2 for 1! Pacers lost their championship and took action! The Rockets signed a contract for 50 million in 2 years, and Yang Hansen was selected with the 16th pick

On June 26, the NBA draft officially began today, and the trading and signing of various teams did not stop. Previously, star-level players such as Bain, Durant, Holiday, Porzingis, McCollum, Poole, etc. have all changed their goals. Among them, KD joins the Rockets, which directly affects the entire NBA's championship competition pattern. The Western Conference won the second place in the league's top scorer, instantly becoming one of the biggest favorites in the championship competition.

It is worth mentioning that on the day of the draft, the NBA runner-up Pacers also took action. After losing the championship, they began to strengthen and reached a small deal for 2 to 1. According to NBA reporter Shams, the Pacers used the 2030 second-round pick and cash to trade the Spurs' 38th draft pick in 2025. The Pacers should not be for the second round draft pick that is irrelevant. There may be operations in the future, so let's wait and see. The Pacers lost to the Thunder 3-4 in the finals. It is indeed a pity that Halliburton suffered a serious injury to torn Achilles tendon in the tiebreak game and has undergone surgery. I don’t know if he will return next season.

The biggest winner in the offseason can be confirmed to be the Rockets, with Stone Geelyn Green, Dillon, the No. 10 pick in the first round, and 5 second round trades, and won the most important big fish this summer at the lowest price. Moreover, the Rockets have completed 4 operations so far. In addition to the Durant transaction, it also includes renewal of Adams and head coach Uduka. Van Vleet has signed a contract with a significant salary cut of 50 million in two years, giving the Rockets a full middle-class exception of 14.1 million, which is also Stone's brilliant work. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets' fifth operation is almost completed. According to Forbes Sports NBA reporter Evan Sidery, the Rockets will cut Landale and free up $8 million in space. After a series of operations by the Rockets, the next goal is to sign a free agent. The Rockets' current starting lineup is Van Jordan + Jabarry Smith Jr. + Durant + Amen + Shinkyung, and there are Ethan, Whitmore, Shepard, Adams, etc. on the bench. However, the Rockets also need a 3D forward player to serve as KD's first substitute. They can complete the operation with a middle-class special case, so that the lineup is close to perfection and there are no flaws in offense and defense.

Lakers also took action. According to ClutchPoints' Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin, the Lakers and the Heat are discussing a swap deal between Hachimura and Wiggins, and the Heat also hope to get Kneckett, and the transaction has made progress.

Since the Lakers do not have much salary space to sign, they can only strengthen through transactions, but the other party must be careful, especially when Pelinka and Riley deal with him, they will definitely not be able to gain any advantage. If the Lakers and the Heat complete this operation, if the team still wants to change the core lineup, when James and Doncic are non-selling products, the only one with transaction value is Reeves. However, it is basically certain that the Lakers will still find it difficult to be among the favorites in the championship next season, the lineup is unbalanced, James is too old, Doncic's defensive ability is poor, and his disadvantages are too obvious.

During the draft, the Suns and Hornets reached a 2-for-1 deal, using the 29th sign in 2025 and the first round pick in 2029, and the transaction was powerful. It should be noted that before the 24-25 season trading deadline, the Lakers won the Maximum War with Knector + Reddish + 2031 Unprotected first round + 2030 first round swap rights trading, but the latter failed the physical examination and was returned by the Lakers. Now the Hornets' asking price is significantly lower, and it seems that Maximum War may really have hidden dangers.

Grizzlies and the Trail Blazers reached a 4-for-1 deal. The Grizzlies used the No. 16 draw in 2025, the first round pick in 2028, and two second round picks to get the No. 11 rookie Coward from the Trail Blazers trade.

As of now, the first round draft of the NBA has been settled, and Flag undoubtedly becomes the No. 1 pick. He will sign a 4-year, $62.7 million rookie contract with the Mavericks. The details of the top 10 first round draft are as follows:

1, Mavericks Cooper Flag, Forwards

2, Spurs Dylan Harper, Guards

3, 76ers, VJ Edgecom, Guards

4, Hornets, Conknipel, Forwards/Guards

5, Jazz, Es Bailey, Forwards

6, Wizards, Trae Johnson, Guards

7, Pelicans, Jeremiah Fells, Guards

8, Nets, Yegor Jamin Defender

9, Raptors Colin Murray Boyles Forward

10, Suns (from the Rockets) Kaman Maluach Center

What is exciting is that Chinese player Yang Hansen joined the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round! Such a high pick is unexpected that it is second only to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian in the history of Chinese players, far surpassing Zhou Qi!

Yang Hansen became the ninth star in China to be selected by an NBA team. The top 8 are Song Tao, Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, Xue Yuyang, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin.