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No-trade clauses aren’t usual in the NBA, and that’s for good reason.
The league is an ever-changing environment, and teams are always making moves and re-shaping their rosters to match up against the team to beat that year.
That makes no-trade clauses counterproductive, especially with today’s player empowerment movement.
That’s why it’s not much of a surprise to see that only two players currently have a no-trade clause in their contracts.
As pointed out by StatMuse on Twitter, only Bradley Beal and LeBron James can brag about that right.
Players with a no trade clause:
LeBron James
Bradley Beal
That’s it. pic.twitter.com/wNYV5iLETl
— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 3, 2024
LeBron clearly earned that, and he got it in his new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
As for Beal, it may have gone down as one of the worst business decisions ever made in NBA history.
That clause allowed Beal to handpick his destination, leaving the Washington Wizards a subpar trade return for his services when they could’ve gotten a better trade package for his massive deal.
Likewise, it left the Phoenix Suns with their hands tied.
Beal wasn’t as good as expected for them last season, but his trade value is pretty low right now, particularly with that clause.
Notably, Beal’s case will make front offices more and more reluctant to include those kinds of clauses in contracts, as it’s simply not a good precedent at all.
Even so, there will most likely be another superstar to get a no-trade clause in his contract at some point in the foreseeable future.
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