The Most Tradable Asset on Every NBA Team

As the Los Angeles Lakers recently reminded us, the excitement of the trade in the NBA can't be overstated. Perhaps, more than any other sport, a trade can change the fortunes of a franchise. 

The Celtics turned into contenders overnight a few years ago. The Knicks reignited their fanbase with rumors of a Carmelo Anthony trade before he even became a Knick two years ago. Last year, the Clippers suddenly discovered relevance with the acquisition of Chris Paul. 

That's why every fan of every team believes they're only a trade away form taking the next step and why the trade rumor mill is as closely monitored as the standings. 

What you can get depends on what you can offer, and every team has a different strength. Some teams offer veterans and expiring contracts. Some have young, raw talent and the ability to absorb salary. 

In reviewing every team's best trade asset, you have to look at two aspects of the trade. On the one hand, you have to consider what they have to trade, but then, you also have to consider the reason they are making the trade. 

Are they a team looking to put themselves to the next level, or are they looking to rebuild? What they have to trade depends very much on what they want to accomplish. If a team is looking to rebuild, they aren't going to be trading away their draft picks. 

On the other hand, if they're a role player away, they aren't going to be looking to trade away their stars. The Miami Heat's most valuable trade asset is obviously LeBron James, but equally obviously, they aren't going to trade him. 

The objective here is to list the most valuable trade asset who could actually be used in a trade, not the best player on every team. 

Atlanta Hawks, Al Horford

The Atlanta Hawks are a tough team to figure out right now because of what they've been doing this summer. They traded away Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams. 

While both of those were good moves, it is hard to say if they are trying to rebuild or get better because they also traded for Devin Harris. 

As a result of their moves, they now have one player worth mentioning under contract beyond next season, Al Horford. 

This makes it easy to determine what their best trade asset would be at this point.

While Horford is an outstanding contributory piece, he's not the centerpiece of an NBA champion. He's under contract at $12 million a year over the next four years, though, and that's a great contract. 

The Hawks could completely hit the reset button on their team and have only about $3 million in contracts headed into next season, building a new team through free agency. Of course, they can do that anyway, only around Horford as long as they add another elite player. 

Anyway, the sum of all this is that Horford is the best trade asset the Hawks have, but it's hard to see them trading Horford away. The only other real trade asset they have is Josh Smith with his expiring contract. 

Boston Celtics, Rajon Rondo

It's intriguing that a team team that is very much expected to contend for the Eastern Conference title is so short of real trade assets. 

Yet, when you look at their players, it's hard to figure where they could get a tidy return on a trade should the Celtics fall out of contention and start looking towards the trade market.

There's Kevin Garnett's expiring contract, and certainly, he could go to a contender and be a big help, but who can afford him?

There's Jeff Green, but he needs to establish that he can come back before he has real value as a trade chip. 

Paul Pierce is too far past his prime to trade.

It's not that the Celtics are bucking to trade Rondo, but he's, by far, their best chip. 

Brooklyn Nets, MarShon Brooks

The Brooklyn Nets have only two players who are worth talking about who can even be traded legally right now, MarShon Brooks and Joe Johnson. 

Considering Joe Johnson's massive contract, it was a miracle he was even traded once. Therefore, it's hugely unlikely they could find a taker for him, even if they wanted to. But since they just traded to get him, they won't be looking anyway. 

Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Kris Humphries and Gerald Wallace are all unable to be traded until December or January because there is a three-month restriction on trading signed free agents. 

Brooks is a really nice option for a lot of teams, though, as he is a promising young shooting guard who averaged 15.5 points per 36 minutes in his rookie year. Taken with the 25th pick, that's not too bad. 

The Nets would only be able to take a draft pick back for him because they are so far over the cap, and it's hard to see them upgrading with a $1.2 million player, but they should be able to get a better return than a top-25 pick. He would be worth a lottery pick at worst. 

Charlotte Bobcats, DeSagana Diop and Picks

The Charlotte Bobcats are seriously in dire straights. Not only are they the worst team in the NBA, they don't have a whole lot of wiggle room to get better. 

They have some exciting young players in Bismack Biyombo, Gerald Henderson, Kemba Walker and this year's pick, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. It's not like they're looking to trade off the young talent they've been acquiring, though. 

They do have DeSagana Diop's expiring contract, the ability to absorb some salary (but not much) and picks, although that's complicated. 

The Bobcats' 2013 pick is owed to the Chicago Bulls, but per Real GM, it's a protected (top-12 protected in the 2013 draft, top-10 protected in 2014, top-eight protected in 2015 and unprotected in the 2016 draft.).

They could combine Diop with their next unprotected draft pick (likely this year's) to land a player who's under contract for a few years who could be a solid veteran to add to their youth. They could throw in Reggie Williams to increase the amount of money they could take back. 

The important thing here is that the asset they're providing isn't so much the players they are sending, as the cap relief and the draft picks. 

Chicago Bulls, Joakim Noah

The Chicago Bulls are flush with assets.

They have Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Taj Gibson whom they could trade and all of whom they have received interest in at various times. 

They also have the Charlotte pick, which is eventually likely to have a good value, as well as rights to Nikola Mirotic, the young stretch power forward currently playing for Real Madrid. 

But, here's the rub. It's hard to see where the Bulls make themselves better through a trade. Optimistically, they could bundle Richard Hamilton and either Mirotic or the Charlotte pick together and get a player like Tyreke Evans, but that presupposes Sacramento has an interest in an aging shooting guard or cap space, which they don't. 

Things are further complicated by the fact that the Bulls can't add any salary at all through trade because of the $74 million hard-cap restriction they are under.

Additionally a one-for-one trade isn't going to help them much. They need an upgrade at shooting guard, but if they trade one of their starters to get that upgrade, they'll be digging one hole in order to fill another. Therefore, it's unlikely they trade one of their borderline All-Star players to get another borderline All-Star player. 

Instead, they'll trade a package to take back a bona fide superstar. 

For example, (and not suggesting this trade would actually happen), the Bulls could look to trade a combination of Joakim Noah and Rip Hamilton for Kendrick Perkins and James Harden. 

The Thunder would have the services of Hamilton to replace Harden for the remainder of the season and a center who fits their team better, especially defensively. Noah and Serge Ibaka would make for one of the more athletic power forward, center combos and make for a terrific duo defensively. 

The Bulls would get their shooting guard of the future and an adequate replacement for Noah at center who already knows Tom Thibodeau's defensive system. 

Anyway, the point is that the Bulls aren't likely to make a trade of one player for another, but it would be a package deal, and Noah would be the cornerstone of that package. 

Cleveland Cavaliers, Picks and Cap Space

Dan Gilbert is not going to win a title before LeBron James. That guarantee has pretty much flown out the window with James winning a title and all. 

However, Gilbert has done a tremendous job of rebuilding the Cavaliers since James' departure. He's added a tremendous base of young talent. 

With Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters, the Cavaliers have a backcourt for the future most teams would dream to have. He has Tristan Thomas and Tyler Zeller in the frontcourt to build around. 

Now, if only they had a small forward...

The good news is they have the means to trade for one. They have the ability to absorb cap space as they have over $7 million in cap space. They also have a host of draft picks, both their own and others. 

They have their own first-round pick, Sacramento's and Miami's, and if any of those are worse than the Lakers, they can swap that pick with the Lakers' first-round pick. While both Sacramento's and Miami's picks are protected, only the Kings have even a chance of keeping theirs. 

Dallas Mavericks, Brandan Wright

Brandan Wright had the highest PER of any player with at least 500 minutes and no starts last year, according to Basketball-Reference.com, but he might find himself looking at diminished playing time with the Dallas Mavericks this year. 

Already having Dirk Nowitzki as their resident future Hall of Fame starter, they added veteran Elton Brand to back him up. The Mavericks also added Chris Kaman through free agency and drafted Bernard James via the draft. 

Sitting third at his position on the depth chart, Wright is a nicety for the Mavericks, not a necessity. Plenty of teams would like to give the 24-year-old who is on the precipice of breaking out the chance to do just that. The Mavericks should be able to get a lottery pick back for him. 

Denver Nuggets, Wilson Chandler and Draft Picks

The Denver Nuggets have a team of near stars including Danilo Gallinari, Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried, and now, Andre Iguodala. 

While they are at the cap, they also have a $13 trade exception and own both the Knicks' 2014 and 2016 first-round picks. 

The Nuggets can either trade picks and absorb cap space, or they could look to trade one of the players on their very deep roster. 

One such player is Wilson Chandler who has drawn keen interest from around the league since he was a Knick. Playing behind Gallinari, Chandler was more of a sixth man last year with the Nuggets, but he's a starting-caliber player 

The Nuggets could get more for him than they are getting from him if they shop him around. 

Detroit Pistons, Rodney Stuckey

The Detroit Pistons are the "Bad Boys" again, but this time, they're "bad" in a "bad way" not in a "good way." 

They have a couple of good young players to build around in Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight. They've added Andre Drummond to that fold too. 

They also have the inexplicable contract of Tayshaun Prince that is never, ever going to be traded, and Charlie Villanueva's even worse contract, leaving him to be traded after Prince is. 

It's not that Rodney Stuckey is a great get, or even a great contract, but he's probably the only contract that anyone would want and the Pistons are willing to part with. 

Stuckey is a good player, and he's not overpaid. He's hard to figure out as to which position he plays best, but for the right team, he could be a potential Sixth Man of the Year candidate. 

Golden State Warriors, Jarrett Jack

The Golden State Warriors are limited in what their trade options are.

They do have a few players other teams would want. David Lee, Andrew Bogut, Stephen Curry, Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson are all players other teams would want, and they make for a nice starting five. They're the reason I'm picking the Warriors to be next year's team on the rise. 

They're also the reason the Warriors aren't looking to be trading any starters. 

Some might say Stephen Curry, but there are two reasons that won't happen. First, other teams would have to see Curry play again on his repaired ankle before parting with as much as the Warriors want. 

Second, when the Warriors traded Ellis last year, essentially they committed to keeping Curry. 

They don't have much in the way of draft picks. 

They don't have that much in the way of bench players with good contracts either. I don't see anyone picking up the albatross contracts of Andris Biedrins and Richard Jefferson aren't going anywhere. 

The one issue with Jack's contract is that he can't be combined with another player in a trade for two months, but he's probably the best asset the Warriors have that they'd be willing to trade. 

Houston Rockets, Kevin Martin

Kevin Martin is one of the more dynamic scorers in the league. That's about all he's good for, but he is good for that. He also has a $13 million expiring contract. 

The Rockets seem to have made more moves, so far, this offseason than all the other teams in the NBA combined. So, why not another one?

The Rockets also have a nice number of draft picks with their own, Dallas' and Toronto's, although there's a complicated set of restrictions on all of them. The bottom line, though, is that they're likely to have at least two first-round picks, and at least one of them will be a lottery pick. 

They also have cap space, sitting $2 million under the cap right now. As a result, they could take on a $17 million contract if they sent Martin and draft picks. That would mean they could finally get the superstar-caliber player they've been trying so desperately to fetch. 

Indiana Pacers, Tyler Hansbrough

The Indiana Pacers aren't likely to be making any trades, but if they were to decide to move their most tradable asset, probably Tyler Hansbrough, who has shown signs of breaking out. 

His per 36-minute stats are pretty respectable at 16.8 points and 8.2 boards for his career. He brings real effort on a nightly basis. He is going to be a restricted free agent next year, but he won't be getting any massive offers, and wherever he goes, his new team will be able to match. 

The Pacers' first-round pick this year was Miles Plumlee, a power forward, so they're also three deep at the position making Hansbrough slightly expendable. 

He's a blue-collar, backup power forward who will contribute on a nightly basis. Should the Pacers shop him, they'd get respectable interest. 

The problem is they don't really have any needs and certainly none that are going to get met by trading off Hansbrough. 

Los Angeles Clippers, Eric Bledsoe

Eric Bledsoe's placement here is more a testament about what the Clippers have to offer in trades than it is about the quality of Bledsoe's play. 

The Clippers are over the luxury-tax threshold. They traded every asset they had to get Chris Paul and Lamar Odom. They have Chris Paul, but they aren't sending him anywhere. The same goes with Blake Griffin. 

They could legally trade Lamar Odom or Caron Butler, but with both sitting on $8 million contracts or higher, no one is going to want them. Perhaps, Odom could move, since his contract is expiring, but that's not likely. 

That leaves Bledsoe as the next best player. He has potential, but he's failed to show much improvement over his three seasons in the league. The problem with dealing Bledsoe, though, is the Clippers are left without a backup point guard. 

However, Chauncey Billups and Jamal Crawford could both handle backup duties and/or take over the starting slot should Paul go down with an injury. 

It remains an unlikely scenario, though; it's just the only plausible one. 

Los Angeles Lakers, Metta World Peace

I'm half joking here when I say that Metta World Peace is their best trade asset. After all, they managed to get out of Luke Walton's ridiculous contract, so who knows what they can do. No one markets fools gold like the Los Angeles Lakers do. 

Barring trading World Peace (and, can you really put a value on World Peace?), the best trade asset they have is probably Chris Duhon, but considering their struggles at point guard last year, I don't see that happening either. 

The bottom line is Mitch Kupchak has already been brilliant during last season, then more brilliant with the Steve Nash trade, and finally, most brilliant with the Dwight Howard trade. 

The Lakers don't have any trade assets worth speaking of left, but that doesn't mean they won't get something for nothing. 

Memphis Grizzlies, Mike Conley

The Memphis Grizzlies aren't likely to be making any big trades, but if they make a trade at all, it would most likely be one of the four point guards they have on the roster. 

Jerryd Bayless averaged 18.0 points and six assists last year per 36 minutes with the Toronto Raptors. By comparison, Conley scored 13.0 points with 6.7 assists per 36 minutes with the Memphis Grizzlies. 

Now granted, points and assists aren't all there is to point guards. They were playing for different teams, and we're comparing starter-minutes to bench-minutes. All of those things make a difference, but Conley is making more than twice as much as Bayless. 

The drop-off from Conley to Bayless is not that great, and the return they could get for Conley would be greater. 

Additionally, the Grizzlies have their first-round pick, Tony Wrotten waiting in the wings, and he has starting point guard potential. 

Miami Heat, Mike Miller

If the Miami Heat could hit the reset button on any signing over the last two years, it would probably be Mike Miller, who has spent more time being injured than playing. 

In his time as a Heat, he's been on the court for a mere 80 games and a total of 1,590 minutes. Over that time, his production, even adjusted for the fewer minutes, is way down. His career PER before arriving in Miami was 15.3. Since then, it's 10.5

Still, Miller's woes are mostly a matter of health, not ability, and he retains a lights-out three-point shot. 

The Heat could find a buyer for Miller if they shop him hard enough. That doesn't mean they're shopping him, though. 

Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings

The Milwaukee Bucks traded last year for Monta Ellis, and in the process, obtained an incredibly exciting and watchable backcourt. The Bucks averaged 102.7 points per game after they obtained Ellis, compared to only 97.0 prior to that.

The other half of that backcourt, Brandon Jennings, will be a restricted free agent next year. He intonated back in February that he wanted to head elsewhere, but recently has seemed more receptive to staying with Milwaukee. 

Jennings has tapered off a smidgen since his sensational rookie year, but dangling him could fetch some intriguing offers. 

The Bucks could land multiple first-round picks for Jennings if they were to shop him. But, would they want to?

They should be exciting to watch next year, and perhaps, they'll be a playoff team, but it's unlikely they have the talent to reach the second round. The question is whether they are willing to spend something to get something. Trading Jennings would entail a certain amount of risk but would draw a great deal of interest. 

If they roll the dice, they could end up with a player they could pair with Ellis to be a true contender. 

Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Williams

Derrick Williams was the Timberwolves second overall pick last year. He averaged 14.8 points and 7.9 boards per 36 minutes, but his PER was only 12.9, 30th among rookies. His 1.8 win shares was only tied for 11th. 

Williams struggled to find a place, fitting in neither as a small forward, nor power forward. There were some reasons for that. It was a matter of figuring out where he fit in with the team and with Michael Beasley. 

The addition of two more forwards by the Timberwolves this offseason in Andrei Kirilenko and Chandler Parsons seemed to assure he was going to continue to be a backup, and normally, teams aren't hoping to get a backup power forward out of a second overall pick. 

Still, Williams is a player loaded with potential and trade value. 

The Wolves have been shopping him. There were confirmed reports of a near-trade to Portland and denied reports of a trade to Cleveland in the works. 

Williams is not only the 'Wolves biggest trade asset, he's also one of the NBA players most likely to be moved before the start of the season. 

Jason Smith and Cap Space

The New Orleans Hornets have nearly completely revamped their starting roster since last season. In fact, the only player who started last season's opening-day game who will start this year's is Eric Grodon, and he missed most of last season. 

So, needless to say, the Hornets have been as busy as bees this offseason and are not likely to be making any more changes. If they do, though, the most likely player they'll move is Jason Smith, and the most likely reason would be to gain an upgrade at small forward. 

The Hornets have $8 million in cap space to spare. They also have Al-Farouq Aminu starting at small forward. Aminu had a PER of 10.6 last year. That's pretty poor production from a starting small forward.  

Aminu does have more upside, but if he doesn't show progress, the Hornets should be looking to upgrade, and Smith, along with the cap space they have, should be able to get them one. 

New York Knicks, Tyson Chandler

Tyson Chandler is not only the Knicks best tradable asset, he's pretty much their only tradable asset.

Based on league rules, they currently have six players who can legally be traded, Chandler, Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert, Kurt Thomas and Dan Gadzuric. 

Stoudemire, due to his uninsured contract, isn't going anywhere.

Anthony is within the realm of possibility, but not feasibility. He has a massive contract that few teams have room to absorb, and for the few that do, they would either have too little to offer in return or would have a reluctance to take him on. 

Shumpert would be tradable were it not for his torn ACL. Thomas and Gadzurich are just too old. 

The Knicks have no draft-and-stash rights overseas, and they have no first-round picks they can trade until 2018. 

So, we're left with Chandler. He has a great contract, and he's a great payer, but that's why the Knicks won't be trading him. 

Sometimes, you just have to fill out a slide. 

Oklahoma City Thunder, James Harden

There are reasons why the Thunder would want to keep James Harden.

First, there is the fact that he is an outstanding shooting guard who has both the ability to drive to the rim and shoot from deep. 

His true shooting percentage of .606  was the second best in the NBA last year according to Basketball-Reference.com. 

Then, of course, there's the beard. 

There are also good reasons to trade him—mainly, the money. It's going to cost massive money to keep him, even if he signs below the minimum. 

In fact, the Thunder, should they sign him, could see their salaries soaring to over $100 million after all the taxes they'd have to pay, including the repeat-offender tax.

So, their next best option is to trade him now for more picks. We know one thing for sure. The Thunder know how to take advantage of those. 

Harden could easily fetch multiple lottery picks or a lottery pick and a starter. 

Orlando Magic, Arron Afflalo and Picks

Considering what the Orlando Magic got back for the single-biggest trade asset of the entire offseason, there's always the chance they can make another equally bafoonish trade. 

For instance, they could trade Arron Afflalo, the closest thing to a prize for Dwight Howard, for a rookie Michael Ray Richardson card and a bag of marbles. Perhaps, if they push hard, they get get a bag of Pop Rocks too. 

The Magic don't have much more to trade. Even the picks they got back aren't worth much. There is the worst of Denver's pick and New York's pick this year, probably Philadelphia's pick in 2015 and the Lakers' pick in 2017. 

And after all the trading, they didn't even end up with any cap relief. They're paying a cap tax for an awful lot of lottery balls this year. 

Orlando doesn't have much left to trade, and Magic fans should be relieved they don't. 

Philadelphia 76ers, Thaddeus Young

The Philadelphia 76ers are flush with forwards. They have Spencer Hawes, Lavoy Allen and Arnett Moultrie at the power forward, and Evan Turner, Thaddeus Young and Dorrell Wright at small forward. 

No one can accuse them of not being forward thinking. 

While much has been made of the Andrew Bynum trade, that is not the only reason they are my favorite to meet Miami in the Eastern Conference finals. Their depth across the board is a big reason why. 

If they were to make a move, though, it would be for a player who can put the ball on the floor and drive to the hoop. They have a lot of shooters, and they have low-post scorers, but they don't have that many who can really penetrate, draw fouls and finish at the rim. 

Young has enough value to fetch such a player in return. 

Phoenix Suns, Channing Frye and Picks

The Phoenix Suns are loaded with trade chips. They just don't have much of a team. 

By that, I mean they have a ridiculous number of draft picks. They could end up with three picks in the first round this year, one in the lottery. They also own the Lakers' 2015 first-round pick. 

On top of that, they also have a lot of really good "role players," but none of them are players who you can build around. 

For the most part, that's what they can expect to get with mid-to-late first-round picks. 

Bundling together a few picks and a role player or two could bring back an All-Star. Of the players currently on their roster, the most attractive chip would be Marcin Gortat, but that's the one player they don't want to part with that they can legally trade. 

The next best option would be Channing Frye, or perhaps, Jared Dudley. They also have about $5 million in cap space. 

If Phoenix wants to make a trade, they certainly have the way to make it happen. 

Portland Trail Blazers, Wesley Matthews

When the Portland Trail Blazers signed Wesley Matthews to a five-year, $30 million contract two years ago, a lot of people were wondering what the heck they were thinking. 

Since he's signed that deal, he's proved any skeptics wrong and even gotten to the point where he has a downright enviable contract, averaging 14.9 points and a .563 true shooting percentage. That's not bad at all for a mere $6 million a year. 

The Trail Blazers don't have much to combine with Matthews, though, (other than players they don't want to trade), so if they do trade Matthews, it's going to be for equal salary, which is going to make it hard to get equal value. 

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans

The Sacramento Kings and Tyreke Evans had a glorious beginning as Evans won the Rookie of the Year. The last two years haven't been as pleasant, though. 

Evans has taken a step back over the last two seasons, averaging a PER of 15.6 compared to 18.2 in his rookie year. 

There have been rumors that the Kings have been shopping Evans, but it's hard to put a finger on how much they might get for him. The asking price might be for the "18.2" version, but the selling price might be the "15.6" version. 

Often times when the seller and the buyers aren't agreeing on the value of a player, they end up in a lot of trade rumors but don't get moved. Turner is the most likely player whom we will grow tired of hearing about this season. 

San Antonio Spus, Tiago Splitter

I can't help but wonder what Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith would do if they saw this slide. 

There was a time when it looked like the Spurs might trade either Tony Parker or Manu Ginobili, but the time has passed on when they can trade Ginobili and when they will trade Parker, who had his best year ever last season. 

The Spurs don't have a lot of assets right now. They do't have any draft-and-stash players overseas, and they don't have any first-round picks other than their own, which are likely to be near the bottom of the first round. 

After dangling DeJaun Blair and not seeming to get much interest, the Spurs might try trading Tiago Splitter instead. That would make Splitter the most valuable trade option the Spurs have. 

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon

The Toronto Raptors most valuable trade option is Jose Calderon. This is one of the more likely trade chips to be moved. He's been percolated in trade rumors for the better part of two years now. 

Calderon has a reasonable contract at $10.6 million a year, and the Raptors are looking at Kyle Lowry to be their new starting point guard. That frees up Calderon to be traded. 

More than likely, the Raptors would be looking to get back a small forward who can put the ball on the floor and drive to the rim. Outside of DeMar DeRozan, they don't have any players who can do that. 

The Raptors, particularly on offense, could be enormously improved this year. Last year, their defense was the second-most improved in the NBA. They could very well be this team on the rise in the East and don't doubt a midseason trade of Calderon for the type of player who could put them over the top. 

Utah Jazz, Paul Millsap

The Utah Jazz have seemed intent on trading away Paul Millsap to make way for Derrick Favors. Rather than go on a diatribe about why it makes no sense to me to trade a top-25 player to make way for a player who could develop into a top-25 player, I'll just surrender. 

Millsap finished in the top 25 in both win shares and PER, hence the "top 25 player" observation. 

He's also only making about $8 million a year, making him the second-cheapest, top-25 player behind James Harden. 

In the trade world, that makes him an incredibly movable asset. 

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin

Last year, Kevin Seraphim closed the season exceptionally well. Starting the last 15 games for the Wizards, he averaged 15 points and seven boards. The Wizards went 8-7 over that stretch, including winning their last six and eight of their last 10. 

Now, for most teams, 8-7 wouldn't be that impressive, but we're talking about the Wizards here, who are right behind the Generals on the list of the greatest teams in D.C. history. 

So naturally, the Wizards rewarded him with going out and trading for Emeka Okafor rather than leaving him in as the starting center. (Just in case you're wondering why Nene is listed as the starting power forward.) 

Sometimes, life isn't fair. While the Wizards might not have an interest in starting Seraphin, there are plenty of teams that would. At the very least, they could shop him and see what he might bring in return. 

Other than Seraphin, though, they don't have a lot of trade chips that are realistic. Sure, they could fetch a nice return for John Wall or Bradley Beal, but they aren't going to be trading them away. 

There just aren't that many players they have that they would be looking to trade away that other teams would be willing to trade for. They don't have cap-space relief to offer either.