July 1st traditionally opened a market for free agents in the National Basketball, it is a time in which players without a contract can commit to play in any club.
The highest deal in the first hours of this period was signed by Chris Paul getting along with Houston Rockets.
An experienced playmaker has committed to play for 4 more years, and Houston Rockets will be the club where the new contract will start. The 33-year-old will earn $160 million during this period, or exactly 40 million per year of the game.
Paul has played in the Texas team since last season and has contributed to the progress made by the Rockets. It was the best team of the regular season with a final balance of 65 wins and 17 defeats. In the knockout phase, basketball players from Houston reached the finals of the Western Conference, where after seven matches they lost with Golden State Wariors. In the last two meetings of this series, Paul could not help his friends, because he was eliminated due to the injury - such a scenario also happened in previous years in Clippers.
The defender was chosen nine times to the Star Team. After transferring to the Rockets during the previous break between the seasons, he said that at the current point of his career he only counts for winning the NBA championship.
Paul George similarly to Chris Paul in the previous season made his debut in the new team,Oklahoma City Thunder, he will earn not much less than Chris Paul. George decided to stay in the Thunder crew, though big efforts to win him were shown by the Los Angeles Lakers. The American will earn a total of $137 million over four consecutive seasons, a little less than Chris Paul.
LeBron James will be a Los Angeles Lakers player in the new season. The largest NBA star as a free agent has signed with a giant four-year contract worth 154 million dollars for several years in a crisis.
In the coming season Lakers plan to build a squad that will guarantee the fight for more than just avoiding the last place in the western conference. The last time that Lakers playes in the playoffs was in the 2012/13 season. LeBron James is here to help achieve this goal.
This is the first contract signed by James with the club in the West. Previously he played for Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. With these clubs he won three times (2012, 2013, 2016) NBA championship, four times he was chosen MVP of the season.
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