The 2019-20 NBA season is likely going to resume at some point in July after it was suspended back on March 11 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
This means that the offseason likely won’t get going until some time in October with a targeted Christmas opening day for the 2020-21 season.
Behind the scenes, there’s numerous teams already looking ahead to what will be a truncated offseason. Said teams will be looking to trade veterans or a combination of youngsters and draft picks. It’s in this that I check in on eight NBA stars likely to be dealt after the 2019-20 season eventually concludes.
New York’s decision to sign Randle to a three-year, $54 million contract last July caught a lot of people off guard. What was the plan? Sure, Randle is a good player. But after missing out on the likes of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, it seemed like New York would sit out the top-end free-agent market. That did not happen.
Randle, 25, responded by averaging 19.5 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 46% from the field prior to the season being suspended. He’ll have a very active trade market with the Golden State Warriors making a lot of sense due to their $17.19 million trade exception.
