O'Neal has three finals, three consecutive FMVPs, and announced that the league has entered the "big shark" era.

In the history of the NBA, only three teams have completed three consecutive championships, namely the Celtics, Bulls, and Lakers. The 21st Century Lakers were the first team to build a dynasty, and that's a great start.

The player has three consecutive FMVPs, only O'Neal and Jordan in NBA history, and this award was only established in 1969, so "Lord of the Rings" Russell has not done it either.

In addition, during the Celtics' 8-game winning streak, the gold content of honor was not high, and there were a total of 8 teams in the league, and there were no rules such as the three-point line, three-second violations, and limiting offensive time, so there was not much comparison.

After winning the championship, the most excited was not O'Neal, who won the trophy, but the veteran Mitch Richmond, who is about to retire.

Richmond finished his final season with injuries to his left knee, right calf, and right rib. In the final game of the finals, in the final two minutes of the general situation, Phil Jackson let the 36-year-old Richmond play garbage time, and he used his signature jump shot to score 2 points, and the whistle blew a few seconds later, and the Lakers won the championship.

At the award ceremony, O'Neill walked up to Richmond with the trophy and handed it to him. Richmond clutched the trophy tightly, tears streaming down his face, and he felt that the ending was too perfect.

Guo Xu is also full of emotion in his heart, his Lakers career will also come to an end, just entered the league with the team to break a bunch of records and win two championships, but he feels that this ending is not perfect enough.

Because his starting point is too high, no matter where he goes, there will be a psychological gap, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift.

Los Angeles is the best city in the NBA, and the Lakers are also the most popular team in the world, and the attraction to stars has always been very great.

And in the NBA, except for a certain emperor who can change teams to improve his historical status, other stars changing teams will affect their historical status, even if they don't change teams frequently, not going to the TV station to decide on one, two, and three will have a great impact.

It's a pity that Guo Xu joined the Lakers too late, this is not his team, and he has no choice.

At the press conference, the Lakers Big Three were all protagonists, and the reporters not only asked them what they thought, but also asked Guo Xu about his whereabouts.

As early as the middle of the season, major media have determined that Guo Xu will definitely leave the team at the end of this season.

The Lakers' total wages exceeded the salary cap, and under the terms of the N.B.A. collective bargaining agreement, they could only offer Guo Xu a contract with a maximum starting salary of the full middle-class clause for the year. Obviously, a full middle class alone will definitely not be able to match the offers given to Guo Xu by other teams.

This rule has allowed some of the best second-round rookies to be restricted at all, and the NBA's desire to protect the rights of the rookie's parent team has become useless. This season, the league has already met to determine the "Guo clause". However, the loopholes in the collective bargaining agreement cannot be closed for the time being, and these new provisions will have to wait until the old collective bargaining agreement expires in 2005 before these new provisions can be added.

The rule of the future "Guo clause" is that other teams cannot offer more than the full middle class in the first year, a 4.5% increase in the second year, a maximum salary in the third year, and a 4.1% increase in the third year's salary in the fourth and subsequent years. There's also a proviso: if the increase in the third year exceeds the 4.5% increase in the year, the team offering the offer must have more salary space than the average annual salary of the contract.

In fact, this is the "Arenas clause" in Guo Xu's previous life, which can not only allow players to get big contracts, but also protect the interests of the parent team, so that free agents without the restriction of "Bird rights" can really be restricted. This is only for second-round rookies who have signed a one- or two-year rookie contract.

After 2005, inspirational second-round rookies will be less lucky, signing contracts and making a lot of less money. Guo Xu is not restricted now, but he signed a big contract two years earlier than the high-ranking rookies in the same grade and got a high salary, which is very cool.

Guo Xu gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, I'm leaving the Lakers, I'm very sorry, but it's a fact, I will follow the news every day, learn about the Lakers' situation, and learn about the NBA collective bargaining agreement." It's a loophole in the rules, and I can't leave it unless I'm willing to accept a middle-class contract. ”

No one interrupted the speech, quietly waiting for Guo Xu's next words.

Guo Xu smiled bitterly: "In Los Angeles, I have had two wonderful seasons, and here, my brothers and I have achieved great success. I'm going to say sorry to all the LA fans who support me, and don't blame the management, they can't do anything about the salary cap. ”

Some Wenqing fans who watched the press conference through live TV cried out that the three strongest giants in history were broken up because of the loopholes in the collective bargaining agreement, which is a pity.

Last summer, the Lakers signed all base-salary players after waiving Grant, and the total salary still reached $54 million. If the Lakers want to drop below the salary cap, it is not enough to just trade Kobe, and they have to send away another middle-class player, which is of course impossible, the price is too great, and other teams will not step up to "assist" the Lakers.

It's too late to trade Kobe Bryant this summer, and the managers of other teams are not stupid, so they can sit on the ground and start the price. Except for the Bulls manager, if it were a year earlier, the Lakers would at least be able to get back Brand, and maybe an Artest.

The reporter asked, "Where will your next stop be?" ”

"I haven't thought about it yet, it's safe to assume that I'm going to the East, because Bryant and Shackle said that if I dare to join the West powerhouse and turn around against them, they will beat me up the next time we meet, and I'm scared."

Everyone at the scene laughed, although it was a joke, but the relationship between the three was obviously good.

David Stern paid attention to the press conference, and his heart blossomed when he heard Guo Xu say this, this is the best choice, there are almost no stars to hold in the East, if there are no big names willing to go to the East, there is no suspense in the finals every year, where will the ratings come from?

O'Neal said in an interview: "Today the Lakers have established a dynasty, and I'm very happy and a little sad. Because I know this is the last game I'll play with Jason with the Lakers. It's really a very unreasonable contract renewal rule, and if the three of us stay together, I think we can win at least five championships, and maybe even hit the Celtics' eighth consecutive championship. ”

Bryant lamented: "It's really a shame, Jason is a great teammate on the court, a good friend off the court, I really hope he stays." Because the Big Three were going to disband, during the break in the second round, we went together to record a song, Jason's original song, which will be released at the championship parade. ”

The reporter asked: "Did you sing with Jason and Shackle?" ”

"Yes, I believe that this song will definitely touch everyone, it represents our friendship, and even if we become rivals on the field in the future, I will never forget the days when everyone fought side by side and set great records together. We're the strongest combination ever. Kobe Bryant's eyes were a little red at the end.

Many Lakers fans in front of the TV were crying, and everyone was curious, what style of song would the three of them sing?