NBA Trade Rumors: Top 8 December 15 trade-eligible deadline candidates

NBA Trade Rumors: Exploring the top 8 players that become trade-eligible on December 15 that could be deadline candidates.

The NBA Trade Deadline may still be two months away but over the next few weeks, the expectation is that the rumor mill is going to begin churning out some content and talking points. And there’s a big reason why – On December 15, officially, 89 percent of the league (including many free agents that signed this past offseason) will become trade eligible.

Many of the others become trade-eligible on January 15. Nevertheless, if this is going to indeed be a buys trade season, we should expect the smoke to begin sometime soon.

The next few weeks could decide which teams end up being buyers and sellers at the NBA Trade Deadline

The standings in both conferences are still pretty cluttered. However, the next few weeks, leading into the 2023 calendar year, should begin to separate the buyers from the sellers. In this article, we take a look at the top 8 deadline candidates that become trade-eligible on December 15.

Let’s start with a trio of Chicago Bulls players that could find their way to the trade block in the next few weeks, especially if the team continues to play at a mediocre level.