Top 50 NBA trade candidates for 2026-27 season: Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson and more names to watch

NBA trade season really never ends these days, and here are 50 players who could be moving during the new season What, you didn't think NBA trade season had started? We live in a world in which Karl-Anthony Towns got swapped for Julius Randle on the Friday before training camp. NBA trade season has started because, really, NBA trade season never ends. No league loves change more than this one.

Realistically, most of the moves this season will wait until Dec. 15. That's when most 2026 free agents can legally be traded, and it also gives teams two months of regular-season action on which to judge their teams. For now, we're setting the table. Below are the 50 players who, before the 2026-27 season has begun, make the most sense as possible deadline trade candidates, listed in order of their salary.