2020/21 In-Season NBA Trades
As we did with 2020’s offseason trades and the in-season swaps from 2019/20, we’ll be keeping track of all the NBA trades completed this season as they become official, updating this post with each transaction. This post can be found anytime throughout the season on our desktop sidebar under “Hoops Rumors Features,” or in our mobile menu under “Features.”
Trades are listed here in reverse chronological order, with the latest on top. So, if a player has been dealt multiple times, the first team listed as having acquired him is the one that ended up with him. Trades listed in italics have been agreed upon but are not yet official. For more details on each trade, click the date above it.
For more information on the specific conditions dictating if and when draft picks involved in these deals will actually change hands, be sure to check out RealGM.com’s breakdown of the details on traded picks.
Here’s the full list of the trades completed during the 2020/21 NBA season:
- Jazz acquire Matt Thomas.
- Raptors acquire the Warriors’ 2021 second-round pick.
- Nuggets acquire JaVale McGee.
- Cavaliers acquire Isaiah Hartenstein, the Nuggets’ 2023 second-round pick (top-46 protected), and the Nuggets’ 2027 second-round pick.
- Mavericks acquire J.J. Redick and Nicolo Melli.
- Pelicans acquire James Johnson, Wesley Iwundu, the Mavericks’ 2021 second-round pick, and cash ($1.1MM).
- Celtics acquire Evan Fournier.
- Magic acquire Jeff Teague, either the Celtics’ or the Grizzlies’ 2025 second-round pick (whichever is less favorable), and the Celtics’ 2027 second-round pick.
- Kings acquire Delon Wright.
- Pistons acquire Cory Joseph, the Lakers’ 2021 second-round pick, and the Kings’ 2024 second-round pick.
- Nuggets acquire Aaron Gordon and Gary Clark.
- Magic acquire Gary Harris, R.J. Hampton, and the Nuggets’ 2025 first-round pick (top-five protected).
- Spurs acquire Marquese Chriss and cash ($1.85MM).
- Warriors acquire the draft rights to Cady Lalanne.
- Hornets acquire Brad Wanamaker, the Raptors’ 2022 second-round pick (top-54 protected), and cash ($2MM).
- Warriors acquire the Hornets’ 2025 second-round pick (top-55 protected).
- Heat acquire Victor Oladipo.
- Rockets acquire Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley, and the right to swap the Rockets’ or Nets’ 2022 first-round pick with the Heat’s 2022 first-round pick (top-14 protected).
- Note: If the Heat’s pick falls within its protected range, the Rockets would instead receive either the Nuggets’ or Sixers’ 2022 second-round pick (whichever is less favorable).
- Kings acquire Terence Davis.
- Raptors acquire Grizzlies’ 2021 second-round pick.
- Clippers acquire Rajon Rondo.
- Hawks acquire Lou Williams, the Trail Blazers’ 2023 second-round pick, the Clippers’ 2027 second-round pick, and cash ($1.25MM).
- Heat acquire Nemanja Bjelica.
- Kings acquire Maurice Harkless and Chris Silva.
- Sixers acquire George Hill and Ignas Brazdeikis.
- Thunder acquire Tony Bradley, Austin Rivers, the Sixers’ 2025 second-round pick, and the Sixers’ 2026 second-round pick.
- Knicks acquire Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirier, the Sixers’ 2021 second-round pick, the Heat’s 2024 second-round pick (top-55 protected; from Sixers), and the draft rights to Emir Preldzic (from Sixers).
- Bulls acquire Daniel Theis, Troy Brown, Javonte Green, and cash ($1.3MM from Celtics; $250K from Wizards).
- Celtics acquire Moritz Wagner and Luke Kornet.
- Wizards acquire Chandler Hutchison and Daniel Gafford.
- Trail Blazers acquire Norman Powell.
- Raptors acquire Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood.
- Bulls acquire Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu.
- Magic acquire Wendell Carter, Otto Porter, the Bulls’ 2021 first-round pick (top-four protected), and the Bulls’ 2023 first-round pick (top-four protected).
- Kings acquire Mfiondu Kabengele, the Hawks’ 2022 second-round pick (top-55 protected), and cash ($2.75MM).
- Clippers acquire the Kings’ 2022 second-round pick (top-54 protected).
- Bucks acquire P.J. Tucker, Rodions Kurucs, and their own 2022 first-round pick (traded away in a previous deal).
- Rockets acquire D.J. Augustin, D.J. Wilson, the Bucks’ 2023 first-round pick (unprotected), and the right to swap their own 2021 second-round pick with the Bucks’ 2021 first-round pick (top-nine protected).
- Suns acquire Torrey Craig.
- Bucks acquire cash ($110K).
- Heat acquire Trevor Ariza.
- Thunder acquire Meyers Leonard and the Heat’s 2027 second-round pick.
- Pistons acquire Hamidou Diallo.
- Thunder acquire Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and the Rockets’ 2027 second-round pick.
- Knicks acquire Derrick Rose.
- Pistons acquire Dennis Smith Jr. and the Hornets’ 2021 second-round pick.
- Rockets acquire Kevin Porter Jr.
- Cavaliers acquire the Warriors’ 2024 second-round pick (top-55 protected).
- Nets acquire James Harden.
- Rockets acquire Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, the Nets’ 2022 first-round pick (unprotected), the Bucks’ 2022 first-round pick (unprotected; from Cavaliers), the Nets’ 2024 first-round pick (unprotected), the Nets’ 2026 first-round pick (unprotected), and the right to swap first-round picks with the Nets in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2027 (all unprotected).
- Note: Oklahoma City has the ability to swap first-round picks with the Rockets in 2021 (top-four protected) and 2025 (top-10 protected). Check RealGM for more details on how this affects the Rockets’ ability to swap with the Nets in those years.
- Note: Oklahoma City has the ability to swap first-round picks with the Rockets in 2021 (top-four protected) and 2025 (top-10 protected). Check RealGM for more details on how this affects the Rockets’ ability to swap with the Nets in those years.
- Pacers acquire Caris LeVert, a 2023 second-round pick (least favorable of the Rockets’, Mavericks, and Heat’s picks; from Rockets), a 2024 second-round pick (least favorable of the Cavaliers’ and Jazz’s picks; from Cavaliers), and cash ($2.6MM; from Nets).
- Note: If the Rockets’ 2023 second-round pick is No. 31 or No. 32, the Pacers will instead receive that pick.
- Cavaliers acquire Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince, and the draft rights to Aleksandar Vezenkov (from Nets).
2022 NBA Free Agents
Hoops Rumors’ up-to-date list of 2022 free agents is below. The player’s 2022 age is in parentheses.
These are players who are currently free agents. They finished the 2021/22 season on an NBA roster, appeared in at least 10 games in ’21/22, or appeared in at least one game in ’22/23. A small handful of other notable free agents are also listed.
You’ll be able to access this list anytime under the “Hoops Rumors Features” menu on the right sidebar on our desktop site, or in the “Free Agent Lists” section of our mobile menu. If you have any corrections or omissions, please contact us.
Updated 6-25-23 (6:23am CT)
Unrestricted Free Agents
Point Guards
- Ryan Arcidiacono (28)
- Jamaree Bouyea (23)
- Trey Burke (30)
- Devin Cannady (26)
- Kennedy Chandler (20)
- Chris Chiozza (27)
- Darren Collison (35)
- Sharife Cooper (21)
- Devon Dotson (23)
- Marcus Garrett (24)
- Brandon Goodwin (27)
- Frank Jackson (24)
- Elfrid Payton (28)
- Rajon Rondo (36)
- Zavier Simpson (25)
- Javonte Smart (23)
- Keifer Sykes (29)
- Tyrell Terry (22)
- Isaiah Thomas (33)
- Kemba Walker (32)
- John Wall (32)
- Keaton Wallace (23)
- Brad Wanamaker (33)
- Brandon Williams (23)
Shooting Guards
- Avery Bradley (32)
- Armoni Brooks (24)
- Charlie Brown Jr. (25)
- Chaundee Brown (24)
- Sterling Brown (27)
- Deonte Burton (28)
- Jarrett Culver (23)
- Nate Darling (24)
- Wayne Ellington (35)
- Malik Fitts (25)
- Bryn Forbes (29)
- Melvin Frazier (26)
- Langston Galloway (31)
- R.J. Hampton (21)
- Note: On waivers until June 26.
- Jalen Harris (24)
- Nate Hinton (23)
- David Johnson (21)
- Mason Jones (24)
- Jeremy Lamb (30)
- Scottie Lewis (22)
- Skylar Mays (25)
- E’Twaun Moore (33)
- Mychal Mulder (28)
- David Nwaba (29)
- Joshua Primo (20)
- Trevelin Queen (25)
- Jahmi’us Ramsey (21)
- Davon Reed (27)
- Jordan Schakel (24)
- Jay Scrubb (22)
- Nik Stauskas (29)
- D.J. Stewart Jr. (23)
- Brodric Thomas (25)
- Stanley Umude (23)
- Denzel Valentine (29)
- Quinndary Weatherspoon (26)
- Alondes Williams (23)
- Lou Williams (36)
Small Forwards
- Justin Anderson (29)
- Kent Bazemore (33)
- DeAndre’ Bembry (28)
- Keljin Blevins (27)
- Greg Brown (21)
- CJ Elleby (22)
- Jordan Hall (20)
- Maurice Harkless (29)
- Malcolm Hill (27)
- Solomon Hill (31)
- Rodney Hood (30)
- Elijah Hughes (24)
- Feron Hunt (23)
- Wes Iwundu (28)
- Josh Jackson (25)
- Justin Jackson (27)
- Stanley Johnson (26)
- Braxton Key (25)
- Jake Layman (28)
- Didi Louzada (23)
- Kelan Martin (27)
- Alfonzo McKinnie (30)
- Justin Minaya (24)
- Abdel Nader (29)
- Jamorko Pickett (25)
- Tony Snell (31)
- Robert Woodard (23)
Power Forwards
- Carmelo Anthony (38)
- Trevor Ariza (37)
- Jarrell Brantley (26)
- Marquese Chriss (25)
- Gary Clark (28)
- Tyler Cook (25)
- Michael Foster Jr. (19)
- Juancho Hernangomez (27)
- Alize Johnson (26)
- Paul Millsap (37)
- Juwan Morgan (25)
- KZ Okapala (23)
- Jabari Parker (27)
- Reggie Perry (22)
- Chris Silva (26)
- Noah Vonleh (27)
- D.J. Wilson (26)
Centers
- Tony Bradley (24)
- Moses Brown (23)
- DeMarcus Cousins (32)
- Ed Davis (33)
- Derrick Favors (31)
- Enes Freedom (30)
- Serge Ibaka (33)
- Nerlens Noel (28)
- Killian Tillie (25)
Restricted Free Agents
Point Guards
- None
Shooting Guards
- None
Small Forwards
- None
Power Forwards
- Miles Bridges (24)
Centers
- None
Two-Way Restricted Free Agents
Note: All of this year’s two-way restricted free agents have been signed. The details can be found here.
Player Options
Note: All of this year’s player option decisions have been made. They can be found here.
Team Options
Note: All of this year’s team option decisions have been made. They can be found here.
Contract information from Basketball Insiders was used in the creation of this post.
CJ McCollum Out At Least Four Weeks With Foot Injury
JANUARY 19: Further testing on McCollum’s foot injury revealed a small hairline fracture to the lateral cuneiform, the Blazers announced late on Monday night (Twitter link). According to the club, the standout guard will wear a walking boot and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
McCollum is the third key Portland rotation player to be sidelined with a multi-week injury, joining Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins. The increasing number of absences may put more pressure on the Blazers to make use of one of their open roster spots.
JANUARY 18: Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, who left Saturday’s win over Atlanta due to a left foot sprain, will be re-evaluated in one week, head coach Terry Stotts said today (link via Casey Holdahl of Blazers.com).
McCollum remained in the locker room at halftime on Saturday after appearing to suffer the injury in the first quarter when Hawks center Clint Capela landed on his foot following a layup attempt. Rodney Hood was moved into the starting lineup for today’s game vs. San Antonio to replace the Blazers’ second-leading scorer.
If McCollum remains sidelined for a week, he’d also miss two games against the Grizzlies (Wednesday and Friday) and one against the Knicks (Sunday). While there’s no guarantee he’ll be ready to go next week, it doesn’t sound like the injury will result in a long-term absence for McCollum.
Hood, Gary Trent Jr. and Anfernee Simons are the other most obvious candidates to see some extra minutes for Portland until McCollum gets healthy. The club also has a pair of open roster spots (one standard and one two-way), but there has been no indication that any signings are imminent.
Nets Shopped Shamet Before Harden Swap
The Nets shopped guard Landry Shamet for a first-round pick prior to the James Harden blockbuster deal, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on his podcast (hat tip to RealGM).
The motivation for Brooklyn was to forward another first-rounder to the Rockets and hold onto young center Jarrett Allen. Brooklyn gave up three first-rounders to Houston in the deal and a fourth one might have allowed them to retain Allen.
The Cavaliers were motivated to acquire Allen, a restricted free agent after the season, and gave up an unprotected 2022 first-round pick that Milwaukee owed them as part of the complex four-team swap. Cleveland also took on Taurean Prince‘s multiyear salary.
“I talked to two different teams that the Nets offered Landry Shamet to in the last week, attempting to get a first-round pick,” Windhorst said. “They were trying to keep Jarrett Allen, as you can imagine. To get the fourth first-round pick, they were trying to find a team that would give them anything. And so they shopped Landry Shamet pretty hard from what I understand.”
Without Allen, the Nets are left with DeAndre Jordan as the only true center on the roster and it will be difficult for them to trade for another of consequence.
“I just don’t see a lot of assets on the roster. And of course they have no first-round picks they can trade,” Windhorst said.
Shamet was acquired from the Clippers in a three-team trade during the offseason. Brooklyn exercised its $3.77MM 2021/22 option on Shamet prior to this season. He’s making roughly $2.1MM this season.
Shamet will have difficulty getting minutes behind Harden and Kyrie Irving, who is expected to return as early as Wednesday from his personal absence. He played 11 minutes off the bench in the Nets’ two-point win over Milwaukee on Monday. Shamet is shooting just 34.3% from the field in a reserve role this season.
Western Notes: Valanciunas, Lee, Porter Jr., Huestis, Spalding
Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas missed Monday’s game against the Suns due to the league’s health and safety protocols, the team’s PR department tweets. It’s uncertain how long Valanciunas will be sidelined. He was instructed to leave the bench area 10 days ago due to COVID-19 contact tracing but it turned out to be a “false alarm,” as Valanciunas described it. Rookie Xavier Tillman started in his place.
We have more from the Western Conference:
- The Warriors might take a longer look at Damion Lee with Kelly Oubre Jr. off to a slow start, Ethan Strauss of The Athletic writes. Lee’s skills mesh more seamlessly with Stephen Curry, so Golden State could even try Lee in a starting role. He had a pair of double-digit scoring outings last week and has shot the ball well from deep (44.7%) with a low turnover rate. Oubre has shot an icy 19.7% on his 3-point tries but the Warriors dipped deeper into the luxury tax by acquiring him, so they’ll likely exercise plenty of patience and hope he returns to last season’s form.
- Michael Porter Jr.‘s starting spot is safe, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said on Monday, per Mike Singer of the Denver Post (Twitter link). Porter hasn’t played since December 29 after being placed on the league’s COVID-19 protocol list. “Bottom line is, he’s the starting small forward at 6’10”, averaging close to 20 points a game and seven rebounds,” Malone said. “Not only are you whole, but you have a really talented player who’s a big part of your current team and also your future.”
- NBA veterans Josh Huestis and Ray Spalding are among the players on the Rockets’ G League roster, according to a tweet from the Rio Grande Vipers. Huestis played in Germany last season after appearing in 76 career games with the Thunder, including 69 during the 2017/18 season. Spalding was waived by the Hornets in November. He played 13 games with the Suns in 2018/19.
Central Notes: Porter Jr., LeVert, Weaver, Oladipo
Cavaliers second-year swingman Kevin Porter Jr., who is expected to be traded or waived soon, was told to clean out his locker after his outburst toward GM Koby Altman and other team officials on Friday, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. Porter was incensed when his locker was moved to another location to make room for newcomer Taurean Prince.
The decision to move Porter’s locker spot was based on NBA seniority and spacing to adhere to COVID-19 protocols, Spencer Davies of Basketball News reports. Porter was heard yelling about “modern-day slavery” during the argument with Altman, Davies adds.
Coach J.B. Bickerstaff didn’t directly address Porter’s status on Monday but strongly hinted the decision to move on from Porter was final, according to Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“We all want to see Kevin be successful. I still feel that way,” Bickerstaff said. “So whatever it is that happens in the future for him, I hope nothing but the best for him. And it’s part of our responsibility as coaches to give everyone our all and try to make the best of every situation. I can say that we did that.”
We have more from the Central Division:
- Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard feels strongly that Caris LeVert will fully recover from his kidney issue but expects it will be six-to-eight weeks before he can even pick up a basketball again, according to Tony East of Forbes Sports (Twitter links). “We got comfortable with the medical,” he said. “We are getting more comfortable every single day. He’s probably going to have surgery.” The team will know more about LeVert’s timeline in the next seven days, East adds.
- Pistons GM Troy Weaver made more roster moves than any other NBA executive during the abbreviated offseason and he vows to stay bold during the team’s rebuilding process, Rod Beard of the Detroit News writes. “When I was growing up, I didn’t stick my toe in the pool; I jumped in,” Weaver said. “I sit on the front on the roller coaster with my hands up so I’m not going to come in and be gun-shy. My clip will be empty.”
- Victor Oladipo, traded to the Rockets in the four-team blockbuster that brought James Harden to Brooklyn, bid farewell to Pacers fans in an Instagram post. “I find myself going through a wide range of emotions. But the one emotion or feeling that I keep coming back to is gratitude,” he wrote in part. “I am just extremely grateful right now. … Grateful to still be able to make a living playing the sport I love. Grateful that I still have the opportunity to achieve greatness at the highest level of basketball. But I’m deeply grateful of my time spent in Indiana and in the city of Indianapolis.”
Wizards’ COVID-19 Problems Worsen As Another Player Tests Positive
The Wizards’ COVID-19 issues continue to mount, as a seventh player and a staff member have now tested positive, Ava Wallace of the Washington Post tweets.
On Friday, Washington GM Tommy Sheppard confirmed that six players had tested positive for the virus and three others were under health and safety protocols.
However, there is some room for optimism. The team could practice again as soon as Wednesday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. That’s because some of the players currently under health and safety protocols could soon be cleared to return, he adds.
The lack of available players has forced the NBA to postpone five consecutive Wizards games. Earlier on Monday, the league announced the Wizards’ game on Wednesday against the Hornets would be moved to a later date. They also officially waived center Anžejs Pasečņiks, though it’s unknown whether he was one of the players on the COVID-19 list.
The Wizards started to bring players who have tested negative and cleared contact tracing protocols into the practice facility for one-on-zero workouts Sunday, Fred Katz of The Athletic tweets. They haven’t been together in a group setting since their last game a week ago.
Sixers Waive Dakota Mathias
The Sixers are waiving guard Dakota Mathias, Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.com reports. The team has confirmed the transaction (Twitter link).
Mathias was playing on a two-way contract, so the move will open up one of those slots. However, the Sixers don’t plan to fill it right away. The decision to cut ties with Mathias was done to create flexibility for opportunities that may become available down the road, Neubeck adds.
Forward Paul Reed holds the other two-way contract.
A former Purdue standout, Mathias had appeared in eight games, including two starts, as a result of the team’s COVID-19 issues. He was averaging 6.0 PPG on 39.6% shooting and 1.6 APG in 15.4 MPG.
Mathias, 25, played last season for the Mavericks’ affiliate, the Texas Legends. He averaged 18.1 PPG and 3.1 APG while shooting 39.5% on 3-point attempts.
And-Ones: Franchise Valuations, G League, Two-Way Deals
We’re likely still a few weeks away from Forbes’ publication of its annual NBA franchise valuations, which are typically revealed during the first half of February. However, new sports-business website Sportico has gotten the jump on Forbes in 2021, trying its hand at projecting the values of all 30 NBA teams.
According to Peter J. Schwartz of Sportico, the average NBA franchise is worth nearly $2.4 billion. That projection dipped slightly as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, since teams around the league have missed out on anticipated revenues as a result of playing without fans. However, the fact that the NBA’s national revenues have remained relatively stable means Sportico’s projected valuations have only dipped about two percent.
In Sportico’s view, the Knicks ($5.42 billion), Warriors ($5.21 billion), and Lakers ($5.14 billion) are far and away the most valuable NBA franchises, followed by the Nets ($3.4 billion) at No. 4. The Pelicans ($1.35 billion), Grizzlies ($1.36 billion), and Timberwolves ($1.43 billion) are at the other end of the spectrum.
Here are more odds and ends from around the basketball world:
- The NBA G League announced in December of 2019 that it would be expanding to Mexico City for 2020/21, but given the circumstances surrounding this season, the Capitanes franchise won’t be debuting now after all. While the league has been quiet about its plans for that Mexico-based franchise, the club is now expected to begin playing in the NBAGL in 2021/22, says Marc Stein of The New York Times.
- Although most coaches and general managers around the NBA support the idea of giving teams a third two-way contract slot – an idea being discussed by the league and the players’ union – some would have liked to see a different tweak made to the two-way rules, writes Jared Weiss of The Athletic. “We are in support of (the proposal),” a Western Conference GM said. “But (we) might prefer to have current two-ways with unlimited game-day restrictions.” Players on two-way contracts are limited to being active for 50 of 72 games this season.
- In an interesting article for HoopsHype, Michael Scotto explores the “art of the smokescreen,” speaking to agents and team executives about why they might be motivated to leak information to reporters.
NBA Postpones Wednesday’s Wizards/Hornets Game
The Wizards‘ coronavirus outbreak continues to force postponements, with the NBA announcing today that Wednesday’s game in Charlotte between the Wizards and Hornets won’t take place as scheduled. It’s the fifth consecutive Washington game that has been postponed.
General manager Tommy Sheppard confirmed over the weekend that the Wizards have had six players test positive for the coronavirus, with three more players tied up in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for contact tracing purposes.
It’s not clear whether or not Anžejs Pasečņiks – who has since been waived – was one of the affected players. Either way though, with Thomas Bryant out for the season due to a torn ACL, Washington doesn’t have the league-required minimum of eight players available for games.
The team hasn’t played since last Monday, when it recorded a 128-107 win over Phoenix. The next game on the Wizards’ schedule is a Friday contest in Milwaukee — we’ll have to wait to see if it can be played as scheduled.
The NBA has now had to postpone 15 games on this season’s schedule. The full list can be found right here.