4 signings in one night! Ayton joins the Lakers, averages 14+6 defenders to the Hornets, and the Knicks new coach finalizes

On July 3, the night just passed, there was constant news from the NBA, with 4 signings in one night! Ayton joined the Lakers, with averaging 14+6 defenders per game, and the Knicks' new coach was finalized. First of all, let’s talk about the Lakers. They finally signed the center. Shams reported that the Lakers have reached a two-year contract with the Trail Blazers to buy out center Ayton, totaling $16.6 million for two years. With the part bought out by the Trail Blazers, Ayton's total salary next season is $34 million.

The Lakers got Ayton, which is a good choice. Aiton just has a clean obsession with playing basketball, has a problem with his mentality, and is not bad at abilities. Ayton is the first player in NBA history to average at least 15 points per game and shoot more than 60%. There is definitely a reason why he beat Doncic, SGA, Brunson and others to be elected as the No. 1 pick. And now, he and Doncic, the same class of Tanhualang, are finally in the same team. Coincidentally, these two are still the same agent.

Ayton joined the Lakers, and the Lakers center's urgent need was solved, but it was not enough. According to Lakers reporter Buha, the Lakers are also preparing to continue poaching. They target 39-year-old veteran center Horford, and have prepared a $5 million offer for him. Horford's contract last season was 9.5 million yuan, and he played in the Celtics and did not play well in the playoffs. But a year before, in the 2024 playoffs, he was called "anti-letter armor" and made great contributions to the Celtics' championship.

Let's talk about the other three signings, one is Dinwiddie, who joined the Hornets with a one-year contract, and it is reported that he is going to serve as a substitute for Lamelo Ball. In fact, Dinwiddie's data last season was very strong, averaging 14.3 points and 6.2 assists per game. Shams just said that he signed a one-year contract with the Hornets. The specific amount was not disclosed, so it should not be too low. Dinwiddie is also a clear stream of the league's central defenders. When you think he can, he can't do it again. When you think he can't do it, he can occasionally explode. He has performed well in the Mavericks, Nets, and Lakers. As a second round pick, he has played well after playing for so many years.

and the Mavericks, they signed a one-year contract extension with defender Dante Exam. Although Exam only played 20 games last season, averaging 8.7 points and 2.8 assists per game, they played all the way to the finals in the 2024 playoffs. Exam has made a lot of contributions, and he is healthy and is indeed very capable. Shams said that there are quite a lot of teams pursuing Exam this summer, including two very competitive teams, but in the end, Exam chose to return to Dallas, shouldering the responsibility of No. 1 with new player Russell, and waiting for Irving to return from injury.

Finally, it was the Knicks. Today, the Knicks finally finalized the new coach. He is Mike Brown, and everyone is familiar with him. The head coach of the Spurs, and he also served as an assistant coach under Cole. He led the Kings to return to the playoffs after 16 years, but was fired by the Kings last season. Mike Brown has coached many superstars in his coaching career, such as Curry, Dream Chasing, Clay, Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, James, Kobe, Gasol, Fox, and Sabonis Jr. Now he joins the Knicks, he will continue to coach Brunson and Towns, two star players.