5 signings were reached! Harden and James stayed in the team, 2 strong players entered the free market, Hornets exchanged 1 for 2

On June 30th, just passed, this is a super critical time point in the NBA offseason! Today is the last day for players to execute their contracts for next season and the deadline for the team to offer quotes for restricted free agents. This is amazing, which means that what happens today is all about real money and the direction of the future season!

Let's look at superstars first. LeBron James, our "old James", made a decision to execute the final contract worth $52.6 million! what does that mean? This means that he is about to start his 23rd season of his career! Oh my God, 23 seasons! Moreover, according to now, this is likely to be his farewell season. Zhan’s persistence is really awe-inspiring!

Let’s take a look at other signing shows. Harden! Our "answer" Harden has finally locked in with the Clippers! A two-year contract of 81.05 million yuan was reached, and the salary increased! However, this contract has player options in the second year and is partially guaranteed, which shows that Harden is still very team-oriented and may take the initiative to cut salary in the second year to make room for the team to sign other helpers. Moreover, after signing this contract, Harden's salary timeline is synchronized with Leonard, which means that the Clippers may face a difficult choice in the 2027 offseason. Whether to stay or leave is a big problem! Portis, who also had the Bucks, rejected the last year player option and chose to stay with the Bucks, signed a three-year contract of 44 million, and the last year was still the player option. Portis is really unfaithful to the Bucks. There may be a higher salary or a starting opportunity outside, but he just chose to stay and repay the kindness of his acquaintance. This kind of friendship is moving! In the free market, the Lakers may have a little move. If Finney Smith leaves, they may take Alexander Walker to make up for it. This is the top 3D player in the league. The Lakers have to consider whether to keep him or not. The

trading market is also not calm! The Hornets and Jazz made a big noise! The Jazz exchanged Sexton and the second round pick of 23 years for Nurkic. As soon as this transaction came out, many people were in a panic, saying that Jazz was crazy? Nurkic is a well-known "trash contract" and expires in one year. But some people also analyzed that the Jazz may want to make room and salary to give Clayton more opportunities. As for the Hornets, they exchanged a "trash contract" for the top backcourt in their year of playing. The Hornets made a lot of money in this deal!

Finally, there is a sad news. Boyan Bogdanovic announced his retirement, ending his 10-year career. He posted a long article on social media, saying that he had been fighting foot injuries over the past 14 months and it seemed that he really couldn't return to the field. A 36-year-old veteran and a top scorer in the league said goodbye. He wrote: "I have not reached the end, but reached the other end of the starting point." I hope everything goes well in Boyang in the future!

Okay, I'll end with today's hot topics. This offseason, more players will probably choose to retire. What will happen to veterans like Lowry and Sadies Young? Let's talk about it next time!