Legend of Tomorrow

O'Neal and Kobe became busy when they arrived in Washington. Guo Xu was relatively leisurely and did not enjoy the treatment of a star.

Sunday is the All-Star game, and the players will arrive in Washington on Thursday. The first event they participate in is not a media interview, but a fan carnival.

The organizer usually relies on a certain convention and exhibition center or shopping mall in the city to build a very large entertainment venue for fans. The carnival generally opens on Thursday afternoon, half-day on Thursday and Friday, and all-day on Saturday and Sunday.

According to the arrangement, some players who played for the host city team but were not selected as All-Stars will appear at the carnival on Thursday to interact with fans and participate in games.

The Wizards are too embarrassed this time. Their task this year is to mess things up. The management is preparing to rebuild to welcome Michael Jordan's comeback. They are planning to conduct a major change in the mid-term. In addition to the promising shooting guard Richard Hamilton, currently All core players in the team will be replaced.

Even if they don't move away, the core of the Wizards will not be able to attract fans when they go to the carnival. No one wants to interact with a player like Rod Strickland.

There are players in NBA history who have been selected to the All-NBA Team but have not been selected to the All-Stars. There are currently only two, namely Rod Strickland and Drazen Petrovic.

Point guard Rod Strickland, who is 191cm tall and 80kg tall, is almost synonymous with evil man. He has done drunk driving, domestic violence, harassed waitresses, and caused trouble everywhere. It is worth mentioning that he is also the godfather of future star point guard Kyrie Irving.

In addition, the stars have to serve the society. Before officially meeting with the media, some current and retired stars will participate in the NBA Cares Action with the mayor as usual and carry out social services based on local conditions.

For players, interacting with fans is always easier and more enjoyable than dealing with the media. Every player likes to do things that can increase their fans without playing games. Rookies don't get a chance to participate in this because they're not famous enough.

The official media opening time of the All-Star Weekend is at noon on Friday. Players participating in various All-Star events will be interviewed by the media in the banquet hall of their hotel, which is called an All-Star roundtable interview. During this period, they will be interviewed by 500 journalists from 50 countries around the world.

In addition to training and interviews, big-name players' schedules are also filled with various brand activities. For example, new shoe conferences and new commercial premieres are all arranged during celebrity weekends. Guo Xu and O'Neal's potato chip commercials are one of them.

Even if he is separated from O'Neal and Kobe's activities, Guo Xu is not bored. This weekend is also a class reunion for him. Jason Richardson and Morris Peterson both participated in the rookie game.

Michigan's Fantastic Four is the only one missing from Martin Cleves.

The Pistons completed a trade with the Jazz last week, trading Cliffs for small forward Quincy Lewis.

This is good news for Cliffs. The Jazz coaching staff knows that Stockton is old and must have a successor. The substitute Jacqui Vaughn is obviously unqualified. He has studied with Stockton for four years. , still has no organizational skills.

Cliffs is a point guard who is good at pick-and-roll tactics. He should be able to display his talents under Sloan and his playing time is guaranteed.

After the three met, Guo Xu chose the best steak restaurant to treat him to dinner and talked about the rookie challenge that would be held tomorrow night.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, the lineups of both sides were relatively luxurious, and the rookies in the 2000 class did not look so weak.

Insider: Mark Jackson (Warriors), Darius Miles (Clippers), Kenyon Martin (Nets).

Swingmen: Maurice Peterson (Raptors), Quentin Richardson (Clippers), Jason Richardson (Bulls), Mike Miller (Magic).

Guards: Jamal Crawford (Celtics), Guo Xu (Lakers).

Retired player Jack Marin serves as first-year coach.

The second-year lineup looks even more luxurious, with many future All-Stars.

Insider: Elton Brand (Bulls), Lamar Odom (Clippers).

Swingmen: Shawn Marion (Suns), Szczerbiak (Timberwolves), Hamilton (Wizards).

Guards: Baron Davis (Hornets), Andre Miller (Cavaliers), Jason Terry (Hawks), Steve Francis (Rockets).

Peterson joked: You feel good this time. You must have a lot of playing time. You are the only point guard in the team, so we have many people to share the playing time.

Richardson smiled and said: Looking at it from another perspective, you have to challenge four second-year point guards by yourself. Are you afraid?

The game only lasted 40 minutes. I have a lot of strength. Please pass the ball to me more. I want to compete for MVP. Guo Xu said confidently: And you said the opposite. It was the four of them who challenged me. I should be afraid. It’s them too.”

Guo Xu's biggest advantage in this challenge is that he has two friends as partners, someone passes the ball to him, and they have a tacit understanding. In addition, apart from him, the only one in the team who is good at attacking with the ball is Crawford, and no one is stealing the ball.

Crawford is not the famous Ke Liu in later generations. After being traded to the Celtics, he averaged 9.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. He is not qualified as a point guard. He is known as a dual-purpose player and his style is more inclined to a shooting guard. .

Crawford may break out in the second half of this season, because the Celtics made a trade with the Pacers two weeks ago, sending starting point guard Kenny Anderson and backup shooting guard Chris Kyle in exchange for Two veterans, Chris Mullin and Derek McKay.

The Green Army made the trade in order to develop Crawford. Anderson has an annual salary of 7.52 million this season, averaging only 7.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 38.8% from the field, high salary and low performance.

Kenny Anderson, the second overall pick in 1991, is recognized as a fool and spendthrift. At the beginning of his career, Anderson was one of the Nets' key training targets, and his year-by-year improvement was also noticed by the Nets. In the 1993-94 season, he was selected to the All-Star team by averaging 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

After leaving the Nets, Anderson began his wandering career. In the middle of the 1997-98 season, he was traded to the Celtics by the Trail Blazers. This was a stupid deal. The Celtics acquired Anderson, Poppy Jones and Zan Tabak, and traded Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rogers and Jones Thomas to the Raptors in a package.

The current deal is obviously a loss for the Celtics. In order to win the championship, the Pacers need immediate combat power to strengthen the weakest No. 1 position. The veteran Mullin sent by the Pacers is no longer able to play, and his salary is 3.65 million US dollars. McKay is even higher, reaching $5.4 million, playing 15 minutes and averaging 2.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

The people traded by the Celtics cannot improve the team's strength. Their only function is to clear salary space. The contracts of the two veterans will expire at the end of this season, making it easier to renew Pierce and Crawford in the future.

If the Green Army performs well this season, they can also choose to sign big-name players in the free market this summer to strengthen.

Although he is only the MVP of the rookie game, he still has a trophy. Guo Xu wants to seize this opportunity to prove himself. The four potential star point guards on the opposite side are better, and beating them one by one will attract more attention!

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