Top 10 ball players who may go to China or Europe to play in the 2025-26 season, Westbrook is selected

The NBA is in an era of new and old replacement. We can see that the current NBA is changing players faster than in the past. Every few seasons, many players will have to leave and play overseas because they are not used to the NBA or other problems. The European Basketball League and the Chinese Basketball League have been the main destinations for NBA ball players in recent years.

Recently, Bitar, the author of the US media "Fadeaway World", also listed the top ten outdated NBA players who are most likely to leave the NBA and go to the European Basketball League or our Chinese Basketball League in the 2025-26 season. Let's see who they are?

1. Westbrook signed a two-year, $6.8 million contract with the Nuggets last year. The 2025-26 season was the last year of the contract, and he had a $3.47 million player option. Westbrook played 75 games for the Nuggets in 2024-25, averaging 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Such a performance is unlikely to go overseas to play basketball. Moreover, Westbrook's strength is still at the NBA level, and his problem lies in his attitude and projection choices. It is reported that the Nuggets want to trade to send Westbrook away to avoid the team's chaos next season and to be detrimental to the development of young players on their own.

2. Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons finally left the Brooklyn Nets. After joining the Clippers, his defense and passing were the most played, which is indeed worthy of his pursuit of some teams. However, annual salary should be between $2 million and $8 million. In the 2024-25 season, he played 51 games, averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists. Not long after entering the 2025 offseason, Ben Simmons posted another video of himself practicing hard. It can only be said that it is better to exercise his projection ability more! In recent years, there have been many rumors that Ben Simmons has joined our Chinese CBA League.

3. Bojan Bogdanovic's 2-year, $39 million contract has expired and he has become an unrestricted free agent. Because of foot and wrist surgery, he never returned to the field since February. Many fans and media believe that 36-year-old Boyan Bogdanovic will no longer win him, and there will be no NBA team in the NBA to bet on a 36-year-old veteran with injuries. So, his best choice is to return to the European League.

4. Dinwiddie's contract with the Dallas Mavericks has ended, and he is now an unrestricted free agent. In the 2024-25 season, he played a total of 79 games, averaging 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists. In the hands of Jason Kidd, he gained a lot of opportunities to perform. In fact, his ability is not a worry about not having a team overseas. In the NBA team, he can also become a good backup rotation core. It depends on whether he can get a good NBA contract next season, otherwise, he might choose to go overseas to hunt for gold.

5. Dario Sharic

In the 2024-2025 season, Dario Sharic played for the Denver Nuggets. When playing for the Golden State Warriors, I got a lot of opportunities to perform. Now in the Denver Nuggets, they are not reused by the team. In fact, it is mainly because his offensive efficiency is too poor. His shooting percentage this season is only 36%, and he averages 3.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game for the Nuggets. Dario Sharic may return to the European League, according to reports.

6.Hyland's Timberwolves' shooting percentage this season is less than 40%, averaging 6.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists. The Timberwolves are a team that wants to compete for the championship, and they don’t seem to be very satisfied with Hyland’s performance. Because he has no contract extension, he is likely to leave the NBA and play overseas. Indeed, he might as well go overseas for a season and return to the NBA after he has performed some excellent performances and attracted the attention of other NBA teams.

7. Tori Craig

had signed a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics, which expired after the end of the 2024-25 season. The Celtics stopped in the second round in the playoffs, and the management is definitely not satisfied with this result. In order to avoid paying more luxury taxes, many players will be cleared. Craig may be one of them. He didn't have much time to play in the 2024-25 season, and averaged 4.2 points, 2.8 rebounds per game, and shot only 42% from the field. At the age of 34, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to obtain a contract in the NBA, so it is better to consider joining the European League or the Chinese League.

8. Jordan Jordan Jordan is 36 years old, averaging 3.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in the 2024-25 season. The $3.3 million contract has ended. Although he has become an ordinary substitute center, sometimes his rebounding and defense are still what many teams need. With Jordan Jr.'s ability, there are still teams who are willing to give him a veteran's basic salary contract, after all, he has experience in winning the championship.

9. Alec Burks

Alec Burks played for the Miami Heat in the 2024-25 season. In fact, he should be favored by some teams in the playoffs and played 17 points per game. Although the regular season averaged only 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. But the game experience he showed is irreplaceable. He should have played in the NBA for 1-2 years, and he will play overseas depending on the situation..

10. Doug McDermott

Last year, the Sacramento Kings gave him a $3.3 million contract, and he averaged 3.5 points and 0.5 rebounds per game in the 2024-25 season. In the past few seasons, he has been an important substitute rotation player that many teams want to win. However, it is a bit difficult for him to continue to stay in the NBA now. Moreover, even if he has a team to ask for it, it is probably a contract with an annual salary of just over $1 million.