Nets point guard Ben Simmons is a name to monitor as NBA teams shift their attention to the buyout market post-trade deadline.

Based on the collective bargaining agreement, there are certain restrictions that will not allow teams above the first or second luxury tax apron to sign players who made more than the mid-level exception. Those teams are the Celtics, Nuggets, Lakers, Bucks, Timberwolves, Knicks, and Duns.

There were rumblings that veterans such as Cam Johnson, Nic Claxton and Day’Ron Sharpe could be on the move, but no deals were made, and all three remain in Brooklyn for now.

Ben Simmons, Malcolm Brogdon, and Bruce Brown headline the list of potential NBA buyout candidates after the trade deadline.

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, with an unbelievable number of players finding new homes across the league. While expected names like Zach LaVine and Jimmy Butler were traded during the week,

The Brooklyn Nets wound up standing pat at the NBA trade deadline after numerous reports of the team potentially trading Cam Johnson.

The Lakers’ acquisition of Luka Doncic was the biggest move of the week, even if plenty of other teams were also able to improve.

But some teams didn't do as much as they should have or made some moves that they probably shouldn't have. Here are the top five least improved teams following the NBA trade deadl

The team added Luka Doncic, Mark Williams, Dorian Finney-Smith and three other players over the past six weeks, while dealing away seven players and a host of draft picks.