The NBA free market and Beijing time officially opened on July 1, after the official opening of the free market, many teams completed a number of signings in just one day, for the NBA team that aims to win the championship, the top priority in the free market is to continue to strengthen to complete the team's shortcomings. Especially for Eastern teams, after the Celtics won the championship last season, many Eastern teams will start a crazy arms race this summer. The Knicks, who are also aiming for a championship, have also made up for their free agency market this summer after reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.
In order to get Bridges, the star player of the Nets, the Knicks did not hesitate to facilitate a big 8-for-2 trade to get Bridges from the Nets, and two days before the free market opened, the Knicks completed a big signing. The Knicks and Anunoby, the league's top 3-and-D player who was traded this season, completed a five-year, $210 million contract extension. Combined with the existing Brunson, Hart, DiVincenzo, Randle, and Bridges, Anunoby's return has made the team the favourites to win the title next season.
Another team in the East is also gaining a lot in the free market. Within 24 hours of the free agency market opening, they signed five top players in a row. They are the Eastern Conference favorites 76ers, who have been on a hiring spree on the free agency market this summer after missing out on the second round last season. After the free market opened, the 76ers decisively signed Drummond, a former All-Star center, to a two-year, $10 million contract, which is very reasonable. His rebounding ability and defense will help the 76ers improve inside this offseason.
And after Zhuang Shen, the 76ers and veteran Eric Gordon completed a veteran base salary contract worth $3.63 million. After that, the 76ers and team forward Oubre completed the contract extension, and the 76ers gave Oubre, who averaged 15.4 points per game, a two-year contract of $16.3 million, you must know that players who average 15 points per game and earn less than 10 million yuan a year cannot get this kind of cheap contract in the current free market. If the 76ers can get this great value contract with Ubreda, the 76ers must have earned it.
In addition, the 76ers continued to work hard, they signed with the free team George, and the 76ers sincerely offered George a four-year $212 million contract extension with a maximum salary, and George's joining will effectively bring quality improvement to the 76ers' forward line. And just now, the 76ers completed a blockbuster signing here, they and the team's guard Maxey completed a five-year, $200 million contract, the completion of this signing, allowing the 76ers to gather Paul George, Embiid, Maxey, Drummond 4 top All-Star players. And on the bench, they also have Oubre, Gordon and other strong players.
It can be said that within 24 hours, the 76ers signed the operation of 5 people in a row, and directly scored full marks. A team with four All-Stars across the league, both in the East and in the West, will be favourites to win the title, and for the Celtics, they will face not only the challenge of the Knicks but also the challenge of the 76ers in the new season. And the 76ers' operations have quietly made them the favorites from the team that missed the Eastern Conference semifinals last season. As long as the 76ers play to their advantage, they can even lock up the Eastern Conference title early.