Jones seems more likely to be keeper for the Wizards through the rest of the season before they evaluate whether to pick up his guarantee for 2025-26. A second-round pick in 2023, Jones’ anemic offense prevented him from gaining traction in Sacramento, and he was thrown into a deadline deal for Memphis’ Jake LaRavia.

Following one of the craziest NBA trade deadlines ever, contending teams could look to shore up their depth through the buyout market.

The NBA trade deadline is officially in the rearview, but the player movement won't end there. After a deadline that shifted the balance of many dynamics in the NBA, teams now shift focus to the buyout market to potentially improve around the margins.