Two signings and one layoff is officially reached! Zion joins the Heat and Letters joins the Knicks

Official Signing 1: Damian Lillard officially signed with the Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers officially announced today that Lillard's new contract officially takes effect. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, it is a three-year, $42 million contract that is expected to include player options and non-trade clauses for the 2027-28 season. Lillard, in a healthy state, still performed well last season, averaging 36.1 minutes per game in 58 regular season games, scoring 24.9 points, 7.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals.

Officially Signed Second: The Bulls signed Kawamura Yuhui

Today, the Chicago Bulls officially confirmed that they had signed a two-way contract with Kawamura Yuhui, and to free up the two-way contract quota for the new player, Jamil Young has been laid off.

24-year-old Yuki Kawamura played for the Grizzlies last season, and played for only 93 minutes in 22 NBA appearances. In the Memphis hard team in the Development League, Kawamura Yuki is a more valued player. He averaged 31.6 minutes per game in 31 games, scoring 12.7 points, 8.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds, shooting percentage of 38.3%, shooting percentage of 36.5% from three-pointers and shooting percentage of 76.1%.

Official layoffs: Wizards cut Blake Wesley

According to Michael Skoto, a reporter from HoopsHype, the Wizards officially cut off the newly joined Blake Wesley.

Wesley was the No. 25 pick in 2022 and played for the Spurs for the past three seasons. Last season, he played 58 games, averaging 11.8 minutes per game, scoring 3.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists, shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage and free throw shooting percentage were 43.5%, 29.3% and 62.3% respectively.

In addition to reading the above two formal signings and one layoff, let's take a look at the signing and transaction news that may have occurred but has not been officially announced. After Marcus Smart reaches a buyout agreement with the Wizards, he will sign a two-year $11 million contract with the Lakers

Marcus Smart has reached a contract buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year $11 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Smart has the player option for the 2026-27 season so he can become a free agent again in 2027, with a chance to get a bigger contract.

It is reported that Luca Doncic personally contacted Smart and recruited him to join the Lakers. The Lakers plan to cut Sheck Milton to make room for Smart.

The Clippers are seriously considering signing Chris Paul

Clippers' basketball operations president Lawrence Frank said in an interview with reporters that the team is very seriously considering signing free agent point guard Chris Paul.

Paul left the Clippers in 2017 by executing the player option first and then being traded, and joined the Houston Rockets. Paul recently publicly stated that the 2025-26 season will be his last season in the NBA. Last season, Paul played all 82 games for the San Antonio Spurs. After leaving the Spurs, Paul hopes to play in Los Angeles closer to home this season.

The Clippers may need another capable point guard to serve as James Harden's substitute, Harden and Paul have been teammates for two seasons with the Houston Rockets. Although that time was successful, they were eventually rebuilding by the Warriors.

US media suggests that the Knicks trade Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo

Today, US media FADEAWAY WORLD reporter Eddie Bitar suggested that the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies start a win-win deal, sending Antetokounmpo to the Knicks, Towns to the Grizzlies, and the Bucks get Bridges and draft picks to rebuild. Eddie Bitar gave a specific trading plan:

New York Knicks got: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Jackson Jr.

Milwaukee Bucks get: Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, Miles McBride, 2026 first-round draft pick (from the Wizards), 2026 second-round draft pick, 2031 second-round draft pick (from the Rockets)

Memphis Grizzlies get: Carl Anthony Towns, 2026 first-round draft pick swap rights (top four protections)

Zion Williamson was traded to Miami Heat

Today, US media tswn reporter Matt Levin posted a message suggesting that the Heat trade to New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson. The specific trading plan is as follows:

Heat gets: Zion Williamson, Dejunta Murray

Pelics gets: Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins, Heywood Highsmith, Pelle Larson and the 2031 first-round draft pick swap rights. This deal may be risky to the Heat, because Williamson's injury risks always exist, but if he can stay healthy, it may be a great deal. The Heat will hope for this, and Williamson may have a new performance in the new system.