With the July Moratorium period finally over, the NBA can resume conducting normal business (as opposed to the six-day period when teams are definitely not conducting normal business). With their first official move, the Milwaukee Bucks have announced the re-signing of Brook Lopez.
Lopez was always the first domino the Bucks needed to knock; as we looked over the summer timeline, we understood that Milwaukee was required to use cap space first before using the exceptions that would allow them to go over the cap. This means that George Hill is the next signing we can expect to hear an announcement about, alongside any transactions that involve moving or reducing the salary of Jon Leuer (or Ersan Ilyasova).