The buyers are typically the contenders looking to bolster their rotations for a playoff run or the fringe playoff teams hoping to work their way more firmly into the postseason bracket. The holders are the teams with limited flexibility who are content with where they’re at.

It can be difficult to separate the league’s 30 teams into these three distinct categories in a given year.

However, for most of the field, it’s a little more clear-cut, and since we’ve already covered the sellers, it’s time to go over five NBA teams that should be buyers heading into the trade deadline.