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:

Hughes, who was tied with Miro Heiskanen of the Dallas Stars for the defenseman lead in power-play points (12) and tied for 11th at the position in points (23 in 26 games) this season prior to the trade, has had three seasons of 30-plus power-play points, including a career-high 38 in 2023-24.

The Pistons (19-5), Raptors (15-10) and Hawks (14-11) represent high-level threats in their conference and are having seasons that give hope that a player like Davis -- a 10-time All-Star who has spent his entire career in the Western Conference -- can elevate them into a viable championship-quality team.

Could the World Series champs be considering moving the righty? We explore this "long shot" possibility at MLB Trade Rumors.

Heavy.com has a trade idea that has the Toronto Blue Jays dealing a fan-favorite outfielder to a star reliever who could be a closer.

The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings begin Monday in Orlando, Florida. There’s sure to be trades, rumors, free-agent signings in what is typically a flurry of MLB news over the span of several days. Our day one coverage has ended,

The 2025 trade deadline day was one of the most eventful in recent history. Blockbuster trades aren't the norm on deadline day. The New York Jets were involved in two monumental trades. Cornerback Sauce Gardner, who earned first-team All-Pro honors in his ...