NBA Trade Rumors: 5 Centers Hitting The Trade Market

November 26, 2025 , , , ,


Talented big men are always at a premium on the NBA trade market, and with that, several names have started to emerge as being available for the right price this season.

Insider Jake Fischer has listed five centers that should be up for grabs on the trade market:

Nic Claxton 

“Brooklyn's Nic Claxton is expected to generate incoming calls to the rebuilding Nets about Claxton's availability," wrote Fischer.

The 26-year-old has two years remaining after this one on his four-year, $100 million deal. The rim-protecting center is an elite defender, and this year has vastly improved the scoring and playmaking parts of his game as well. He's averaging a career-high 14.1 points, along with an impressive 4.1 assists. He also has 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots per game. He's far and away the most desirable name on this list.

Nick Richards

"Phoenix has made Nick Richards available for trade since this past summer, league sources say."

Richards, 28, has seen his minutes plummet this year, to just 10.8 per game. With that, his production has obviously fallen off as well. He was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets last season and started 34 of his 36 games in Phoenix, but he's fallen out of the team's plans. Over the previous few seasons, he'd averaged about 9.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and one block per game.

Robert Williams III

The former injury-prone Celtics big man is now an injury-prone Trail Blazers big man. He's fallen out of favor, and has seen his minutes decreased. If the athletic defender can ever stay healthy, he'd be a coveted asset. He becomes a free agent after the season.

"I've also been told that Portland is forecasted to be more willing to move Robert Williams III this season compared to last season," wrote Fischer.

Jusuf Nurkic

The 31-year-old is no longer scoring at the 15 ppg pace that he used to in his early days with the Trail Blazers. In fact, he's scoring at about half that rate this year (7.5 ppg) with Utah, though he does have his rebounding back up near the double-digit mark (9.6 rpg). "He's also expected to generate some interest from rival teams," said Fischer. Nurk will also be a free agent after the season.

Jonathan Isaac

Isaac has had his career derailed by injuries, but he managed to secure a five-year contract from the Orlando Magic, at a $17.5M AAV, that has another 3 1/2 years to run. He's only averaging 10 minutes and 2.9 points per game this season.

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