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While the March 25 trade deadline will likely dominate storylines for the next couple of months, keep an ear out for the NBA rumors pertaining to contract buyouts. While we tend to see plenty of movement in the trade market, not every team will be successful in trading disgruntled players or ones that don’t fit their short-term or long-term plans and must utilize different avenues to get the deed done.
Also, keep in mind that teams will still be looking to improve once the trade deadline passes. This is where the buyout market comes into play, where lower-tier players and playoff contenders pursue one another, convincing each other they are soulmates. Factors such as the size of a player’s contract, his age, injuries, or declining level of play, among other reasons, may sometimes make it difficult for a franchise to move a player before the trade deadline.
The NBA buyout market
The foremost objective in a buyout is for the team to shed that player’s salary and for said player to seek out other teams that may require their talents, and in most cases, a playoff or title contender. Many teams (especially contenders) are constantly monitoring the buyout market to see if there are any players they can acquire to help their teams without giving up any assets.
After a player and franchise agree to a buyout, said player is placed on waivers, and teams can now bid on his services, and he will go to the highest bidder. If the player is not claimed off the waiver wire, he’s now a free agent and can sign with whom he wants.
Technically the buyout market is open 24/7, but it’s usually only active between the trade deadline and the start of the playoffs. Still, there are rare cases when a player will get bought out without the team ever trying to facilitate a trade beforehand, like when the Atlanta Hawks traded for and almost immediately bought out Carmelo Anthony’s contract the summer of 2018.
The media and fans tend to overhype the significance of buyout transactions, billing these newly acquired players as the final piece to get them over the hump or reverse the team fortunes. However, in reality, that’s rarely the case. In fact, in 2017, James Herbert of CBS Sports quoted Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge on the matter:
“So we went and did these buyouts every year to try to help our team, and rarely did those work. It sounds good on paper…when, in fact, those players may take away minutes from a younger player that is better, change the chemistry and the roles of the players inside your organization.”
Still, that does not mean that teams have no chance of striking gold in the buyout market. Yes, it is unlikely but not impossible. In that same article, Herbert highlights the significance of the Celtics signing PJ Brown during the 2008 season. Most recently, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Markief Morris after he was bought out by the Detroit Pistons, whose contributions helped them win the NBA finals last season.
Though the list of buyout failures is longer than the list of successes, all transactions are a gamble, and that shouldn’t deter teams from exploring the market. Without further ado, let’s take a look at five players who would make ideal buyout candidates should they not get traded before the deadline and a few teams they may be able to help.
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<h2>The NBA buyout market</h2>
<p>The foremost objective in a buyout is for the team to shed that player’s salary and for said player to seek out other teams that may require their talents, and in most cases, a playoff or title contender. Many teams (especially contenders) are constantly monitoring the buyout market to see if there are any players they can acquire to help their teams without giving up any assets.</p>
<p>After a player and franchise agree to a buyout, said player is placed on waivers, and teams can now bid on his services, and he will go to the highest bidder. If the player is not claimed off the waiver wire, he’s now a free agent and can sign with whom he wants.</p>
<p>Technically the buyout market is open 24/7, but it’s usually only active between the trade deadline and the start of the playoffs. Still, there are rare cases when a player will get bought out without the team ever trying to facilitate a trade beforehand, like when the Atlanta Hawks traded for and almost immediately bought out Carmelo Anthony’s contract the summer of 2018.</p>
<p>The media and fans tend to overhype the significance of buyout transactions, billing these newly acquired players as the final piece to get them over the hump or reverse the team fortunes. However, in reality, that’s rarely the case. In fact, in 2017, <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/the-long-sad-history-of-the-nba-buyout-market-is-full-of-big-names-little-return/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Herbert of CBS Sports</a> quoted Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge on the matter:</p>
<blockquote><p>“So we went and did these buyouts every year to try to help our team, and rarely did those work. It sounds good on paper…when, in fact, those players may take away minutes from a younger player that is better, change the chemistry and the roles of the players inside your organization.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Still, that does not mean that teams have no chance of striking gold in the buyout market. Yes, it is unlikely but not impossible. In that same article, Herbert highlights the significance of the Celtics signing PJ Brown during the 2008 season. Most recently, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Markief Morris after he was bought out by the Detroit Pistons, whose contributions helped them win the NBA finals last season.</p>
<p>Though the list of buyout failures is longer than the list of successes, all transactions are a gamble, and that shouldn’t deter teams from exploring the market. Without further ado, let’s take a look at five players who would make ideal buyout candidates should they not get traded before the deadline and a few teams they may be able to help.</p>
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<h2>Potential buyout candidate No. 1: Blake Griffin</h2>
<p>Amidst a full rebuild and complete roster teardown, the Detroit Pistons have already traded Derrick Rose and now look to part ways with their most proven veteran left on the roster, <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/griffbl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">Blake Griffin</a>. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30906202/blake-griffin-sit-detroit-pistons-weigh-trade-buyout-options-former-all-star" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently reported both Griffin and the Pistons</a> have agreed that he will remain inactive while they work through a resolution on his playing future. There <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/15/blake-griffin-detroit-pistons-next/">seems to be complete unanimity</a> on this issue.</p>
<p>He’s averaging a career-low 12.3 points per game, but his low scoring numbers reflect his career-low 11.3 field-goal attempts per game and his shot selection. According to basketball reference, 55.9 percent of his field-goal attempts came from behind the 3-point line this season, by far the highest rate of his career, but he’s only converting them at a 31.5 percent clip.</p>
<p>The days of watching Blake Griffin lead a fastbreak en route to posterizing your favorite player (if he dares to get in the way) are long gone. Due to a myriad of lower-body injuries he suffered, dating all the way back to what was supposed to be his rookie year when he fractured his kneecap in the LA Clippers final preseason game, forcing him to miss the entire season, Griffin has lost most of the athleticism and explosiveness that made him the number one pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.</p>
<p>Still, Griffin can contribute in other ways as he’s transitioned to a playstyle that allows him to positively impact the game, despite no longer being one of the most athletic players ever to grace a basketball court. Since he was traded to Detroit during the 2017-18 season, the six-time All-Star began chucking threes like he never has before. He averages 6.5 3-pointers per game in 138 regular-season games with the Pistons compared to 0.9 in 504 regular-season games with the Clippers.</p>
<p>He’s always been a solid playmaker and good passer, especially for his size. He’s not Nikola Jokic or the Gasol brothers, but he averages a solid 4.4 assists per game for his career. Play him in limited minutes, and Griffin can still be a valuable point-forward off the bench while also being able to space the floor.</p>
<p>The consensus is Blake has no trade value at this point. No team will be willing to take on the remainder of his contract (he’s earning approximately $36.6 million this season and owed $39 million next season) when the production doesn’t match the money he’s getting. That won’t stop Pistons general manager Troy Weaver from trying his best to find a trade partner before the March 25 deadline.</p>
<p>All signs are pointing to Griffin and the Pistons agreeing to some type of buyout agreement. If he clears waivers, expect him to sign with a title contender as the 11-year veteran enters the “ring chasing” stage of his career.</p>
<h2>NBA teams that Blake Griffin can help</h2>
<p>Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat</p>
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<h2>Potential buyout candidate No. 2: Trevor Ariza</h2>
<p><a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/arizatr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">Trevor Ariza</a> is an NBA champion but will probably be remembered for being the first person to be <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://hoopshype-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/hoopshype.com/lists/trevor-ariza-is-now-the-all-time-leader-in-trades/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#aoh=16134998070862&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fhoopshype.com%2Flists%2Ftrevor-ariza-is-now-the-all-time-leader-in-trades%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traded ten times</a> in his career. When free agency began on Nov. 20, Ariza was on the Portland Trail Blazers. One month and three teams later, he was officially a member of the OKC Thunder by the time the 2020-21 season began.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, Ariza hasn’t played an NBA game in nearly a year, having last played right before the league shut down in mid-March. Ariza has been <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/thunders-trevor-ariza-still-out-indefinitely/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">embroiled in a custody battle</a> for his son and elected not to join the Trail Blazers in the Orlando bubble so he can spend time with his child. He hasn’t been with the team all season and is out indefinitely as he continues to deal with this unfortunate situation.</p>
<p>With OKC in the middle of a rebuild, the Thunder have prioritized developing their young players over winning games this season. Ariza was never apart of the Thunder’s plans moving forward, but they haven’t been able to put him on the floor to play up his trade value. NBA teams don’t know what time of shape he is in or where he is at mentally with all that he’s dealing with off the court.</p>
<p>In the final year of a two-year $25 million contract, teams have no incentive to give up any assets for an aging veteran that hasn’t played a game in 11 months, making north of $10 million this season. Regardless of how much they can use a player of his skill set, it wouldn’t make sense for any team to trade for him.</p>
<p>With that being said, having little to no trade value at this point, Ariza will likely have to sit down with the Thunder brass and negotiate a buyout. Though he’s on the backend of his career, the 16-year veteran is still a quality player that can help almost any team.</p>
<p>Ariza is a versatile defender and a capable 3-point shooter. As we saw with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for the Los Angeles Lakers last season, there’s still vital importance for guys who can defend and shoot from the perimeter(even if that’s all they’re good at). He’s played for nine different teams in his NBA tenure and has seen almost every offensive and defensive scheme that’s out there.</p>
<p>The Thunder may not want him, and he may not have any trade value, but if Ariza decides to resume his career this season, he can help numerous title contenders if he clears waivers once the inevitable buyout takes place.</p>
<h2>NBA teams that Trevor Ariza can help</h2>
<p>Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks</p>
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<h2>Potential buyout candidate No. 3: George Hill.</h2>
<p>Many executives expect <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hillge01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">George Hill</a> to be moved before the trade deadline, but that may be easier said than done. A buyout is more likely because Hill is in the second year of a three-year $28.7 million contract and has a history of injuries.</p>
<p>The 13-year veteran only appeared in 14 games this season before suffering a thumb injury that eventually required surgery. Still, the 34-year-old point guard is a quality veteran point guard who can efficiently run an offense and is a reliable defender on the perimeter.</p>
<p>Hill has built a career being a tremendous defender and an efficient and versatile scorer. In 26.3 minutes per game, he’s averaging 11.8 points per game (his highest average since the 2016-17 season), 2.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game with flawless .508/.386/.840 shooting splits.</p>
<p>A career 38.4 percent 3-point shooter, Hill is a legit perimeter threat whenever he touches the ball. He’s lost a bit of athleticism but still savvy enough to find creative ways to attack the basket and set his teammates up for an easy score.</p>
<p>Unfortunately for Hill, he was traded during the offseason to an OKC Thunder team in the middle of a rebuild and has had little use for him with five other guards on the roster they are trying to develop.</p>
<h2>NBA teams that George Hill can help.</h2>
<p>Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat.</p>
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<h2>Potential buyout candidate No. 4: Otto Porter Jr.</h2>
<p><a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porteot01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 ref="nofollow">Otto Porter Jr.</a> was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Washington Wizards, with expectations of forming a “Big 3” in the nation’s capital alongside John Wall and Bradley Beal. Once a budding star, Porter Jr developed into one of the best two-way players in the league before injuries derailed his career.</p>
<p>His coming-out party came during the 2016-17 campaign when he averaged then career-highs of 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 steals in 32.6 minutes per game while posting impressive .516/.434/.832 shooting splits.</p>
<p>After proving to pretty durable over the first five seasons of his career, these last three years haven’t been kind to him. Since the start of the 2018-19 season, various injuries and ailments (the lastest being debilitating back spasms) have limited Porter to just 86 out of 174 possible regular-season games.</p>
<p>Injuries have limited his production, but when healthy, he’s an efficient and versatile scorer who can attack the basket and knock down 3-pointers with pinpoint accuracy. Porter is a 40.4 percent 3-point shooter for his career and has converted over 50 percent of his two-pointers. More impressively, he has a career 57.9 true shooting percentage and 55.6 effective field goal percentage for his career, per basketball reference.</p>
<p>Listed at 6’8” and 198 pounds, he’s a natural small forward who can play power forward in small-ball lineups and shooting guard when the coach wants to feature a bigger lineup. He can play solid defense against every position except center.</p>
<p>In the final year of a four-year $106.5 million contract he signed back in the summer of 2017, Porter’s health issues make him unlikely to be moved via trade before the deadline. Not many teams, if any, will be willing to give up anything of true value for an injury-prone player making nearly $30 million this year and set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.</p>
<p>Drafting <a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willipa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" ref="nofollow">Patrick Williams</a> fourth overall in the 2020 NBA Draft was the first indication the Bulls may be looking to move on from Porter. Combine that with the fact that once again, injuries have limited his court action and production this season, which has been a common theme since he joined the franchise during the 2018-19 season, and all signs point towards Porter and the Bulls agreeing to a contract buyout after the trade deadline.</p>
<p>Even if the Bulls find a way to give a team enough incentive to eat the remainder of Porter’s salary, it won’t be a contender that pulls the trigger, so it’s likely even if he gets traded, he’ll either be waived or bought out by his new team. Suppose he can get healthy again; Porter can still be an impactful wing while adding frontcourt depth to a title contender. Expect his name to be at the center of a lot of trade and buyout rumors as the next month’s deadline nears.</p>
<h2>NBA teams that Otto Porter Jr. can help</h2>
<p>Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers</p>
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<h2>Potential buyout candidate No. 5: Tony Snell</h2>
<p><a href=https://hoopshabit.com/2021/02/19/nba-rumors-5-potential-buyouts/"https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/snellto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-%22 target="_blank" rel="noopener" ref="nofollow">Tony Snell</a> has made a career out of being a “3-and-D” player. He’s been a solid role player for most of his career. His primary job when on the court is on the defensive side of the ball. He’s often tasked with defending the opposition’s best perimeter player, who in most cases are adept at hitting tough shots, so advanced statistics aren’t going to really show his impact. Still, when you watch him, he doesn’t take any plays off, is always engaged, and makes his matchup work hard for almost every basket.</p>
<p>He’s also an elite marksman, sporting a 38.4 3-point percentage for his career and having never shot less than 37 percent from the perimeter in a season. Per Synergy Sports, Snell ranked in the 85th, 86th, and 90th percentile for half-court, transition, and overall offense, respectively, while playing for the Detroit Pistons last season.</p>
<p>An exceptional shooter, he ranked in the 75th percentile averaging 1.132 points per possession on 3-pointers last season and averaged 1.188 points per possession when shooting off the dribble (96th percentile).</p>
<p>He’s played sparingly in his first season with the Atlanta Hawks, which was expected given all the wing players on the roster. However, he’s still shooting 48.3 percent from behind the arc converting 14 of his 29 attempts through 15 appearances.</p>
<p>Once the Hawks are fully healthy, there won’t be much playing time left for Snell, and while he’s still a serviceable role player who can contribute in meaningful ways, his $12.2 million salary for the season makes him a difficult player to trade.</p>
<p>Atlanta can attach a draft pick with him to make the move more appealing to other general managers, but they have no reason to add any assets just to shed a salary that will be off the books at the end of the season anyway.</p>
<p>The only feasible resolution is to allow Snell to finish out the season with the team, albeit in a minimal role, or come to terms on a contract buyout that will allow the franchise to save some money and Snell to go to an NBA championship contender.</p>
<h2>NBA teams that Tony Snell can help</h2>
<p>Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics</p>
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