Rockets ranked 4th! US media updated its strength list: Warriors 11 Lakers 8 Clippers 7 Nuggets rose to 5th

Rockets rank 4th! After completing a large wave of reinforcements and operations in the free and trading market, the US media "cbssports" updated its strength list based on the existing lineups of each team, including the Warriors ranked 11th, and the Lakers and Clippers ranked eighth and seventh respectively. The Nuggets, which have finally completed comprehensive reinforcement, have advanced to fifth.

1-3: As the champion, the Thunder, the Cavaliers and the Knicks, the Thunder have left a core lineup after winning the championship. Because the lineup is very young, the Thunder will surely further grow and improve in the new season. The Cavaliers are in a similar situation, they let Jerome go but sign a replacement, Ball, and as Garland and Mobley grow and the Celtics decline, the Cavaliers are expected to break out of the East.

Knicks are another Eastern Conference team worth paying attention to. They introduced new coach Mike Brown to reorganize the team's offensive system, and signed Clarkson and Yabussele to strengthen their depth, solving two major shortcomings.

4th place: Rockets

Rockets are one of the biggest winners in the offseason. Not only Dillon, Jaylen Green, No. 10 and 5 second round picks, they solved the fatal shortcomings of key ball ability.

also signed Finney Smith in the free market to fill Dillon's shortcomings. In addition, Capela's joining completed the upgrade of third center Landale, and the Rockets completed the comprehensive upgrade of the lineup in one go.

And during the entire upgrade process, the Rockets actually only paid one first-round pick. In the next transaction, the Rockets can also pack up to 5 first-round picks. If players such as Shin Kyung, Baimo, Shepard and other players are fully capable of pursuing Antetokounmpo.

Fifth place: At the end of the regular season of the 24-25 season, the Nuggets fired the contradictory coach Malone and General Manager Booth under tremendous pressure, causing the team to fall into chaos at the critical stage of the record sprint.

But judging from the results, the Nuggets were not affected much, and they once forced the final championship into a desperate situation. They even completed continuous magical operations to strengthen the offseason.

First, he exchanged Porter Jr. for Cameron Johnson to achieve salary cuts and strengthens, and then signed Bruce Brown for the basic salary to fill the vacancy after Westbrook left. With the basic salary to buy Hardaway Jr., and 1 for 1 to deal with Salic and replaced center Valan for substitute. The Nuggets' lineup was completely upgraded. Even if Valan chose to buy out and join the Greek giants, the Nuggets still became the winner of the 1 for 1 trade, successfully making room for the middle-class signing.

6-10: Timberwolves, Clippers, Lakers, Grizzlies and Magic

Among them, the two Los Angeles Clippers and Lakers have limited adjustments but are still worthy of attention. The Clippers' biggest operation in the market is to introduce Daluo, finding a stable substitute for Zubac.

In addition, it is a successful renewal of Harden and other players, and it seems that there is no big deal to complete.

But starting from the Clippers themselves, they can leave all the core lineups and complete minor repairs, and the little card will pass the offseason healthily. They will still be a reasonable championship-level team in the new season.

The Lakers' adjustments are also relatively limited. With the release of Finney Smith, the Lakers signed a replacement Laravia for 12 million in two years, and 16.6 million in two years, Ayton was the biggest reinforcement.

In addition, the Lakers renewed the contract with Hayes, the substitute insider, but completed a slight adjustment in the lineup, which was in sharp contrast to the choice of centers at the beginning of the offseason.

What's worse is that the Lakers seem to plan to turn their attention to re-building a team around Doncic in 2027 and introduce another superstar for it, rather than building a championship lineup around the existing Doncic + James as soon as possible. This also makes James feel dissatisfied. He has been putting pressure on his agents continuously and may eventually choose to trade and leave the team.

The rest are ranked as follows

11-15: Warriors, Pistons, Celtics, Hawks and 76ers;

16-20: Pacers, Mavericks, Bucks, Spurs and Heat;

21-30: Trail Blazers, Bulls, Kings, Suns, Pelicans, Raptors, Hornets, Jazz, Wizards and Nets.