On July 1, 2024, Beijing time, the NBA free agency market officially opened. The following is a summary of today's contracts (updated in real time):
Harden
1. Alex Lane renews his contract with the Kings for 3.3 million a year;
2. Obi Toppin signed a 4-year, 60 million contract extension with the Pacers; The Pacers continue to retain their Eastern powerhouse
3. Lefu signed with the Heat for more than $8 million in 2 years; It is estimated that it is to retire in the Heat, whether Lefu can give full play to his residual heat and help the Heat go further next season.
4. Luke Cornet returns to Celtic on a one-year contract; The Celtics are currently looking to secure a championship squad and are the biggest contenders for the title next year.
5. Andre Drummond signed to the 76ers for 2 years and $10 million; As Embiid's backup, the addition of Zhuang Shen will make the 76ers even more invincible on the inside next season.
6. Mias Cota agrees to sign Celtic to a multi-year contract extension;
7. Kevin Porter Jr. signed with the Clippers on a two-year, two-year contract with a second-year player option; was cut by the Rockets because of an incident, but Kevin Porter Jr.'s ability to hold the ball is still good, and he signed with the Clippers for two years this time, and I believe it will
8. Harden returns to the Clippers for 70 million in 2 years, the contract is fully guaranteed + the player option for the second year, George Paul has officially announced his departure from the team, and the future of the Clippers is very confused.
9. The Lakers signed a 4-year, $32 million contract extension for 22 rookies, keeping him the top priority this summer, but 8 million a year is really a bit expensive, it's a big gamble!!!
Pope
10. Courtwell Pope joins Magic for 66 million in 3 years; The Nuggets' championship squad is becoming more and more lacking, and if they are not strengthened in the future, the prospect of winning the championship is slim.
Valan
11. Valanciunas signed to the Wizards for 3 years and 30 million. Previously, the Lakers also had interest in Wallan, and the Lakers still have a lot of money, James said that he was willing to cut his salary by 1600, and the Lakers chased Klay.
Paul
12. Paul joined the Spurs for 11 million in 1 year, teamed up with the Chinese version of Yama, and created a BMW combination, which can really be described as a good move by Popovich, and Paul can be described as a semi-coach.