In the evening, Lakers owner Jerry Buss hosted a celebration party at a private clubhouse.

You can bring your family members or invite friends in the circle, so many singers, movie stars, and celebrities from all walks of life came, Guo Xu and Megan Fox attended together.

When Meghan and Vanessa chatted, Guo Xu, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant took the stage together to sing Queen's classic song "We Are the Champions".

Guo Xu deliberately practiced this song during the time loop, and sang a little like the original, and he was in the limelight, the two were responsible for the harmony, and O'Neill almost took him out of tune, and his expressions and body language were extremely rich.

Guo Xu's sentence "no brothers, no basketball" has brought the unity atmosphere within the Lakers team to a new height. O'Neal also admitted that without Kobe, he couldn't win the championship last season, and they started to get along again.

Kobe Bryant stepped down to accompany his wife, Guo Xu and O'Neal sang a classic old song of the Red Bone Band "Come and Get Your Love", which is especially suitable for the awkward dance of the Divine Comedy.

After making a fuss for a while, O'Neal was still unsatisfied with giving the microphone to his teammates, and called Guo Xu aside and proposed: "I think we should release an album together when we have time, or release a high-quality single to hit the US Billboard Annual Top 100 Singles Chart." ”

Billboard is an American music magazine founded in 1894, which contains many music genres and charts, the most important of which are Billboard Hot 100 (singles) and Billboard 200 (albums), of which the singles are currently recognized as the most authoritative charts in the world.

"No kidding, can we get into that kind of list?" Guo Xu said with a smile.

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

"Isn't your dream to lead the team to win a lot of championships?"

"This ......" O'Neal squinted his eyes, tilted his head slightly, and said slowly with an expression that seemed to smell a fart: "I just play basketball casually, and my dream has always been to win a Grammy for singing, an Oscar for acting, and a police officer." ”

Guo Xu thinks about it, O'Neill is really a person who likes to engage in side hustles.

Many NBA players have other side hustles off the court, gangster bosses, fishing masters, nightclub princes, gamblers, gamblers, gamblers, and so on.

O'Neal is probably the player who loves record production the most, and he released the rap album "Diesel Shaq" in his rookie season, followed by "Kung Fu Shaq: The Return", "You Can't Stop the Domination", "Respect", "Shaq Selection", "Fever Zone: Chapter 5" and other albums. Two of the albums reached platinum sales of 500,000 copies.

O'Neill's hoarse and dull ecstasy singing voice also intoxicated many people, and the fat man who was born with smart blood is not only singles, but also sings and dances in groups.

"It's harder if it's me, but it's entirely possible for you, you have a great voice, much better than me."

Guo Xu has a good voice because he doesn't smoke or drink, and he doesn't practice deliberately. His voice is clear and magnetic, with a British accent, and many media have praised him for his sexy voice.

"Even if I could sing, I wouldn't have a good song." Guo Xu said with a smile.

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

"There's no rush for this, let's talk about it later......"

In the corner, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson was chatting alone with Lakers manager Mitch Kupchak, and the two were discussing Guo Xu's contract extension.

Guo Xu will become a restricted free agent next year, and it will be difficult for him to renew his contract to stay with the Lakers.

During the regular season, Kupchak considered how to keep the team's salary space below the salary cap in 2002 and give Guo Xu a big contract, and now he finds that it is useless to go below the salary cap, and the Lakers cannot accommodate two maximum salary players. Based on Guo Xu's performance in this year's finals, there must be many teams willing to give him the highest salary.

In the summer of 2000, O'Neal, who won two MVPs, signed a three-year contract extension of $88.5 million with the Lakers, which is the maximum contract the Lakers can offer him.

In this way, O'Neal, who has three years left on his contract, will earn $152 million in six years, and his annual salary is 26.5 million in the 2003-2004 season, 29.5 million in the 2004-2005 season, and 32.5 million in the 2005-2006 season. He's really a real money printing machine.

In the summer of 1999, the Lakers also saw Kobe's potential, and after the rookie contract expired, they signed Kobe Bryant to a six-year, $70.9 million contract, which only expired in 2005.

With these two people's big contracts, the Lakers really can't give Guo Xu a high salary, the league's salary cap in 2002 is expected to be about 40 million, leaving Guo Xu, just three players Lakers have to pay the luxury tax, the rest of the other players are all base salaries?

Jackson whispered, "Actually, there is another way to keep Jason, and that is to trade Kobe Bryant this summer in exchange for a draft pick." We can sign a short-term contract in the free market and find a replacement for the No. 2 spot, so that we can re-sign Jason with a high salary next year. ”

Jackson is very optimistic about O'Neal and Guo Xu, and wants to trade Kobe Bryant out of the team more than once, and he and Kobe have always had problems in communication. And there is an internal struggle in the Lakers management, with Jackson siding with his girlfriend Jeanie Buss and Jim Buss supporting Kobe. Both siblings want to succeed the elder Bass and become the team's decision-makers.

Kupchak shook his head and sighed: "Phil, this is impossible, the boss has already said that Kobe Bryant is not for sale, with his physical fitness and current popularity, how can we trade him for draft picks?" He's only 23 years old, and he's not yet in his prime, and it's hard to find a second player in the league with a balanced offense and defense. ”

Jackson didn't give up, and said: "Jason is only 19 years old, and it's even harder to find a player like him, he not only has the strength to play well, but he can also become a leader in the locker room in the future, Kobe Bryant has difficulty communicating with his teammates, think about what he is like in his 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 Lakers in his career, winning three NBA championships. After retiring in 1986, he became Jerry West's assistant general manager until 2000, when he gained real power to become general manager. He's been with the Lakers for 15 years and certainly knows Kobe Bryant as a rookie.

After a little thought, Kupchak was moved, and the talent of a player is not only based on physical fitness, but also on ball quotient and emotional intelligence.

It took three years for Kobe Bryant to start integrating into the team, and in the first two seasons he would only fight chaotically, even if he was selected as an All-Star starter in '98 and was praised by the league, Kobe Bryant was also outside the Lakers' tactical system.

Guo Xu's rise speed is unprecedented in the NBA, from the last rookie to the best rookie in only half a season, in one season he became a high-star balloon, the best rookie, the best sixth man, one of the Lakers' Big Three, his commercial value is more like a rocket.

Everyone thinks that Guo Xu's rookie season is a bit legendary, and many people think that he is better than Kobe Bryant now and is already the second leader of the Lakers. If such a potential star is let go for nothing, won't the Lakers regret it?

Kupchak thought for a moment and whispered, "Well, let's go to Jerry (Bass) the day after tomorrow, list the advantages and disadvantages of the two, and then let him decide, you know that in this matter, I can't call the shots." ”

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