting a career-worst 31.2% from the field and 27.6% on 3s.
If the Cavaliers move off his $10 million salary this season, their luxury tax penalty would drop from $164 million to $102 million. Because there is no financial liability next season (Ball has a $10 million team option for 2026-27), Cleveland also could wait until the offseason to make a decision. The Cavs are a second-apron team and are not allowed to combine Ball’s salary with another player in a trade. – Marks
Dallas Mavericks
Player: Anthony Davis
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported earlier this week that the Mavericks have reengaged teams on a possible Davis trade despite a hand injury that is expected to sideline him through the deadline. There’s urgency for Davis to find a new team as part of “pre-agency” before he becomes eligible for an extension this August, and his timeline does leave open the possibility of Davis returning before the playoffs.
The key question with a Davis deal is how much Dallas will be affected by the sunk cost of Davis being the primary return for Luka Doncic less than a year ago. If the Mavericks are looking for that kind of value, no Davis trade is likely to materialize. – Kevin Pelton
Denver Nuggets
Player: Zeke Nnaji
Any move of consequence for the Nuggets likely has to include Nnaji, one of just two nonstarters on the roster with a cap hit greater than $3.2 million this season. (Backup center Jonas Valanciunas, currently sidelined, is the other.) Nnaji has responded well to increased playing time during Nikola Jokic’s injury absence, averaging 14.8 points and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting an effective 65% in a recent four-game stretch.
If Nnaji keeps that up, Denver might not find it necessary to make a move before the deadline. Conversely, if Nnaji reverts to a noncontributor, teams might not want to take back his contract given the Nuggets have limited draft picks to incentivize a deal. – Pelton
Detroit Pistons
Player: None
It would be easy to put Tobias Harris on his $26.6 million expiring contract as the player to watch. The Pistons also have all their first-round picks available to trade for the first time since 2020. But team president Trajan Langdon and the front office have shown patience in rebuilding a roster that averaged 19 wins from 2019-20 to 2023-24.
“You don’t need to skip steps and go out and trade for some sort of superstar right away, because you never know how that’s going to end up for you. Trajan will always make the smart decision and the right decision for the team,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff told FanDuel TV last month. “We’re in a really good spot with a really good group of guys.”
If there is a move to make in Detroit, it likely comes with converting the two-way contract of Daniss Jenkins. – Marks
Golden State Warriors
Player: Jonathan Kuminga
Given Kuminga hasn’t appeared in a game since Dec. 18, sitting out with last-minute back soreness when he was set to see extended minutes with several stars sidelined on Jan. 2, the long-running will-they-or-won’t-they Kuminga trade saga finally appears near its conclusion. (And he demanded on trade on Thursday morning.)
Unfortunately, Kuminga’s on-court performance is unlikely to increase his trade value. A hot start from 3 (9-of-20 over the season’s first six games) quickly faded, with Kuminga shooting 23% beyond the arc since. At this point, Kuminga’s most important role might be as a matching salary in a trade for a key player who better fits with Golden State’s veteran stars. – Pelton
Houston Rockets
Player: Dorian Finney-Smith
Unless the Rockets are willing to trade guard Fred VanVleet during his rehab from September’s ACL surgery, Finney-Smith is their only player making more than $6.7 million and averaging fewer than 20 minutes per game.
Coming off his own offseason surgery (left ankle), Finney-Smith has started slowly since returning to the lineup in December, shooting 25.8% from the field. That’s far out of line with the remainder of Finney-Smith’s career, and a trade now would seem unlikely to maximize Houston’s return. That could portend a quiet deadline for the Rockets. – Pelton
Indiana Pacers
Player: Bennedict Mathurin
Tyrese Haliburton’s right Achilles tendon injury opened up the full-time starting role for Mathurin, who scored 36 and 26 points, respectively, in the first two games of the season. A right foot injury sidelined Mathurin for the next 11 games. He would eventually return and start the next 22, though he is now out indefinitely after injuring his right thumb on Jan. 2.
After losing Myles Turner in free agency, Indiana will explore options in the center market, making Mathurin and his expiring $9.2 million expiring contract a valuable trade option. Signing Mathurin as a free agent could be challenging, despite the ability to match any offer sheet. Not including a likely top-five pick, Indiana is $16 million below the luxury tax next season. – Marks
LA Clippers
Player: Kobe Brown
The Clippers’ surge to within one game of a play-in spot should keep them focused on maximizing the James Harden-Kawhi Leonard era rather than dealing away veterans. Considering LA’s limited ability to add to the roster because of an NBA investigation into cap circumvention that could strip the team of its remaining draft picks, the simplest path could be clearing roster room to convert the two-way contracts of Jordan Miller and Kobe Sanders.
In this scenario, Brown looks like the odd man out, having played barely 900 career minutes in three seasons since being drafted No. 30 in 2023. The Clips declined a 2026-27 option on the final year of Brown’s rookie contract. – Pelton
Los Angeles Lakers
Player: Dalton Knecht
The Lakers’ challenge as the deadline approaches is finding ways to supplement their meager cache of draft picks. L.A. currently has one first-round pick that is tradable outright (either in 2031 or 2032) and just one second-rounder (in 2032). That makes a trade contingent – in large part – on another team vaulting on Knecht, the No. 17 pick of the 2024 draft who has yet to prove the kind of steal the Lakers thought they were getting.
Defensive challenges limited Knecht’s role as a rookie, when he was shooting 37.6% on 3s. Now that Knecht has slumped to 31.1% beyond the arc in Year 2, he has dropped to 12th on the roster in minutes per game. – Pelton
Memphis Grizzlies
Player: Ja Morant
The unanswered question about a Morant trade is whether other teams should feel the guard is worth giving up draft picks or young prospects. Since Morant was voted to the 2021-22 All-NBA second team at age 22, his production and availability have trended in the wrong direction.
Morant has been one of the league’s least efficient volume scorers this season, shooting 21% on 3s and a career-low 47% inside the arc. As the explosiveness that made Morant a star fades, he hasn’t shown enough skill to compensate. There have been bright spots lately, most notably a 40-point game against Philadelphia on 16-of-22 shooting. But a team dealing for Morant would have to bet that his poor start has more to do with frustration in Memphis than his career peaking early. – Pelton
Miami Heat
Player: Terry Rozier
Rozier was placed on immediate leave Oct. 23 after he was indicted with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, charges to which he pleaded not guilty in December.
Sources told ESPN in December it was unclear what would happen if the Heat attempted to trade Rozier’s $26.6 million expiring contract before the deadline. Notably, the Heat elected not to waive Rozier before the Jan. 7 guaranteed date, a move that would have saved Miami $1.7 million in salary relief and opened a roster spot. -- Marks
Milwaukee Bucks
Player: Kyle Kuzma
For now, the Bucks are looking to improve the roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo and not trade the two-time MVP. Because this roster is top-heavy in salary (11 players earn less than $5.1 million), Kuzma is the likely odd man out if the Bucks were to pursue Michael Porter Jr. or even Ja Morant. Kuzma has a $22.4 million cap hit this season and a $20.3 million cap hit in 2026-27.
Kuzma has started 73% of the games he has played in since 2017-18 but has fared better as of late coming off the bench. In 23 games as a reserve this season, he is shooting 54.8% from the field and 36.7% from 3. – Marks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Player: Rob Dillingham
How the Timberwolves and the rest of the NBA value Dillingham could be one of the more interesting questions before the deadline. Minnesota believed enough in Dillingham to trade a precious 2031 first-round pick, as well as a 2030 swap with a San Antonio Spurs team likely to be contending, to draft the guard at No. 8 in 2024.
Nineteen months later, Dillingham has yet to consistently crack coach Chris Finch’s rotation, and his production has trended the wrong way this season. Dillingham is shooting just 33% on 2-point attempts, worst among players with at least 100 attempts this season. This could be an opportunity for another team to get a recent top-10 pick on a bargain contract – or the last, best chance for the Wolves to salvage some value from the original trade. – Pelton
New Orleans Pelicans
Player: Trey Murphy III
Despite last week’s report that the Pelicans would not make Murphy available – along with Herbert Jones, Zion Williamson and rookie lottery picks Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen – they’ll surely field plenty of calls. Murphy’s reasonable contract (an average of $28 million) and versatile skill set would be more valuable to a contending team than one that should be rebuilding around Fears and Queen.
Per Stathead.com, Murphy is the only player in the league this season with at least 60 dunks and 60 3-pointers. It would be fun to see how that translates in the playoffs, but New Orleans’ 2024 sweep at the hands of Oklahoma City was his only appearance as a starter. – Pelton
New York Knicks
Player: Guerschon Yabusele
Yabusele has struggled to find a role with New York this season after averaging a career-high 27.1 minutes and 11 PPG with Philadelphia last season. Instead, he has been a DNP in three games and has played fewer than 15 minutes in his other 27 games.
The 30-year-old veteran signed a two-year, $11.3 million contract with New York over the summer with 2026-27 as a player option. New York is $148,000 below the second apron, and trading Yabusele would allow the franchise to sign two players while remaining under the second apron. Removing Yabusele’s salary next season would allow New York to re-sign Mitchell Robinson and possibly remain below the apron. The Knicks are a projected $16.3 million below entering the offseason. – Marks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Player: Ousmane Dieng
In the final season of his rookie contract, Dieng is the most obvious candidate if the Thunder want to clear a roster spot to convert rookie Brooks Barnhizer or reserve center Branden Carlson from two-way contracts. Dieng has shown promise this season, shooting 15-of-33 (45.5%) from 3-point range after hitting just 29% across his first three campaigns.
Dieng is still just 22 years old, but retaining him beyond this season will be challenging as Oklahoma City’s payroll balloons with extensions for Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. – Pelton
Orlando Magic
Player: Tyus Jones
The Magic signed Jones to a one-year, $7 million expiring contract with the belief he would provide an anchor to their bench and a potential lead guard in closing lineups. Although he has started eight games in place of the injured Jalen Suggs, Jones is on pace to play his fewest minutes since 2016-17. Jones is averaging 3.2 points and shooting below 40% from the field for only the second time in his career. The Magic are minus-7.5 points per 100 possessions when Jones is on the court. – Marks
Philadelphia 76ers
Player: Open roster spot
If the 76ers’ struggles had carried over to this season, Quentin Grimes, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Andre Drummond could have been players to watch. All are on expiring contracts, and trading either Grimes or Oubre would drop Philadelphia below the luxury tax line. But unlike last January, when injuries decimated the roster and left the Sixers at the bottom of the standings, they are in the top six of the East.
Although president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has been active at the deadline since taking over in 2020, it is more likely the 76ers will use their open roster spot to convert the two-way contract of Dominick Barlow. The 22-year-old forward has started 26 games, averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. – Marks
Phoenix Suns
Player: Nick Richards
The Suns making a move to duck the luxury tax is one of the more obvious outcomes before the deadline. Phoenix is close enough that shedding a minimum contract – such as that of forward Nigel Hayes-Davis, who has fallen out of coach Jordan Ott’s rotation – would accomplish it. But the Suns might be able to recoup some value for Richards after giving up two second-round picks to acquire him a year ago.
Richards started 34 games in Phoenix after the trade, but the center is now buried on the depth chart behind starter Mark Williams and reserve Oso Ighodaro. The Suns also have lottery pick Khaman Maluach at the position as injury insurance. – Pelton
Portland Trail Blazers
Player: Jerami Grant
After a lost 2024-25 campaign in which he played just 47 games, Grant has performed well enough this season (20.0 PPG on 38.9% 3-point shooting) that teams could be willing to take on the two years and $70 million remaining on his contract. The question instead is whether Portland would be willing to move Grant for cap flexibility and/or draft picks.
The Blazers are comfortably in the play-in mix, and Grant’s shooting is an important part of the rotation. At the same time, creating cap space this offseason would give Portland the ability to save up for renegotiating Deni Avdija’s contract simultaneously with a long-term extension. Given Avdija’s importance and that a conventional extension is unrealistic, that’s worth exploring. – Pelton
Sacramento Kings
Player: Domantas Sabonis
If Anthony Davis isn’t a realistic trade candidate, Sabonis could become the best big on the market – depending on his return to the court. Sabonis is attempting to rehab a meniscus tear without undergoing surgery and hasn’t played since Nov. 16. A healthy Sabonis is a walking double-double who led the NBA with 13.9 rebounds per game last season, and his $42.3 million salary is workable in a trade.
If Sabonis can’t come back by the deadline, attention would shift to guard Keon Ellis, whose 3-and-D skill set might be valued more by other teams than by the Kings. – Pelton
San Antonio Spurs
Player: Jeremy Sochan
After starting 73 games and averaging nearly 30 minutes per game in 2023-24, Sochan’s role has diminished with the Spurs as they reconfigure around Victor Wembanyama. Sochan is averaging a career-low 13.6 minutes in the final season of his rookie contract, mostly as a backup center in Wembanyama’s absence.
A team with more shooting might be able to support Sochan’s defensive versatility and the high-percentage finishing he showed last season, when he made 59% of his 2-point attempts. Meanwhile, San Antonio can use the expiring contracts of Sochan and journeyman Kelly Olynyk to upgrade in advance of what the team hopes is a deep playoff run. – Pelton
Toronto Raptors
Player: Ochai Agbaji
Agbaji will be a free agent in July after failing to reach an extension in October. After averaging a career-high 27.2 minutes last season and starting 45 games, Agbaji has seen his minutes and role decrease. He is on pace to average the fewest minutes (15.5) and points (4.3) in his career. Agbaji did have a 10-game stretch in December of averaging at least 20 minutes, however. Toronto is $967,000 above the luxury tax and could get under it by offloading his $4.1 million expiring contract. – Marks
Utah Jazz
Player: Jusuf Nurkic
Utah’s deadline will likely be relatively quiet, unless it considers a trade involving All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen. Nurkic is the lone Utah starter headed to unrestricted free agency, and his $19.4 million salary makes him a tough fit for contending teams via trade.
More realistically, the Jazz could try to work a buyout with Nurkic, who has averaged a career-high 4.3 assists per game by making plays when opposing defenses trap Utah guard Keyonte George. – Pelton
Washington Wizards
Player: Khris Middleton
As we saw with the Trae Young trade, Washington is not afraid to lose cap space next season if there is a player who can help in the future. The Wizards were projected to have $80 million in salary before trading for Young and his $49 million player option for next season. Acquired as part of the Kyle Kuzma trade to Milwaukee last season, Middleton is on an expiring $33.3 million contract and has an additional $3.2 million in unlikely bonuses that count toward the apron.
If Middleton is instead bought out after the deadline, he is ineligible to sign with teams over the first or second apron. – Marks
By Bobby Marks, Kevin Pelton | ESPN, via ESPN