A few teams are likely to rebuild after the 2025 NBA trade deadline. [photo: Imagn]
The NBA trade deadline will be on Feb. 6 next year at 3 p.m. ET. With roughly a month before the date, teams will look to improve this season or prepare for next year and beyond. Legitimate championship contenders will hope to make a deal to improve their chances of winning the title while struggling teams look to add future assets.
Teams like the LA Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and other underperforming teams could look at sellers. A trade could help them bolster their hopes of winning the championship.
Meanwhile, other teams with highly coveted players could engage in trade talks for the right price.
Three teams poised to rebuild after the NBA Trade Deadline
#3 Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets signaled the start of another rebuild when they sent Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks. Nets GM Sean Marks might not have wanted to trade him to a fellow Eastern Conference team, let alone a city rival. But the massive haul proved too difficult to ignore.
