NBA: 6 best buyout candidates that could emerge after trade deadline

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NBA: Exploring the five best buyout candidates that could emerge now that the 2023 NBA trade Deadline is officially in the books.

The NBA Trade Deadline has officially come and gone. After weeks upon weeks of speculation, there was plenty of action that took place over the last few days, leading up to a chaotic last few hours of the deadline. You can catch up with what transpired at the NBA Trade Deadline in our rundown here.

As is the case after every trade deadline, there are still a few players that will likely switch jerseys. There are always players that are acquired at the deadline that won’t stay with the teams that make a move for them. The next phase in the NBA calendar is known as the buyout market.

The NBA’s buyout market could prove to be interesting

As long as a player is waived by March 1, they are eligible to sign with a playoff team. The group of players that are waived between now and March 1 is most commonly known as the buyout market. And that is what will fuel the transaction period over the next few weeks.

In honor of that, we explore the five-best buyout candidates.