Top 50 NBA trade candidates for 2026-27 season: Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson and more names to watch

What, you didn't think NBA trade season had started? We live in a world in which Karl-Anthony Towns got swapped for Julius Randle on the Friday before training camp. NBA trade season has started because, really, NBA trade season never ends. No league loves change more than this one. Realistically, most of the moves this season will wait until Dec. 15. That's when most 2026 free agents can legally be traded, and it also gives teams two months of regular-season action on which to judge their teams. For now, we're setting the table.