As the 2021-22 NBA season enters the month of December, some very important dates are quickly approaching. Not only is the trade deadline on the horizon in February, but December 15 is the date that most players who recently signed a deal in the offseason can become trade eligible. 

While this is not going to be a huge day where every team in the league is looking to swap talent, trade rumors will begin gaining some momentum and some teams around the league will be more willing to discuss deals since all of their assets can hypothetically be moved. 

We have not seen any deals made in the NBA since October 6 when some minor deals including the likes of Sekou Doumbouya and Edmond Sumner were made, but over the next few months, teams are going to begin trying to solidify their roster in order to make a real playoff and/or title push. 

The Philadelphia 76ers with Ben Simmons, Portland Trail Blazers with their front-office problems and Denver Nuggets with their injuries are three focal points in trade talks right now across the NBA and all three of these teams could look to make some big-time moves in the month of December. 

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With 8 different teams in the league having a trade exception of $8M or more, we should expect plenty of movement once again in trade around the NBA, so let’s take a look at some of the key names who could very well be on the move either on December 15 or soon after they become trade eligible.