One-night deal and 2 signings were reached! The East is the first to introduce Ball, and Batum rejects the player option

On June 29, news came from the NBA free market that one deal and two signs were reached in the past night. The Cavaliers, the No. 1 in the Central and Eastern Conference, reached a 1-for-1 deal with the Bulls, and exchanged Ocorro for Ball; the Cavaliers then reached a contract renewal with Merrill, signing a four-year, $38 million contract; the Heat signed a two-year, $24 million contract with Xiaomi Michel, and Batum suddenly announced that they refused to execute the player option and became a free agent.

According to famous reporter Shams, the Bulls sent Lonzo Ball to the Cavaliers to exchange for Isaac Okoro.

Bauer has been suffering from injuries since joining the Bulls. He has not played in one game for two consecutive seasons. He has played 35 games this season, averaging 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In the new season, Ball's salary is $10 million, and there are two years left, and the last year is still the team's option.

Ocorro's salary contract is similar, playing 55 games for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. The Bulls also value his defensive ability. After all, the team has Kobe White and Gidey, and Ball doesn't have many opportunities. In addition, he is in poor health, so he immediately made a decision to be sent away. The key is that he has not yet taken advantage of the draft picks. After completing the deal, the Cavaliers soon signed a four-year, $38 million contract extension with Sam Merrill in the 2020 No. 60th pick, which also made him the highest total salary for the No. 60th pick in history. Merrill has performed very well this season, playing in 71 regular season games, averaging 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.2%. This performance also gave him trust and eventually obtained a contract extension.

Heat and restricted free agent David Mitchell intend to reach an agreement with the Heat to sign a two-year, $24 million full guarantee contract. After joining the Heat, Michelle performed very strongly, especially in the playoffs, averaging 15 points, 2.3 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 50%. Such an outstanding performance also made the Heat choose to keep him.

According to famous reporter Shams, Batum rejected the $4.9 million player option to become a free agent. This was quite sudden. He had always thought that he would implement the option to stay in the team, but he did not want to leave the Clippers. The two sides will negotiate a contract renewal next, and both sides intend to complete the contract renewal. Although Batum's data is not very good, he still contributes a lot on the court.