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NBA trade deadline 2025: 10 players to watch until Feb. 6

All-NBA honors handed out after the regular season come with a trophy, or in the case of some superstars, a significant increase in salary.

The first annual All-Trade Buzz team -- ESPN's look at 10 players league scouts and executives are watching closely with trade season underway -- comes with weeks of speculation leading up to the Feb. 6 deadline.

Guard Dennis Schroder, who had headlined our list, was the player named most by NBA decision-makers -- and for good reason. He was traded Sunday to the Golden State Warriors for De'Anthony Melton and three future second-round picks.

But don't count on all these players getting moved. The stringent trade rules in the new collective bargaining agreement -- for example, nearly a third of the league's franchises are not allowed to take back additional salary in deals -- could make it difficult for teams to acquire higher-paid players.

With the deadline less than two months away, let's examine the players on our All-Trade team and what lies ahead for each star in 2024-25.


All-Trade Buzz: First team

Jimmy Butler, G
Miami Heat

Current deal: Butler has two years remaining on his contract, $48.8 million this season and a $52.4 million player option in 2025-26. He has a 15% trade bonus that is valued at $407,000.

Out of the list of trade candidates, Butler's future is the most interesting.