On Dec. 15, 2024, a number of NBA players who signed contracts became trade eligible including Washington Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas, who is on the first year of a three-year contract worth about $30 million. Given that Valanciunas is one of the better centers in the NBA and the Wizards are the worst team, he is rumored to be a player whom many, if not most, around the league, believe will be traded before the trade deadline on Feb. 6, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET.
With Valanciunas now technically blue to be traded, the Los Angeles Lakers are the team that are leading contenders to get him per reports including Bleacher Report.