What happened: CBS Sports' Sam Quinn published a Tier 5 installment of his ongoing NBA trade-candidates series. The piece slots a group of players into the lowest tier of names being floated in offseason trade chatter. No deal is reported, agreed, or imminent.

Why it matters: Tiered trade boards are a barometer for how the league's front offices and media view a player's movability heading into the offseason. A Tier 5 placement signals lower-profile or harder-to-move candidates rather than headline stars, shaping expectations as the 2025-26 offseason market takes shape.

What to watch: Watch whether any Tier 5 names surface in concrete trade talks once the offseason market opens, and how the remaining tiers in the series round out the board.