Chapter 258: 【Resurrection, key figures】

Guo Xu and his agent Hapi Waters met with the Suns owner Jerry Colangelo at the Malibu Coast Club.
This is a private club where journalists cannot enter. It is located on the beach and surrounded by the vibrant Malibu community. It is full of sunshine, where you can enjoy food, parties and entertainment. It is more suitable for business talks.
After introducing himself, Guo Xu understood why Jerry would find a private place to meet him. He must have Guo Xuzhi. If the Suns still do not improve next season, he is ready to sell the team. In 2004, the Suns not only rebuilt the team, but also changed the boss. Robert Saver bought the Suns for $ 401 million.
In the summer, the Sun has to give the media an illusion that it will be bad. Otherwise, it will be difficult for other teams to sit on the ground, and even if they send out players on the team, it will be difficult to change back to the draft rights and expire the contract.
Jerry is a legend in basketball. In the Suns, his roles include general manager, coach, chairman and current boss.
This is no joke. In the 1970-71 season, as Jerry personally served as the team's head coach. He built the team with Connie Hawkins at the core, who averaged 26.4 points per game and led the Suns to the playoffs for the first time.
The current general manager of the sun, Brian Colangelo, is Jerry ’s son. Both the father and the son hope that solar energy will come back to life. This key figure is Guo Xu.
Their reconstruction plan is to clear Marbury and Hardaway, and dig Guo Xu to build the core of the team. He is young, strong and popular, and it is far from being comparable to "lone wolf" and "penny".
Without Guo Xu's own request, the two fathers and sons talked about the benefits of joining the Sun.
The first is a six-year salary, they will definitely not treat Guo Xu in terms of money, which is a long-term guarantee.
Secondly, the geographical location of the team. Phoenix was the sixth-largest city in the United States in the 2000 official census. Although not as good as Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Chicago, and Houston, it was considered second-tier in the NBA, not worse than Miami, Dallas, Washington and other cities.
The third is the absolute core position, Guo Xu is a privileged player, the sun built a team around him.
The fourth is the right to speak within the team. If he is dissatisfied with the team's lineup, he can make suggestions to the management. If he makes sense and can convince everyone, the manager can consider trading players according to his ideas.
In addition to not mentioning the veto power, Jerry showed too sincerity, Guo Xu couldn't think of any other requirements he could make.
The sun is betting on his future. Now he is only 21 years old and he is more popular than Iverson. As long as he does not fall seriously, the Suns will not have to change cores for 10 years, which is very attractive for all rebuilt teams.
Guo Xu is not a nonsense. He directly signed a simple agreement with Jerry. As long as the sun clears his salary below the salary cap and can give him a top salary, he will join immediately. Before that, he will not negotiate with other teams. Waiting for the sun.
It ’s just that the verbal agreement does n’t make everyone worry. Guo Xu is willing to sign a written agreement, and Jerry knows that the goal has reached 80%. He was not afraid of sending players out of the team, but he was afraid that his movements would be too slow. Guo Xu had already made a choice.
After finalizing the intent of cooperation, Guo Xu waited at his home in Los Angeles, and Jerry returned to Phoenix to work with his son as soon as possible.
These things must be carried out in a confidential state, even if it is a good friend, Guo Xu can not be disclosed casually.
If he tells O'Neill and Kobe, if his mouth is spread through the media, his plan to join the Sun will be ruined. As for some people questioning why he chose the Western team afterwards, he would apologize to the fans. At most, the words are not counted, and the fans will forgive him.
On July 1st, the NBA free market opened and several big deals immediately appeared.
In Guo Xu's view, the Bull management seemed to be worried that the Auburn Hills Palace War would not happen, eager to contact the Pacers.
The Bulls used Artest, Brad Miller and Kevin Olly to trade the Pacers' Jaylen Rose, Norman Richardson and a 2-round draft pick.
In Guo Xu ’s previous life, Artest played a career peak in the Pacers. He averaged 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game in the 2003-04 season. He was selected to the All-Star team and was elected the defense of the year. Player.
Miller played well in a season with the Pacers and was a qualified center.
The Bulls returned to a player who is about to turn 30 years old and has good statistics but will not lead the team to win.
At the press conference, the Bulls manager was still very happy, thinking that the team will rise next season. The outside line composed of Jay Williams, Jason Richardson and Ross has the highest lineup depth in the league. .
In fact, these three people are not good at allocating ball rights. Ross needs to hold the ball to play. Jay is not easy to train. Richardson can play without the ball. The small point is affected. To make matters worse, the Bulls' flanking defense will be terrible, and there will be less Miller who can open the space to shoot.
The Clippers and the Cavaliers made a deal. Dalius Myers and Andre Miller, the assists last season, swapped the club. The Clippers now look very promising.
The Greens' backup forward Rodney Rogers joined the Nets freely.
He is a power forward with a height of 201 cm and a weight of 107 kg. He is good at pick-and-roll prevention. His scoring is mainly based on catching shots. His range reaches beyond the three-point line. He played 27 games for the Greens last season and scored 10.7 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He shot 48.2% from the field and 41.1% from the 3-point range.
Rogers is not for money, he is optimistic about the Nets rushing to crown in the new season. In addition to Kidd and Kittles, the players are very young and there is a lot of room for improvement.
The Nets also sent Van Horn in order to rush to the crown and exchanged the veteran Mutombo from the 76ers for the purpose of strengthening the defense.
Although Mutombo won't be able to defend O'Neal in the 2001 Finals and will be 37 years old in 2003, his defensive ability is still far more reliable than Van Horn.
The 76ers' management has stepped up their team's offense, striving to satisfy Iverson ~ EbookFREE.me ~ They also reached the finals the previous season, but stopped the first round this year. The bleak record made the 76ers chaotic.
In the subsequent press conference, Iverson went viral. Later, according to statistics, Iverson said the word "training" 22 times throughout the interview. This frequency is so impressive that the touching part of his expression is forgotten.
"If I get hurt, it's really hurt. I won't pretend. If your daughter is harassed and intimidated, if your family needs your own care, will you still go to the training ground? If the injury is too serious, it may affect your career In your career, will you still go to training? Are there fewer games I played with injuries? Now my body is not so good, and my heart has been hurt by myself. "
Iverson said that the idea that "as long as Iverson is not absent from training, teammates will definitely be more powerful" is ridiculous.
Because of this press conference, the management knew that Iverson was dissatisfied with the performance of his teammates, and made a big deal as soon as possible. Van Horn was also a player who had played in a finals.
On July 4, the Suns also finalized a big deal that shocked the league, successfully grabbing the limelight of all teams, various media have reported, because everyone thinks that the Sun management is crazy.