December 15 is an important date in the NBA executives' calendar. Indeed, it is from today that most of the players who signed a contract during the last free agency can be exchanged.
80 additional players can now be included in exchanges, which (unofficially) marks the start of the transfer period. That represents nearly 20% of basketball players playing in the NBA.
Among the biggest salaries are Fred VanVleet ($40.8 million this season), Kyrie Irving ($37 million), Khris Middleton ($29.3 million), Dillon Brooks ($22.6 million), Draymond Green ($22.3 million), Bruce Brown ( 22 million) which can thus be exchanged by their respective teams from today.
Six more Lakers now transferable
However, it is perhaps at the Lakers that the situation is most observed because six players become transferable: Cam Reddish, Jaxson Hayes, Christian Wood, Taurean Prince, Gabe Vincent and especially D'Angelo Russell.
The latter would necessarily be part of a “package” to get your hands on Zach LaVine, for example. Even if the “Purple & Gold” will have to wait until January 15 to have all their “assets” usable in an exchange, since Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves can only be transferred on this date.
In any case, here is the complete list of transferable players from December 15.
| PLAYER | TEAM | SALARY |
| Wesley Matthews | Hawks | 2,019,706 |
| Dalano Banton | Celtics | 2,019,706 |
| Oshae Brissett | Celtics | 2,165,000 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Celtics | 2,019,706 |
| Harry Giles III | Nets | 2,019,706 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | Nets | 2,019,706 |
| Lonnie Walker | Nets | 2,019,706 |
| Trendon Watford | Nets | 2,019,706 |
| Frank Ntilikina | Hornets | 2,019,706 |
| Jevon Carter | Bulls | 6,190,476 |
| Torrey Craig | Bulls | 2,528,233 |
| Terry Taylor | Bulls | 2,019,706 |
| Ty Jerome | Riders | 2,439,025 |
| Caris LeVert | Riders | 15,384,616 |
| Georges Niang | Riders | 8,800,000 |
| Max Strus | Riders | 14,487,684 |
| Tristan Thompson | Riders | 2,019,706 |
| Seth Curry | Mavericks | 4,000,000 |
| Dante Exum | Mavericks | 3,000,000 |
| Kyrie Irving | Mavericks | 37,037,037 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Mavericks | 2,019,706 |
| Dwight Powell | Mavericks | 4,000,000 |
| Grant Williams | Mavericks | 12,405,000 |
| Justin Holiday | Nuggets | 2,019,706 |
| Reggie Jackson | Nuggets | 5,000,000 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Nuggets | 2,019,706 |
| Draymond Green | Warriors | 22,321,429 |
| Cory Joseph | Warriors | 2,019,706 |
| Dario Saric | Warriors | 2,019,706 |
| Dillon Brooks | Rockets | 22,627,671 |
| Jeff Green | Rockets | 9,600,000 |
| Aaron Holiday | Rockets | 2,019,706 |
| Jock Landale | Rockets | 8,000,000 |
| Fred VanVleet | Rockets | 40,806,300 |
| Bruce Brown Jr. | Pacers | 22,000,000 |
| Mason Plumlee | Clippers | 5,000,000 |
| Russell Westbrook | Clippers | 3,385,738 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Lakers | 2,165,000 |
| Taurean Prince | Lakers | 4,516,000 |
| Cam Reddish | Lakers | 2,165,000 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Lakers | 17,307,693 |
| Gabe Vincent | Lakers | 10,500,000 |
| Christian Wood | Lakers | 2,709,849 |
| Derrick Rose | Grizzlies | 3,196,448 |
| Thomas Bryant | Heat | 2,528,233 |
| Kevin Love | Heat | 3,385,738 |
| Josh Richardson | Heat | 2,891,467 |
| Orlando Robinson | Heat | 1,801,769 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Bucks | 2,019,706 |
| Malik Beasley | Bucks | 2,019,706 |
| Jae Crowder | Bucks | 2,019,706 |
| AJ Green | Bucks | 1,901,769 |
| Robin Lopez | Bucks | 2,019,706 |
| Khris Middleton | Bucks | 29,320,988 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Timberwolves | 4,687,500 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | Timberwolves | 4,000,000 |
| Shake Milton | Timberwolves | 5,000,000 |
| EJ Liddell | Pelicans | 1,801,769 |
| Cody Zeller | Pelicans | 2,019,706 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | Knicks | 2,019,706 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Knicks | 10,900,000 |
| Joe Ingles | Magic | 11,000,000 |
| Mo Bamba | 76ers | 2,019,706 |
| Patrick Beverly | 76ers | 2,019,706 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | Suns | 2,346,614 |
| Bowl Bowl | Suns | 2,019,706 |
| Drew Eubanks | Suns | 2,346,614 |
| Eric Gordon | Suns | 3,196,448 |
| Damion Lee | Suns | 2,528,333 |
| Chimezie Metu | Suns | 2,019,706 |
| Yuta Watanabe | Suns | 2,346,614 |
| Moses Brown | Trail Blazers | 2,019,706 |
| Alex Len | Kings | 2,019,706 |
| JaVale McGee | Kings | 2,019,706 |
| Julian Champagnie | Spurs | 3,000,000 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Spurs | 2,019,706 |
| Jalen McDaniels | Raptors | 4,516,000 |
| Dennis Schröder | Raptors | 12,405,000 |
| Garrett Temple | Raptors | 2,019,706 |
| Omer Yurtseven | Jazz | 2,800,000 |
