Which franchises will they buy and which will they sell in the NBA market?

On February 9, the transfer window in the league will close and there are already several teams that have defined their strategy in the offices for the coming weeks.

Already past the middle of the season, we are in those dates where the work of the General Managers it becomes as important or more important than that of the players on the court.

We review the different maneuvers of some franchises, who have two weeks ahead to decide which side they are on:

Chicago Bulls

Billy Donovan’s team is 10th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 21-24far from expectations and always trailing behind in the rankings.

Lonzo Ball He has admitted this week that his knee problems probably won’t let him play this season, a nuance that may end up giving the finishing touch to the Bulls’ course.

On the horizon you can already see the draft and Chicago has to decide if it focuses its attention there or fights to enter the playoffs, where it is most likely that it will end up measuring the Celtics and was eliminated in the first round.

DeMar DeRozan y Nikola Vucevic are the main attractions of this team, taking into account that Zach LaVine He has few ballots to leave after signing a mega contract this past summer (5 years and 215 million). others like Alex Caruso y Goran Dragic they could also be on the traversable wheel.

Utah Jazz

After six seasons qualifying for the playoffs, 2023 was destined to be a failure for this team after letting go of Rudy Gobert y Donovan Mitchell, what recently reached out to Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain.

With a record of 24-25, the franchise is eighth in the West, but it is losing more and more steam. They have not chained three consecutive victories since the beginning of November and everything indicates that they could be sellers in the coming weeks.

Lauri Markannen (24.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists) is the big name that comes to the fore. However, the Jazz have secured first three rounds in this year’s draft, so we won’t see a team desperate to do any kind of trade either.

san antonio spurs

The franchise will have to decide if Keldon Johnson he stays and is the visible face for the next few years or they decide to make some profit for the young forward who emerged from Kentucky.

Nobody is a fortune teller and, therefore, cannot predict what will happen in this year’s draft, where if the Spurs manage to get the number 1 they could start building a new team sooner than many thought.

With a record of 14-32there are three other franchises with worse records than San Antonio in the NBA: Hornets (12-34), Pistons (12-36) y Rockets (10-35). These three teams could also be active when it comes to trading for their most valuable players.

New York Knicks

We change target. After many years of misery at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks are making noise and could be one of the most active teams in offices over the next few weeks.

Thibodeau only has nine playersgiven that Fournier, Reddish y Rose They are out of rotation due to a technical decision. The injuries are not trivial in the NBA y Barrett it was out of competition for almost a month, which together with the good season that the New Yorkers are having (sixth, 25-22) makes this market the most important in the last decade for them.

Obviously, if the team from the Big Apple is classified as a buyer, so are those that are higher in the table, see Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Boston o Denver, what has Jokic as the main MVP candidate.