Most free agents can be traded on Dec. 15. However, a small group has to wait an extra month. Those are the free agents who re-signed with their original team using Bird or Early Bird Rights, make more than the minimum and who got a raise greater than 20% over their salary from last season. That list includes 11 players:

The Toronto Raptors, who would be quite formidable with Antetokounmpo and Scottie Barnes side by side, have a similar quandary. The list goes on from there, with oft-cited longshots like the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors also facing complications.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/kings/onsi as Five-Team NBA Mock Trade Sends All-Star PG to Kings.

Rival NBA teams reportedly expect the Los Angeles Lakers to target New Orleans Pelicans wing Herb Jones in an effort to bolster their defense ahead of the February trade deadline.

Christmas is on Dec. 25, but it comes 10 days early for NBA fans every year. That's because Dec. 15 marks the unofficial start of trade season.

While the most talked-about player in the potential trade market in the NBA right now is Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mavericks forward/center Anthony Davis is flying

A Warriors trade target, Michael Porter Jr., has made the most efficient 20-game start in NBA history since Kevin Durant.

Chris Paul is in attendance at the NBA cup contest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs, is this a sign?