On July 2, Beijing time, the Trail Blazers officially revealed the 12-man roster for the Summer League, with Yang Hansen listed wearing jersey number 16. Blazers reporter Highkin wrote: "The Trail Blazers have released the official Summer League roster, which includes Yang Hansen along with the team's current two-way contract players, Jason Kant and Chris Youngblood. One of the team's player development coaches, Gil Abraham, will serve as the head coach for this Summer League."

On July 2, Beijing time, according to renowned reporter Shams, sources revealed that the Boston Celtics have completed a trade, sending Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks. The irony is that just two months ago, Brown called out Embiid for flopping to draw fouls, and now the two are teammates.

On July 2, Boston time, the Celtics finally finalized the Jaylen Brown trade, sending the 2024 Finals MVP to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for nine-time All-Star Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks. The writing was on the wall for Brown's departure from the very beginning when Boston attempted to move him to Milwaukee for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Giannis ultimately ended up being traded to the Miami Heat.

On July 2, Beijing time, according to renowned reporter Shams, sources revealed that the Boston Celtics have reached a trade, sending Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks. Jaylen Brown was the third overall pick in the 2016 draft, standing 1.98m tall, an elite two-way wing. Career averages: 20 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.

On July 2, Beijing time, Trail Blazers reporter Jason Quick wrote an article revealing the process and content of the meeting between new coach Nori and new addition Morant at a steakhouse in South Carolina yesterday. Morant is eager to wear the Trail Blazers jersey and admitted that the Grizzlies' recent tanking has made him lose the joy of playing basketball. Below is the article content—The two had lunch and talked for two hours at a steakhouse in South Carolina.

On July 2 Beijing time, the NBA experienced another crazy night. On the second day of free agency, the Lakers added four players, completely transforming their roster. Jaxson Hayes agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the Utah Jazz, leaving Los Angeles.

On July 2, Beijing time, ESPN graded the Kessler trade between the Lakers and the Jazz. In this deal, the Lakers sent two unprotected first-round picks (2031, 2033) and two first-round pick swap rights (2028, 2030) to the Jazz in exchange for Kessler, signing him to a four-year, $130 million contract. ESPN believes the Jazz made out like bandits while the Lakers took a huge loss.

For most of his tenure with the Lakers, Anthony Davis repeatedly urged the team to acquire a traditional center so he could return to his natural power forward position.

On July 2, Beijing time, the Denver Post reported that the Nuggets have proactively reached out to express their interest in signing James. Additionally, renowned reporter Stein indicated that after the Spurs reached a verbal agreement with Harris, they will essentially no longer pursue James. Shams previously broke the news that James will switch teams next season and no longer play for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Rockets insider Bradeaux shared some data, showing that last season when Smart was on the court, the Lakers had a net rating of +7.4, compared to -2.4 when he was off.