The 2024 NBA trade deadline is not currently expected to have a considerable amount of activity, nor the big name players such as last season when both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were traded.
“Lots of buyers, few sellers,” wrote Adrian Wojnarowski on Threads when asked what he anticipates for the trade deadline.
“Part of that is the Play-In Tournament, which has kept more teams trying to reach the postseason instead of dropping down into the lottery. Also, this isn’t considered a strong draft class the very top, so there’s even less motivation to trade a postseason berth versus a few extra ping-pong balls in the lottery. There will be trades. There will be sellers. But the asking price is going to be high from the really bad teams to move assets — so that [it] slows down.”
The Toronto Raptors are a team who could become significant sellers at the deadline due to the impending free agencies of OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam, but Wojnarowski reported that “Toronto just isn’t there yet on those decisions.”
