After the Russell Westbrook trade to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and draft picks the OKC Thunder has laid low in terms of roster tweaks. Then again, virtually every team has been in the on hold position since this trade.
That’s because almost a third of the NBA talent switched teams this past summer either through free agency or trades. And, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement restrictions apply to new signings which means teams can’t trade those new additions.
The waiting period is a minimum of three months (or at the earliest December 15th).