NBA has 27 deals in a crazy night, the Lakers sign the first person! The Rockets sign 2 more people, and the salary cap is released

Editor|Old Kankanqiu

As the finals and drafts came to an end, the door to the NBA's free market has officially opened. The league teams instantly started a crazy signing and trading mode. In just one night, as many as 27 signing transactions were reached. The Lakers officially signed the first person. The Rockets general manager once again started the exorcism operation, signed two powerful players in succession to supplement the lineup, and many teams unexpectedly gave surprise operations. At the same time, the NBA official also announced the salary cap and luxury tax line for the 2025-26 season in a timely manner, adding another fire to the hot trading market!

Let’s take a look at the detailed transaction signing information.

The Rockets killed the crazy and signed 2 more people!

Rockets general manager Rafael Stone once again dropped a shock during the offseason - According to the latest report by ESPN famous reporter Shams, the Rockets signed the former Lakers 3D champion Dorian Finney Smith for 4 years and $53 million, becoming the first player-changing team signing after the free market started!

This deal raises the Rockets' forward group by another level. Data shows that Finney Smith's three-point shooting percentage last season was as high as 41.1%, and averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game, perfectly meeting the Rockets' urgently needed space shortcomings. What is even more exciting is his defensive data - suppressing the All-Star player's effective half-court shooting percentage at 47%, ranking in the top ten among players who defend more than 125 shots in the league! The Rockets cleverly use the price below the full middle class special ($14.1 million) to lock in this high-quality 3D forward for four years. NBA salary expert MARKS analyzed that even if Fanny Smith is not adaptable to the team system in the future, this multi-year middle-class contract will still have extremely high transaction value and can be transferred to players with available value at any time.

In addition, the Rockets signed Capela with a high-quality contract of 3 years and $21.5 million to continue to supplement the inside resources; then, the Rockets' record Kelly Iko reported that the management signed Jeff Green and Aaron Holiday with a year-on-year and $3 million to renew Tate. So far, the Rockets' brand new 14-man core championship lineup was officially released:

Starting five: Durant, Shinkyung, Van Vleet, Jabbarry Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson;

Substitutes: Finney Smith, Capela, Adams, Shepard, Ethan, Whitmore, Tate, Holiday and Jeff Green.

I have to be said that Rockets general manager Stone not only retained the core lineup through negotiations and contract renewals, but also traded and signed to sign powerful players such as Durant and Finney Smith, which is definitely the biggest winner this offseason!

The Lakers officially signed the first person!

According to famous reporter Shams, the Lakers signed forward striker Laravia with a two-year, $12 million middle-class contract.

Data shows that Laravia is the No. 19 pick in the first round of 2022. She is 23 years old and is 2.01 meters tall. She was traded to the Kings by the Grizzlies last season. During the regular season, she played for the team and averaged 20.4 minutes per game, contributing 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.9 steals, with a shooting percentage of 47.5%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 42.3%.

It is worth mentioning that although the Lakers performed actively this summer, Laravia is still the first person to sign in this offseason by General Manager Pelinka. According to many famous American media reporters, the four major target centers that the Lakers are pursuing are exposed, and Ayton is most likely to join the Lakers.

NBA officially announced the salary cap + luxury tax line!

Recently, the NBA officially announced that the salary cap for the 2025-26 season is set at $154,647 million, and the luxury tax line is $187,895 million. The new salary cap and luxury tax line regulations will take effect at 0:01 am Eastern Time on July 1.

In addition, the minimum salary of the team in the 2025-26 season (poor ghost line) is: US$139,182 million;

The first tyrant line in the 2025-26 season is: US$195,945 million;

The second tyrant line in the 2025-26 season is: US$207,824 million.

Remaining transaction information!

1. The Grizzlies signed a five-year, $240 million maximum salary renewal contract with Jaren Jackson Jr., and the last year is the player option (change the jersey number to No. 8 in the new season);

signed a three-year, $52.5 million contract with forward Sandy Aldama;

reached a two-year, $4.5 million contract with Spencer;

signed free agent Ty Jerome for 3 years, $28 million;

2. The Bulls renewed Trey Jones for 3 years, $24 million.

3. The Bucks renewed guard Kevin Porter Jr. for 2 years and $11 million, with the second year as the player option;

4. The Nuggets send Michael Porter Jr. and a 2032 first round pick to the Nets for Cameron Johnson;

Nuggets and Bruce Brown reached a one-year contract signing agreement;

5. The Pelicans and center Kevin Looney reached a two-year contract of 16 million;

6. The Spurs signed center Luke Connet with a four-year contract of 41 million.

7. The Clippers signed 37-year-old center Brooke Lopez with a 2-year and 18 million contract;

8. The Celtics reached a 2-year and 5.5 million contract with center Luca Garza;

9. The Hawks signed Alexander Walker with a 4-year and 62 million contract;

10. The Magic signed defender Tyame Jones with a 7-year and 7-year and 13-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year and 12-year. The Pistons and Carris LeVer signed a two-year contract of 29 million; the Pistons and Paul Reed reached a two-year, $11 million contract extension; the Jazz executed a non-guaranteed contract of $3.68 million for Mikhailuk in the 2025-26 season.