Rockets ranked 3rd! US media commented on the top 5 teams that have made the most progress: The Clippers were nominated for the Nuggets ranked first

Rockets No. 3! After the first wave of lineup adjustments in the offseason, most teams in the league have completed reinforcement and contract renewal operations. To this end, the US media "bleacherreport" also selected the top 5 teams that have made the most progress since the offseason, among which the Clippers were nominated and the Nuggets ranked first.

Honorary nomination: The Clippers

The Clippers are an overlooked low-key winner. They not only successfully renewed Harden's contract, finalized the team's core championship in the next two years, but also successfully signed in trading and free markets.

First, it attracted the battle for Daluo, and introduced a championship-level substitute for Zubac, and its styles were completely complementary. The elite-level space-type inside Daluo will greatly improve the Clippers' lineup selectivity.

plus the deal sent Powell away and replaced Corinth with the promotion of No. 4 position, allowing Xiaoka to return to the third position with less pressure. The Clippers quietly completed a comprehensive upgrade and returned to the championship ranks.

Fifth place: Spurs

When everyone turned their attention to the Mavericks who had a 1.8% chance of winning the No. 1 pick, the Spurs were also lucky to win the second pick with a 6.3% chance, and won the top four pick for the third consecutive year.

plus a No. 14 pick, the Spurs won the two super stars Harper and Carter Bryant in the 25th Draft, successfully achieving high cost-effective reinforcement.

The Spurs then successfully introduced two practical insiders, Connett and Olynik, in the free and trading market, successfully finalizing a qualified replacement for Vinban Yama.

4th place: Magic

As one of the young dark horses in the Eastern Conference, the Magic is a team with very obvious long and short-term goals. In the 24-25 season, the Magic played the second-place defensive efficiency in the league, but the offensive efficiency ranked fourth from the bottom.

The Magic lacked offensive vitality, projection and organizational capabilities in the backcourt. While the Magic spent a lot of money to introduce Bain, they also made targeted reinforcements in the free market, the King of Taobao assists and mistakes, Tyame Jones, completed targeted reinforcement.

Plus the super big contract renewal of Ban Keiro, the Magic tried to replicate the Celtics' successful path to winning the championship around the double front line.

Third place: Rockets

Rockets are undoubtedly one of the biggest winners this summer. Stone not only obtained Durant with an extremely cheap contract, but also completed the key goals and strengthened the shortcomings.

Plus, the introduction of Finney Smith to fill the vacancy after Dillon left, Capela's return became an upgraded version of Landae, and the Rockets achieved a comprehensive upgrade of the lineup with only one first-round pick.

More importantly, the Rockets convinced Van Jordan to cut his salary by 2 years and 50 million yuan to renew his contract, and left Adams and Jia Xiao for a multi-year contract. Houston was obviously ready to compete for the championship in the new season.

Second place: The Hawks have been strengthening continuously in the past few seasons but have achieved nothing. The internal turmoil was once in a while, and Trae Young fell into trading rumors.

But since the offseason, the Hawks have returned to the right track for the championship, not only have they introduced Pokémon with low prices, but they have also won the Alexander Walker battle.

With the addition of sharpshooter Kennard, the Hawks completed the largest reinforcement on paper within the operational range.

No. 1: The Nuggets

Nuggets used offseason-to-present operations to prove how wise they were to slash General Manager Booth before the start of the playoffs. In the first offseason after the new general manager took office, the Nuggets became the biggest winner.

They first packed a first-round pick and cleared out the big contract of Porter Little, and introduced Cameron Johnson, a high-yield three-pointer.

More importantly, the Nuggets then signed Bruce Brown and Hardaway Jr. with basic salary in the free market, and introduced Jokic to substitute Valan, the Nuggets achieved a comprehensive upgrade of their lineup against the backdrop of reducing luxury taxes and returned to the championship ranks.