In the evening, Laker owner Jerry bass held a celebration party at a private club.

You can bring family members or invite friends from the circle. As a result, many singers, movie stars and celebrities from all walks of life came to attend the ceremony together with Guo Xu and Megan Fox.

When Megan and Vanessa were chatting, Guo Xu, O'Neill and Kobe went on stage to sing the Queen's classic song "we are champions.".

Guo Xu specially practiced this song during the time cycle. His singing was somewhat similar to the original version. He was in charge of harmony. O'Neill almost took him out of tune. His expression and body language were extremely rich.

Guo Xu's "no brothers, no basketball", let the unity atmosphere in the team reach a new height. O'Neal also admitted that without Kobe, he could not win the championship last season, and they began to be friends again.

When Kobe Bryant stepped down to accompany his wife, Guo Xu and O'Neill sang a classic old song of the red bone band "come and get your love", which is especially suitable for embarrassing dance.

After a while, O'Neill gave up the microphone to his teammates, and he called Guo Xu aside and proposed, "I think we should make an album or a high-quality single together when we are free, so as to hit the Billboard's annual Top 100 singles list."

Billboard is an American music magazine founded in 1894. It contains the introduction and ranking of many kinds of music. The most important charts are Billboard Hot 100 and billboard 200. The single ranking is the most authoritative list in the world.

"Don't be kidding. Can we get into that list?" Guo Xu said with a smile.

"No kidding. It's my dream." O'Neill said seriously.

"Your dream is not to lead the team to win many championships?"

"This..." O'Neill narrowed his eyes, slightly turned his head, and said slowly, "I just play basketball. My dream has always been to win Grammy for singing, Oscar for acting and being a policeman."

Guo Xu thinks that O'Neill is really a sideline.

Many NBA players have other sidelines off the court, such as gangsters, fishing masters, nightclub princes, gamblers, gamblers, gamblers and so on.

O'Neal is probably the player who loves record production most. He released the rap album diesel Shaq in the rookie season, and then released Kung Fu Shaq: return, you can't stop the rule, respect, Shaq's selections, and O'Neill's hoarse and dreary soul stirring voice in the frenzied zone also fascinated many people, and he was born with it The smart fat man is not only a single, but also a group singing and dancing.

"It's hard if it's me, but it's possible that you have a great voice, much better than me."

Guo Xu's voice is good because he doesn't smoke or drink. He doesn't practice on purpose. His voice is clear and magnetic, with British accent, many media praise his voice sexy.

"Even if I can sing, there is no good song." Guo Xu said with a smile.

"I'm looking for someone to write lyrics and music. I know a group of talented people."

"It's not urgent. Let's talk about it later..."

In the corner, Phil Jackson is talking to Laker Manager Mitch Kupchak alone. They are discussing Guo Xu's contract renewal.

Guo Xu will be a restricted free agent next year, and it's hard for him to renew his contract with the Lakers.

In the regular season, Kupchak was thinking about how to control the team's salary space under the salary cap in 2002 and offer Guo Xu a big contract. Now he finds that it is useless to be under the salary cap. The Lakers can't accommodate two top salary players. With Guo Xu's performance in this year's finals, there must be many teams willing to offer him the top salary.

In the summer of 2000, Shaquille O'Neal, who had two MVPs, signed an extended contract with the Lakers for three years, which was the maximum contract the Lakers could offer him.

O'Neal, who has three years on his contract, will make $152 million in six years, earning 26.5 million in 2003-2004, 29.5 million in 2004-2005 and 32.5 million in 2005-2006. He is a real money printing machine.

In the summer of 1999, the Lakers also saw Kobe's potential. After the rookie contract expired, they renewed a six-year $70.9 million contract with Kobe, which expired in 2005.

With the big contract between the two, the Lakers can't really give Guo Xu a high salary. In 2002, the League salary cap is expected to be around 40 million. If Guo Xu is left, only three players will have to pay luxury tax. Are the rest of the players the base salary?

Jackson whispered: "there's another way to keep Jason, and that's to trade Kobe for draft rights this summer. We can sign a short contract in the free market and find a replacement for position 2, so we can renew Jason's contract with a high salary next year

Jackson is very optimistic about Shaquille O'Neal and Guo Xu. He wants to trade Kobe out of the team more than once. He and Kobe have always had problems in communication. There is an internal struggle in the management of the Lakers. Jackson is on the side of his girlfriend, Jennie bass, and Jim buss is supporting Kobe. Both brother and sister want to take over Buss and become the team's decision maker.Kupchak shook his head and sighed: "Phil, this is impossible. The boss has said that Kobe is not for sale. With his physical fitness and current popularity, how can we trade him for draft rights? He's only 23 years old and hasn't reached his peak. It's hard for the League to find a second player with balanced attack and defense

Jackson did not give up and said, "Jason is only 19 years old, he is more difficult to find such a player, he not only has the strength to play a good game, but also can become the leader of the dressing room in the future. It is difficult for Kobe to communicate with his teammates. Think about what he is like in rookie season. You and I have been players and you should be able to see Jason's potential

Kupchak is a retired player who has played for the bullets and the Lakers in his career and won the NBA championship three times. After retiring in 1986, he became the assistant general manager of Jerry West, and it was not until 2000 that he got the real power to become the general manager. He's been with the Lakers for 15 years, and of course he knows about rookie Kobe.

Kupchak was moved at the slightest thought. The talent of players is not only based on physical fitness, but also on ball quotient and emotional intelligence.

It took three years for Kobe to integrate into the team. In the first two seasons, he would only play in chaos. Even if he was selected as the all star starter in 1998 and was highly praised by the league, Kobe also drifted away from the Laker's tactical system.

Guo Xu's rising speed is unprecedented in NBA. It took only half a season from the last rookie to the best rookie. In one season, he became a popular star, the best rookie, the best sixth man, and one of the three giants of the Lakers. His commercial value soared like a rocket.

Everyone thinks Guo Xu's rookie season is legendary, and many people think that he is better than Kobe and is already the second leader of the Lakers. If such a potential star is let go in vain, won't the Lakers regret it?

Kupchak thought for a moment and whispered, "well, the day after tomorrow, we'll go to see Jerry (bath), list out the advantages and disadvantages of both of them, and let him decide. You know, I can't make decisions on this matter."

Jackson nodded. "Well, I hope he doesn't just focus on immediate interests."

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