Exposing ambitions? US media: The top 5 teams have been promoted in the offseason, with the Rockets and Nuggets being listed

NBA offseason has never been just a player's vacation, but also a battlefield for management. In the summer of 2025, many teams reshape their lineups with a burning attitude, and a silent arms race quietly changed the league's power map. The latest list of the biggest teams in the offseason released by the US media "Bleacher Report" has sparked heated discussions - the Nuggets topped the top, the Hawks second, the Rockets third, the Magic fourth, and the Spurs fifth, let's analyze in detail:

1. Nuggets: The breakthrough's precise surgery

took advantage of the first round of 2032 to send Porter Jr. to the Nets. This move not only saves $40 million in salary and luxury tax, but also obtains a full middle-class special case worth $14.1 million. Johnson's comprehensive upgrade is reflected in both offense and defense, and can also perfectly adapt to Jokic's support system.

The team also signed back the championship meritorious official Bruce Brown with a minimum salary, and won Hardaway Jr. at a minimum salary of 1 year to provide external firepower; more importantly, Valanciunas was obtained through trades, Jokic had a qualified substitute with an average of 10+7 per game for the first time in his career. After these operations, the Nuggets retained the elastic space for subsequent operations, and the management may even continue to deal with Najib's garbage contract and further upgrade the lineup.

2. Rockets: The arrival of superstars and the inside fortress

exchanged Durant, the historical scorer, from the Suns, aims to solve the stubborn problem of the Rockets' key ball and inefficient offensive efficiency last season. They renewed the contract with "rebound beast" Adams (39 million in 3 years), signed old player Capela (21 million in 3 years), and combined with Shin Kyung, who has been selected as All-Star, the Rockets have built the most luxurious center rotation in the league;

Smith joined with 53 million in 4 years, perfectly filling the vacancy of Dillon's departure; renewed contracts with Van Vleet (50 million in 2 years) and Jabbarri Smith Jr. (122 million in 5 years) to ensure the stability of the defensive system, and the defense in the new season is expected to go further than last season.

3. Hawks: The East's Silent Sniper

exchanged for Porzingis by sending away Mann, the team solved the long-standing inside weakness and could form a double tower with Okonwu, signing marksman Kennard and Alexander Walker with both offense and defense, and the substitute firepower and wing defense were doubled. The new starter five tigers - Trae Young, Daniels, Jaylen Johnson, Possus, Okonwu - have both space, athletic ability and defensive resilience, which is enough to stir up the Eastern Conference.

4. Magic: The strategic transformation of the Youth Army

Magic ranked fourth from the bottom in offense last season, and the abnormal situation forced the management to take action. Using multiple first-round picks to exchange Bain is regarded as a gamble. Bain's ball offense and three-point shooting (23.7 points per game) will greatly alleviate the offensive pressure of Bankairo and Wagner; the joining of Tayse Jones will become the metronome of the second team. The magic replica of the Celtics' ambition to "double front line + high-quality supporting role" mode is obvious.

5. Spurs: Wenban Yama's wing protection plan has only a 6.3% chance of winning the second place and removing point guard Dylan Harper. In his debut in the summer league, he showed his organizational and defensive talent. The No. 14 pick Carter Bryant is a defensive vanguard on the front line and can partner with Wenban Yama. In addition, he signed the championship center Connet in 41 million in four years, and obtained Olynick through a 3-for-1 trade. The former has the top ten franchise protection efficiency in the league, and the latter has perfect space attributes to Wenban. The Spurs have built an inside rotation of "Wenban + Olynik + Cornett", and the offense and defense styles complement each other, laying the foundation for the playoffs.

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