The most untradeable contracts in the NBA
We’re about to start the 2020-21 season and almost all the bloated contracts signed in 2016 and 2017 have expired. Teams have been more careful lately and for the most part deals average 1-3 years in length.
That doesn’t mean we still don’t get a bad contract negotiated every once in a while. One thing that has changed since 2016 is the introduction of the supermax contract. What was supposed to be a vehicle to keep star players from leaving the franchises that drafted them has barely stopped them. Not only that, but the ones that were signed have completely backfired on teams.
With most of the spending power in 2020 free agency all gone, here is a list of 25 of the most difficult contracts to trade.