All NBA players who cannot be traded before January 15, 2026

Players who signed new contracts as free agents during the 2025/26 NBA season cannot be traded for the first three months after signing or until December 15, whichever comes later. This means that virtually all teams have at least one player, and in many cases several, who will not be eligible for trade until mid-December.

However, there is a small group of players whose trade restriction extends an additional month. All of them meet specific conditions: they renewed with their previous team during this offseason, received a salary increase of more than 20%, their new salary exceeds the minimum, and their team was above the salary cap, using Bird or Early Bird rights to sign them.

Listed below are the players who meet these criteria and who cannot be traded until at least January 15, 2026. This list will be updated in the coming months if necessary.

Charlotte Hornets
Tre Mann

Cleveland Cavaliers
Sam Merrill

Detroit Pistons
Paul Reed

Indiana Pacers
Isaiah Jackson

Memphis Grizzlies
Santi Aldama

Miami Heat
Davion Mitchell

Milwaukee Bucks
Ryan Rollins

Minnesota Timberwolves
Naz Reid

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Todos los jugadores NBA que no pueden ser traspasados antes del 15 de enero de 2026