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Michael Sykes

The 15 best players who could hit the NBA’s buyout market after the trade deadline, including Russell Westbrook

The NBA trade deadline is officially over. There was plenty and wheeling and dealing over the last 48 hours.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant were the headliners of this deadline, but there was plenty more that came after them. If you missed out on any of that, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered here with our trade deadline tracker that has each deal of the day.

In the meantime, teams are moving on to the next stage to try and improve their rosters. It’s buyout season, folks.

Some players who couldn’t get traded will inevitably be waived and end up as free agents. There will surely be a number of legitimate contributors who end up on this list.

We don’t quite know how things will shake out just yet, but here’s a list of the 15 best buyout candidates who could end up on the market.

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