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
2027
| Season | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | WSH | 5 | 21.8 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
| 2026 | DAL | 20 | 20.4 | 11.1 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | — | 51 | 24.7 | 11.6 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | LAL | 76 | 24.7 | 12.6 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | LAL | 56 | 25.9 | 12.5 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | LAL | 40 | 23.2 | 9.9 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | LAL | 36 | 21.8 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | LAL | 62 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | NO | 56 | 25.9 | 12 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | NO | 75 | 28.1 | 11.1 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | NO | 75 | 28 | 11.8 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | NO | 61 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | NO | 68 | 24.4 | 10.2 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | NO | 67 | 20.8 | 10 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | — | 64 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1 |
NBA trade season really never ends these days, and here are 50 players who could be moving during the new season
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