4 news in one night: Rockets former player joins the Grizzlies, Power Forward signs a 53 million fat contract, Levley s surgery

On July 16, four important news happened in front of the NBA in the past one night: the Rockets' former player joined the Grizzlies, the Power Forward signed a 53 million fat contract, Levley's surgery, and news about Zion. Let’s talk about it one by one below. First of all, there were two operations from the Grizzlies, who signed center Landale with a veteran's basic salary contract. Langdale played with the Rockets last season, averaging 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Previously, Langdale was cut by the Rockets, but in fact he is actually quite good at playing. He is not too old and just turned 30 this year.

Landal is from Australia and is the finals MVP of the 2020 Australian NBL and is also the bronze medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is 211cm tall and has a tough style of playing. Although he is a white center, he is very confrontational and is not afraid of physical contact at all. But Langdale's problem is also obvious. His talent is too poor, he is tall enough, but his hands are short, and his dynamic talent is too disadvantageous and he can't jump at all. In the Suns, he was given up because of this problem. Now he joins the Grizzlies with a minimum salary and should still make some contributions.

and then the Grizzlies' second operation, they signed the space-type fourth player from Spain with a three-year, 53 million contract. Alda averaged 25.5 minutes per game last season, scoring 12.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists, with a three-in-one shooting percentage of 48.3/36.8/69.1%. She is a big man who can shoot outside. Many people don’t know that although Aldama is in the No. 4 position, he is 213cm tall, even 2 cm taller than center Landale. He is so tall but he can float from the outside to shoot three-pointers, and his efficiency is good. This is his ability.

Alda immediately had an internal conflict with Bain during the game last season, and the two started fighting on the bench, which shows that the contradictions are irreconcilable. During this offseason, Bain left the team and Aldama renewed his contract. It can be seen that the management is on Aldama's side. Of course, Bain joined the Magic and received a lot of assets. The four unprotected first-round picks are the best bargaining chips for the Grizzlies to strengthen or even rebuild in the future. It is worth mentioning that Bain and Aldama had an internal strife. The first victim was not the player, but former coach Jenkins, who was fired within a week. However, the successor is pretty good. Isalo from Finland has coached in Germany and is very good at using European players.

Then there is news about Lefly, just today, shams reported that Lefly had undergone right foot surgery a few days ago and is expected to recover before training camp in the new season. Lefly's fracture of his right foot in the second half of last season caused the Mavericks to suffer a heavy blow and miss the playoffs. The then-health management trainer and an assistant coach were fired, causing a shock. It is worth mentioning that currently, the Mavericks have three main players who are recovering from injuries: Kyrie Irving (knee), thick eyebrows (eyes), and Levley (right foot).

Finally, there is a news about Zion. Just today, Pelicans reporter Shamit Dua reported that Pelicans star Zion Williamson's contract for the 2025-26 season will be fully guaranteed. According to the contract, if Zion is not cut by the Pelicans today (July 16), his contract for the new season will be fully guaranteed, with a salary of $39.44 million. Zion's current contract with the Pelicans is 5 years and 197 million yuan, and next season is the third year of this contract. However, the 42.17 million US dollars in the 2026-2027 season and the 44.89 million US dollars in the 2027-2028 season are currently not guaranteed.