NBA execs weigh on the players not named Jimmy Butler who are likely to be traded, and why a member of LeBron James' inner circle is advising a multi-billion dollar hoops venture.

The 2025 NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Trades are no longer permitted during the season after this point. The 2024-25 NBA season has already seen a few players on the move, including D’Angelo Russell and Dennis Schröder. Keep track of every official trade with our NBA.com Trade Tracker.

But with that said, it also does not rule out the possibility of Boston making some minor moves, which Bleacher Report cap expert Eric Pincus recently explained in an article surveying the NBA's potential trade options.

Wednesday removed trade restrictions for players whose free-agent contracts last offseason prevented them from being dealt.

NBA salaries are increasingly polarized, with stars making in the $40-50 million range, role players around $15 million, and a bunch of other players on minimum salaries. Two of Portland’s prime trade candidates—Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons—fall in between those tentpole spots,