It is that time of the year that trade rumors tend to fly around. December 15 is the first day clubs can trade players who were signed this off-season, which helps fuel some of the trade rumors. Contenders try to improve their shot at winning and bad teams try to sell off pieces to acquire young players and draft picks. Let us take a look at players who are on the NBA trade market.<\/p>\n
Ever since the 2016-17 season, things have been rolling downhill for the Washington Wizards<\/a>. Intent on building a contender around John Wall<\/a><\/strong> and Bradley Beal<\/a><\/strong>, they gave a big contract to Otto Porter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the 2017 off-season. After that, they signed big man\u00a0Dwight Howard<\/a><\/strong>. All this adds up to a poor 11-17 start to this season. As a result of the current situation,\u00a0Wall or Beal may be available<\/a> on the trade market.<\/p>\n The Phoenix Suns<\/a> have Trevor Ariza<\/a><\/strong> on a one-year deal worth $15 million. They currently\u00a0sport the worst record in the NBA at 4-24. This being the case, keeping Ariza around does not serve any purpose moving forward. The trending rumor has Ariza going\u00a0to the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. As\u00a0per Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers are trying to find a third team to take on the contract of\u00a0Kentavious Caldwell-Pope<\/a><\/strong>. Meanwhile, the Suns are looking to come away with a young player and a draft pick from any trade involving Ariza.<\/p>\n Sources: Lakers trying to acquire Suns forward Trevor Ariza in a three-team deal. https:\/\/t.co\/EzgOxFem60<\/a><\/p>\n — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nTrevor Ariza<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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