Top 10 NBA Players Who Are Guaranteed To Be On A Different Team In 2016-17

10. Thaddeus Young (Brooklyn Nets)

If management for the new-look Brooklyn Nets is trying to make a splash in their first offseason, trading Thaddeus Young would be a good way to do it. Young is coming off a great season, albeit for a terrible team, so his stock is high. If Brooklyn can get assets for a player who isn't part of their winning future, then they should move him.

9. Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee Bucks)

Michael Carter-Williams was rumored to be heavily shopped at the trade deadline after another mediocre season. Carter-Williams isn't the future at the point guard position for any team, much less a Milwaukee Bucks squad that is in desperate need of change after this year's disappointment.

8. Ben McLemore (Sacramento Kings)

Ben McLemore's minutes took a significant hit this season which had led to a drop-off in his production. McLemore, 23, will benefit from a change of scenery and the Kings will be able to get something valuable in return for his services.

7. Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls)

Pau Gasol has a player option for next season which he will certainly exercise, and judging by his recent comments about the Bulls and their future, he wants no part of Chicago in 2016-17.

6. Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls)

Joakim Noah's future in Chicago was sealed when new head coach Fred Hoiberg abruptly benched the former Defensive Player of the Year before the season began. After another injury-riddled season, both parties should want to move on.

5. Hassan Whiteside (Miami Heat)

Hassan Whiteside will surely be expecting a max contract after this year's performance and all evidence points to the fact that the Heat will let him walk. Miami has so much long-term money committed to Chris Bosh and Goran Dragic that tying up more in a player with Whiteside's flaws wouldn't be right.

4. Arron Afflalo (New York Knicks)

Arron Afflalo has an $8 million player option for next season and after his rift with Knicks' interim head coach Kurt Rambis it seems unlikely he'll return to New York. Afflalo may be able to make more money on the open market and is likely hoping for an expanded role anyway.

3. Ryan Anderson (New Orleans Pelicans)

Ryan Anderson is 6-foot-10 and can shoot threes. He's going to be in extremely high demand as a free agent and the Pelicans won't be willing to pay that price.

2. Rajon Rondo (Sacramento Kings)

Rajon Rondo is getting a free agency do-over after his massive failure with the Dallas Mavericks cost him millions last summer. He'll be looking to cash in big and the Kings won't pay.

1. Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets)

Of all the big name free agents, Dwight Howard is the most likely to bolt. He's not the same player he once was on the offensive end and the Rockets were reportedly close to trading him at the deadline.