The final category is made up of 15 players on one-year contracts whom are commonly referred to as One-Year Birds.These are players, in other words, who possess one-year deals and yet can't be traded without their consent because they've signed with the same team two seasons (or more) in a row.
Players in such circumstances, having re-signed on one-year deals with their previous employer, would have to forfeit their free-agent Bird rights if traded elsewhere before the end of the current season. League rules thus dictate that One-Year Birds have to be asked for their permission before they can be thrown into a trade, which gives them a measure of clout possessed by a Dirk or D-Wade between now and the Feb. 18 trade deadline.
As you comb through the list, one name will surely jump out: LeBron Raymone James. For league accounting purposes, even though LeBron holds a player option in his contract for the 2016-17 season, he is regarded as a player on a one-year deal.
The complete list of One-Year Birds for 2015-16:
• Chicago Bulls: Aaron Brooks
• Cleveland Cavaliers: Matthew Dellavedova, LeBron James, James Jones and J.R. Smith
• Dallas Mavericks: Charlie Villanueva
• Denver Nuggets: Darrell Arthur
• Golden State Warriors: Leandro Barbosa
• Houston Rockets: Jason Terry
• Los Angeles Clippers: Austin Rivers
• New Orleans Pelicans: Norris Cole
• New York Knicks: Lou Amundson and Lance Thomas
• San Antonio Spurs: Matt Bonner and Manu Ginobili
