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12 signings are released! Alexander set a record of 280 million, Lillard was bought out, and there are 3 transactions

6:39am, 3 July 2025Basketball

July 2nd, today is the second day of the opening of the free market. Compared with the first day, today's activity is obviously not that high. From the early morning of this year to now, the league has reported a total of 12 signings, and 3 transactions have been born. The most surprising thing is that Lillard was bought out. The Bucks delayed his purchase in five years, with an average of about 22 million a year. Where Lillard will go next will be worth paying attention to. Next, let's talk about these 11 signings and 3 transactions.

11 signings

According to famous reporter Shams, Alexander and the Thunder reached a four-year, 285 million contract renewal contract. The average salary of this contract is 71.25 million, and the contract is as high as 78.77 million in the last year, which will create the highest annual salary in history. As the MVP and FMVP winner this season, he deserves it. The Knicks signed Yabuselle with a 2-year, 12 million contract, one of the best 3D players in service and the ability to serve as a five-small center. The price is so great.

Turner joined the Bucks with a four-year contract of 107 million. He originally didn't want to leave the team, but because Halliburton was injured, the Pacers didn't want to renew his contract with him and kept squeezing the price. Turner joined the Bucks in anger. He was in a 10-year career as a Pacer, but he was unable to buy a house in the end. Harris joined the Bucks with a two-year contract. The Bucks are operating wildly today, but it doesn't seem to have much substantial reinforcement, such as the introduction of Harris.

In addition, the Bucks also left Sims with a 2-year contract. What is the significance of this operation? He is just a third center choice, and it will not be of much help to the team. Former Spurs center Mamu joined the Raptors with a two-year contract of 5.5 million. His shooting ability is very good and can bring more tactical matching to the Raptors. After getting Cornett, the Spurs really don't need Mamu anymore. The Raptors are worth looking forward to next season.

The reason for saying this is that they renewed Bottel with a four-year, 104 million contract. The team's starting center stayed at the team, and the team also has the talents of Ingram and Barnes. As long as they want to pursue the record, the Raptors are still able to win. Nans has returned to his old club, the Cavaliers, and the Lakers have one less target. Is they just waiting for Ayton? If you continue playing like this, I think James may eventually force the palace to leave the team.

Hardaway Jr. joined the Nuggets with a one-year contract. Although it is a nerve knife, he has experience, and Jokic can create a lot of offensive space for him. I think Hardaway Jr. has the opportunity to regain his value in the Nuggets. Treman renewed the Hornets with a three-year, 24 million contract. He proved himself as the sixth man in the Hornets last season. Sexton was traded to the Jazz before, and I thought he would get Mann's position, but it doesn't seem to be the case now.

Another signing was that Schroeder joined the King for 45 million in three years. Now the King has finally ushered in a qualified point guard, but to be honest, I don’t think Xiao Hei will have much improvement to the King.

3 transactions

According to famous reporter Shams, the Nuggets traded with the King, and the King sent Valan to the Nuggets for Saric alone. Yes, you read that right, it was just a single exchange. The purpose of both sides completing this deal is very clear. The Kings are to save salary space. Because after Varan is sent away, they don’t have to give up Monk when they sign Schroeder, so that the team’s core lineup can be retained as much as possible. However, in terms of the Kings’ paper strength, it is still difficult to make it to enter the playoffs.

Nuggets won the substitute of Mr. Yoo, a center with top pick-and-roll ability and low-post offensive skills. Valan is able to serve as a starting center in other teams. He averaged 10 points per game this season. Although he is not as good as Mr. Yooo, he is more than enough as a substitute center. Now that he has introduced Mr. Varan and Hardaway Jr., the Nuggets seem to have the strength to compete for the championship.

The Bucks exchanged Connaughton + 2 second round picks for Micic. What's the point of this deal with the Bucks? Is it just to throw the hand at Connaughton's garbage contract? The key is that Micic is not much stronger, and Micic is just one million cheaper than Connaughton. After the Bucks bought out Lillard today, they heard that Antetokounmpo was extremely dissatisfied. He was angry at the way the Bucks dealt with Lillard. Will this become a signal of his departure?

The Pistons and the Heat reached a contract that was signed first and then exchanged. Deng Luo joined the Pistons with a three-year contract of 48 million. In order to get him, the Pistons gave Feng Taizio, the Pistons lost Hardaway Jr. At the same time, Beasley was also deeply involved in a betting scandal. In this case, winning Deng Luo is indeed a good choice. After all, this shooting is too outstanding, with a three-point shooting percentage of 39% last season, but to be honest, the price is a bit too expensive.

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