Hoops Rumors’ 2018 Trade Deadline Primer

In past NBA seasons, the trade deadline has typically fallen just after the All-Star Game, with All-Star weekend serving as an event where general managers can connect in person as they attempt to hammer out deals in advance of the fast-approaching deadline.

This season, however, the NBA has moved up the trade deadline by two weeks to February 8. Executives will no longer get the opportunity to discuss trades at the All-Star Game, but it remains to be seen whether this will result in a less active deadline than usual. After all, deadlines generally spur teams into action, whether that happens on February 8, February 22, or any other date on the calendar.

We’ll be keeping tabs on all the latest news and rumors all day long on Hoops Rumors, leading up to the 2:00pm CT trade deadline. In the meantime, here are some of our features, trackers, and analysis to help you prepare for today’s action:

Trackers and lists:

• Trades completed so far during the 2017/18 season
• Current NBA roster counts
• Players with the ability to veto trades
• Players with trade kickers
• Players who are ineligible to be traded
• Teams with traded player exceptions available
• Teams with disabled player exceptions available
• Traded 2018 first round picks
• Traded 2018 second round picks
• Trade restrictions on future first round picks

Analysis and additional information:

• Four common misconceptions about NBA trades
• Revisiting the last five NBA trade deadlines
• Bulls, Mavericks remain below salary floor
• Five potential deadline buyers without 2018 first round picks
• Five trade candidates who can veto deals
• Seven Atlantic trade candidates to watch
• Seven Central trade candidates to watch
• Seven Northwest trade candidates to watch
• Seven Pacific trade candidates to watch
• Seven Southeast trade candidates to watch
• Seven Southwest trade candidates to watch
• Hoops Rumors Glossary: Explaining the traded player exception