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Three signings in one night are achieved! The Lakers old player is reemployed, and the US media updates its strength list and the Clippers are rushing to 7th place

1:48pm, 24 July 2025【Basketball】

On July 24, the NBA free market reached three more signings in the past night, among which the Lakers' former player Goodwin quickly re-employed, and the Suns directly chose to claim him, and they will represent the team in the new season; the Suns also signed a one-year contract with Jared Butler, and the Pistons signed Colby Jones with a two-way contract; US media updated their strength list, the Thunder still occupied the first place, while the Clippers rushed to 7th.

According to famous reporter Shams, the Suns have claimed former Lakers defender Jordan Goodwin from the free agent market. Previously, in order to free up salary space for Smart, the Lakers chose to lay off Goodwin. With the direct claim, the Lakers did not need to pay any fees. Next, the Suns will bear all the guaranteed wages ($25,000) of the remaining contract, and the remaining one-year, $2.35 million contract was also transferred to Phoenix. Goodwin played 29 games for the Lakers in the 24-25 season, averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

The Suns signed Jared Butler with a one-year contract to continue to fill the lineup, the latter is the second round pick in 2021, playing for the 76ers and the Wizards in the 24-25 season, and averaged 9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Pistons signed a two-way contract with defender Colby Jones, 23-year-old Jones played for the Kings and Wizards in the 24-25 season.

After the reshuffle of the NBA draft and the free market, the US media updated the rankings of the 30 teams in the league, among which the defending champion Thunder still occupies the first place. As the champion of the 24-25 season, the Thunder's core lineup has not changed this summer. It has signed early contract renewals with Alexander, Jaylen Williams and Homegren, and will continue to strive for the championship in the future.

followed by the Knicks, the Cavaliers, the Timberwolves, the Nuggets, the Rockets and the Clippers. Among them, the Clippers also rushed up and came to the seventh position. The Clippers' operations were pretty good this summer, with the deal getting Collins, signing Lopez, Bill and Paul. Although the lineup is a bit old, it has become more reasonable. In addition, the Warriors, who have not yet strengthened, rank ninth, and the Lakers, who have signed Ayton and Smart, rank eleventh.

source:vn 7msport