The five players who played together in the Summer League and the Drew League have long since become friends and often eat together, and they have made an appointment to report together on the media day.

As soon as the Lakers' core player, Shackle O'Neal, who won three MVPs last season, arrived, and the five made a small joke with him at Guo Xu's suggestion. They formed a neat formation, with two outside lines in front and two inside lines behind, and the four of them saluted O'Neill like the underworld, and greeted neatly: "Hello big brother." ”

O'Neill looked confused, George stepped forward from the side, and also saluted: "Big brother, please, everyone is waiting for you." ”

George's orangutan face was particularly joyful when he said this.

O'Neill saw that it was the young players joking with him, and there were reporters next to him taking pictures, smiled, and walked in the front in the style of "godfather". Guo Xu and others lined up behind him and entered the training hall together, facing the long guns and short guns of the media.

The five of them looked like O'Neill's little brother, and followed the boss to greet the other seniors, and the process became relaxed and interesting.

The Lakers have a lot of veterans, and it's not good for newcomers to greet them too high or too low, which is likely to hit the nail and lay hidden dangers for future development.

If the newcomers are too low-key, and everyone plays together in the regular season, will the young people give these veterans in the decline period a hand and give up the ball willingly? If they put on a competitive stance, they will appear disrespectful to their seniors, and the coaching staff may be disgusted by the fact that the opponent does not pass on the game experience.

What attitude to use to greet the seniors, the newcomers have a headache, Guo Xu came up with an idea to easily alleviate the embarrassment. O'Neill doesn't feel like he's being taken advantage of, there's nothing wrong with that, he likes to be funny and he likes to be a big brother.

The four young players, including George, were all interested in Guo Xu, and they all served Guo Xu's skills and character in the summer. Coach Phil Jackson was surprised by this stain, and secretly lamented that Guo Xu has a high ball IQ on the court, and his emotional intelligence off the court is not low, and he has the potential to become a locker room leader in the future.

Such a person will become a great thing.

When coach Phil Jackson arrived, he deliberately observed the performance of each player, and everyone else was fine, but Isaiah Ryder was the most unsociable, and he had an expression of not being allowed to enter, and no one paid attention to him. Ryder and O'Neal collided faces, looking at his temperament, he looked like a dark version of O'Neal.

And Guo Xu and Fisher can still talk together, Jackson thought that the two would have a fierce competition in the training camp, and he didn't want to talk to each other.

Guo Xu took the initiative to greet Fisher, he didn't think the two were competitors, although they were both point guards in name, they were not the same type at all, and the coaching staff must be very clear.

If the Lakers need guard playmaking, pick-and-roll offense, and breakaway with the ball, the coach will definitely put him on the court. When the opponent plays a heavy muscular male point guard, the coach will consider Fisher, because Fisher is the No. 1 muscular hunk in the league.

Fisher behaved very affectionately, took the initiative to give Guo Xu guidance, and said seriously: "If you want to integrate into the team as soon as possible, you have to reduce the ball, practice three-point shooting, and after half the court, you can pass the ball on the outside and wait for opportunities, and try to defend when the offense and defense are converted." As long as you are willing to sacrifice the right to shoot and sacrifice the data, then the coach will definitely be more optimistic about you. ”

"Thanks, I'll try." Guo Xu's face was silent, and he said in his heart I thank you for your eight generations of ancestors, flicker, flicker.

Fisher's poor stats with the Lakers weren't sacrificing stats at all, he was a role player with no stats in college, lacking offensive ability with the ball, and the Lakers chose him because they needed his type at the time.

If Guo Xu really develops in the direction of a "selfless point guard" like Fisher, he will soon become out of ball. Fisher has no stats, and there are muscles that interest coaches, and a point guard of average stature like him will be wasted if he doesn't break through sharply.

Fisher said mysteriously: "Tomorrow when you train in public, don't work too defense, the fans are just here to have fun, we have to try to play as good as possible, so that the fans present can enjoy themselves." Don't worry, I'll take care of you, and if we are in the right place, I won't hit you very hard. ”

"Thank you." Guo Xu replied without being salty and restrained his smile.

He felt that this man's face was really thick. You only have a strength advantage over me, right? Take this ability out and talk about it, as if you want to let me? Do you want a face?

Fisher said that he cared for Guo Xu on the surface, but what he thought in his heart was to go all out tomorrow and teach Guo Xu a good lesson with his strength advantage, proving that he was the most suitable point guard to play the starter and partner with the OK combination.

Fisher is a wilted hypocrite, he never directly conflicts with people, always smiling and looking like a good old man. Stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, everyone also gives him face, on the surface, he has a lot of friends, but in fact, he often brags, lies, and has a crooked rhythm.

Guo Xu went to chat with other people again, he is not a young man without scheming, for this kind of smiling tiger who wants to pit himself, he is too lazy to be vain and wronged, if he really wants to compete, then he will rely on his ability.

Guo Xu doesn't regard Fisher as an enemy either, he won't stay in Los Angeles for the rest of his life anyway, and as long as there is no butterfly effect, this thing won't last a few days.

The interaction between the two fell in Jackson's eyes, but it was a lot of "plus". Even if they are point guards, teammates should get along with each other. There is no way for the coach to arrange anyone to play 48 minutes, and their fundamental goal is the same, which is to help the Lakers win.

Except for Rydell, Guo Xu has no problem communicating with others, Ryder has a stinky face, he doesn't want to touch a nail, he smiles and says hello and leaves.

Kobe Bryant was easier to talk than he imagined, he talked and laughed with his teammates last season, and encouraged Guo Xu a few words. "I've seen your performance in the NCAA Finals, you're playing beautifully, train well, play to your strengths."

With this sentence, Guo Xu felt very comfortable in his heart, proving that the star teammates had expectations for him, which was enough, and the stars would definitely pass the ball to him if they had the opportunity in the game.

"OK Combination" O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and "Cobra" Horace Grant took core makeup photos together.

Grant's arrival has strengthened the Lakers' weakest No. 4 position, and the coaching staff has taken it very seriously. Although he is 35 years old this year, he is in good shape, 208CM tall, weighs 111 kg, has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team 2 times 4 times, selected as an All-Star once, experienced the first dynasty of the Bulls, and is familiar with the triangle offense.

AC Green, the starting power forward who played 82 games last season, did not get a contract extension, averaging only 5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1 assist per game, shooting 44.7% from the field; Backup power forward Robert Horry can pull out the interior and is good at shooting from the perimeter, averaging 5.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and his performance is also average.

Horry was touted in Guo Xu's previous life, because he had as many as seven championship rings, which were won by the Rockets, Lakers, and Spurs, and he had a lucky halo. But most of the time, he was a soy sauce player on the court, averaging 7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his career.

From the perspective of the team's role, Grant deserves to be the team's third man and will be crucial to defending the title in the new season.

Reporter interviews mainly focus on stars, and when it comes to the Lakers Guo Xu, it is not so eye-catching, there are not many reporters who interview him, they ask simple questions, and his answers are also very plain and do not steal the limelight.

Tomorrow the team will officially train and play the preseason game on the 8th.

PS: I'm sorry for the late update today, I had a long dream, I dreamed that I went to rob a love cemetery with Donald, Johnson, Indiana Jones, Evelyn and others, and I got up late as a result, I'm really sorry!