2019 NBA Trade Deadline: 15 players in need of a trade

9. Jeremy Lin
8. Kent Bazemore

Between Jeremy Lin, Kent Bazemore and Dewayne Dedmon, the Atlanta Hawks have plenty of useful NBA players that won’t have a role in the long-term rebuild. This team has been playing .500 basketball for the last 20 games now, but they’re still one of the worst teams in the league. As more minutes are funneled into the youth, the more these expiring assets need to be capitalized on.

Lin will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, but his bench scoring could serve a team in need of backcourt depth. Bazemore’s 3-and-D skill-set will be more coveted around the league, but his $18.1 million salary will be harder to trade for, especially since he’d likely exercise that $19.3 million player option for next season.

Bazemore is currently out injured, but he should be back soon. His 3-point efficiency has taken a nosedive this season, but he’s a career 35.6 percent shooter from downtown. Lin will be easier to trade, while Bazemore might have more value as a player. It’ll be interesting to see which is moved, since both could certainly do with a change of scenery.