NBA: A 225 million signing was reached overnight, Rockets Ethan did not renew his contract, Cole officially announced Horford

The NBA new season opener is coming soon, and before that, the Rockets and Trail Blazers have completed multiple renewals to prepare for the team's future. There is still a little time before the final contract renewal deadline. Earlier, multiple contract renewals were reached, with the amount exceeding US$200 million. However, the final result of Ethan's contract extension negotiation with the Rockets was surprising. In addition, the Warriors also officially announced Horford's appearance plan for the new season. NBA: A 225 million contract was signed overnight, Rockets Ethan did not renew his contract, and Cole officially announced Horford.

According to Shams, sources revealed that Dyson Daniels has agreed to sign a four-year, $100 million early contract extension with the Hawks. Daniels' four-year contract reportedly does not include any options. Daniels is the No. 8 pick in the first round of 2022. He played 76 regular season games for the Hawks last season, averaging 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 steals per game, shooting 49.3% from the field, 34.0% from the three-point range, and 59.3% from the free throw line. The performance is quite outstanding.

With his outstanding performance, Daniels was elected the Most Improved Player last season and was selected to the All-Defensive First Team, ranking second among the All-Defensive Team. Statistics show that Daniels completed a total of 229 steals last season. He is the player with the most steals in a single season since Gary Payton in the 1995-96 season. He is also the first player to average 3 steals per game since Alvin Robertson in the 1990-91 season.

The second signing is from the Nuggets. The news also comes from Shams report. Sources revealed that the Nuggets and Braun reached an early contract extension of 5 years and 125 million US dollars. Braun was a member of the team's championship team in 2023. He played 79 regular season games last season, averaging 15.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 58% from the field and 39.7% from three-point range. His performance was quite outstanding.

The Nuggets management has also always regarded reaching a long-term contract extension with Braun as its primary goal and regards him as one of the core members of the team in the future. In the end, both parties reached an agreement and completed the contract renewal. However, the Nuggets will still face salary pressure. Among the five starting players, Jokic and Murray both have salaries of more than 50 million, while the remaining three starters all earn more than 20 million.

After Durant cut his salary and agreed to renew his contract with the Rockets, outsiders believed that the Rockets' next step would be to renew his contract with Ethan, but the two could not reach an agreement before the contract renewal deadline. According to Shams, the famous reporter, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on various differences before the deadline, which also resulted in Ethan becoming a restricted free agent next year in the offseason.

Of course, this does not mean that Ethan will definitely leave the team in the future, and there are many possibilities. Rockets team reporter Adam Spolane said: "It is really surprising that the Rockets failed to reach a contract extension with Tali Eason, but what is good for Eason is that more teams are expected to have salary space next summer. By then, whether Eason will stay in the team or choose to accept a higher salary to join other teams, let me Let's wait and see.

The last news is that the Warriors are currently suffering from injuries, which also makes them face difficult choices in the lineup in the early stages of the new season, such as Moody. His absence, and whether Horford will start, are all yet to be determined. But Cole made sure of one thing during the interview. He said that this season, Horford will not play back-to-back games in a row and will rest one of the games in advance according to the schedule. According to statistics, the last time Horford played two consecutive games was in 2002.

For the Warriors, a team with older core players, while striving for better results in the new season, more attention must be paid to reducing the possibility of injuries. Only in this way can we go further.