Post-NBA Trade Deadline 2024 Buyout Candidates

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, but not before a flurry of moves—mostly involving role players and draft picks—reshuffled quite a few lineups around the NBA and set the stage for a number of veteran players to be released by their new teams.

Below, we'll take a look at the top buyout candidates as struggling teams look to cut free veteran players more interested in landing with a contender.

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Kyle Lowry, PG, Charlotte Hornets

Perhaps the biggest name expected to hit the buyout market. The Hornets are in full tanking mode, at least for the rest of the season, and the 37-year-old Lowry doesn't have many seasons left to pursue a second title. It would be shocking if he wasn't released by Charlotte and picked up by a contender.

Lowry isn't the player he once was, but he can still provide quality minutes off the bench for a team running the second unit.

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Spencer Dinwiddie, PG, Toronto Raptors

One of the weirder trades of the day involved Dinwiddie going to the Raptors, and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that Toronto plans to waive him:

The 30-year-old has had a bit of a down season, averaging just 12.6 points across 48 games for the Brooklyn Nets. But contending teams looking for a bucket off the bench would be wise to prioritize Dinwiddie on the buyout market.

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Victor Oladipo, SG, Memphis Grizzlies

Charania reported that the Grizzlies have released Oladipo, putting the veteran wing on the market.

In 42 games this season, Oladipo is averaging 10.7 points per game and could provide a contender with a solid scoring option off the bench. He should generate interest around the league.

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Robin Lopez, C, Sacramento Kings

Teams in need of center depth may give Lopez a call, as the Kings are expected to waive him following a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski:

Lopez, 35, averaged just 1.1 points in 16 appearances for the Bucks this season. He didn't feature in Milwaukee's plans, with his older brother Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis ahead of him in the rotation.

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Marcus Morris Sr., PF, San Antonio Spurs

Morris is "likely" to hit the buyout market, per Charania, after technically being traded twice on Thursday, first in the deal that brought Buddy Hield to Philadelphia and again in the trade that sent Doug McDermott to Indiana.

He's averaged 6.7 points across 37 games this season and would provide a solid veteran option at the 4 for contending teams.

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Danuel House, SF, Detroit Pistons

House wasn't a Piston for long before the team waived him, per Charania:

He struggled to crack the rotation in Philadelphia, averaging just 4.2 points in 15 minutes per game (34 appearances)

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Killian Hayes, PG, Detroit Pistons

Detroit is reportedly, and somewhat shockingly, releasing Hayes on Thursday.

He may not have a vibrant market among contenders if he couldn't even stick around with the hapless Pistons. He's averaging just 6.9 points per game this season, shooting 29.7 percent from three.

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Joe Harris, SG, Detroit Pistons

Per Charania, another cut casualty out of Detroit is Harris, who only made 16 appearances for the Pistons this season and shot a surprisingly low 33.3 percent from three in them. The once three-point specialist may struggle to find a new home if teams believe his jumper has regressed, though he could still be a flier for teams needing floor-spacing off the bench.

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Other Players to Watch

Evan Fournier may be a cut candidate if the Pistons choose to give their minutes to younger players down the stretch after he was acquired from the New York Knicks on Thursday. He would likely garner interest from teams around the league as a scoring threat off the bench.

Ditto for Seth Curry, who was moved to the Hornets as part of the P.J. Washington trade with Dallas. Contenders always covet shooting, and Curry is a career 43.2 percent shooter from deep for his career.