When he arrived in Washington, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant began to be busy, Guo Xu was relatively leisurely, and he couldn't enjoy the treatment of a star.

Sunday is the All-Star Game, and the players arrive in Washington on Thursday, and their first event is not a media interview, but a fan carnival.

Organizers usually rely on a convention center or shopping mall in the city to build a super-large fan entertainment venue. The carnival generally opens on Thursday afternoon, Thursday and Friday on a half-day basis, and Saturday and Sunday on a full-day basis.

As scheduled, some players who play for the host city team but fail to make the All-Star selection will show up at Thursday's carnival to interact with fans and participate in the game.

The Wizards are too embarrassed this time, and the task this year is to swing badly, and the management is ready to rebuild for Michael Jordan's return, and they are planning a big change in the middle of the game, except for the promising scoring guard Richard Hamilton, all the core players on the team will be replaced.

Even if they don't go away, the core of the Wizards team going to the carnival won't attract fans, and no one wants to interact with players like Rod Strickland.

There are players in NBA history who have been named to the All-Star Team but not to the All-Star list. There are only two at the moment, namely Rod Strickland and Dragan Pietrovic.

THE 191CM-TALL, 80-KILOGRAM POINT GUARD ROD STRICKLAND IS ALMOST SYNONYMOUS WITH THE "BAD GUY". He has done drunk driving, domestic violence, and harassment of waitresses, and caused trouble everywhere. It is worth mentioning that he is also the "godfather" of future star point guard Kyrie Irving.

In addition, the stars have to serve the community. Before the official meeting with the media, some current and retired stars will participate in the "NBA Cares Action" with the mayor as usual, and carry out social services based on local conditions.

For players, interacting with fans is always easier and more enjoyable than dealing with the media, and every player loves to do things that can increase fans without having to play. The rookies didn't have a chance to participate in this, and they weren't famous enough.

The official media opening of All-Star Weekend is Friday noon, and players participating in All-Star events will be interviewed by the media in the ballroom of the hotel where they are staying, known as the All-Star "roundtable interview". They will be interviewed by 500 journalists from 50 countries around the world.

In addition to training and interviews, big-name stars also have to fill their schedules with various brand activities. For example, the new shoe press conference and the premiere of the new advertisement, businesses like to arrange it on the star weekend, and Guo Xu and O'Neill's potato chip advertisements are one of them.

Even if he is separated from O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's activities, Guo Xu is not bored, and this weekend is also a class reunion for him, Jason Richardson and Morris Peterson both participate in the rookie game, and only Martin Cliffs is absent from the "Michigan Fantastic Four".

The Pistons closed a trade with the Jazz last week, trading Cliffs for small forward Quincy Lewis.

This is good news for Cliffs, the Jazz coaching staff knows that Stockton is old and must have a successor, and the substitute Jacqui Vaughn is obviously not qualified, he has studied with Stockton for four years and still has little organizational skills.

Cliffs is a pick-and-roll point guard who should be able to play under Sloane and play a safe amount of playing time.

After the three met, Guo Xu chose the best steakhouse to invite guests to dinner and chatted about the rookie challenge that will be held tomorrow night.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, the lineups of the two sides are more luxurious, and the rookies of the class of 2000 do not look so weak.

Interior: Mark Jackson (Warriors), Darius Myers (Clippers), Kenyon Martin (Nets).

Swingmen: Morris Peterson (Raptors), Quentin Richardson (Clippers), Jason Richardson (Bulls), Mike Miller (Magic).

Guards: Jamal Crawford (Celtics), Guo Xu (Lakers).

Retired player Jack Marin serves as a first-year coach.

The sophomore roster looks more luxurious, with quite a few future All-Stars.

Inside: Elton Brand (Bulls), Lamar Odom (Clippers).

Swingmen: Sean Marion (Suns), Szczebiak (Timberwolves), Hamilton (Wizards).

Guards: Byron Davis (Hornets), Andre Miller (Cavaliers), Jason Terry (Hawks), Steve Francis (Rockets).

Peterson joked: "You're cool this time, you must have a lot of playing time, and the whole team is just a point guard, so we have to share a lot of playing time." ”

Richardson smiled: "Looking at it from another angle, you have to challenge the four point guards in the second grade alone, are you afraid?" ”

"It's only been 40 minutes in the game, I have the strength, you guys pass me more, I'm going to fight for the MVP." Guo Xu said confidently: "And you said the opposite, it was the four of them who challenged me, and they were the ones who should be afraid." ”

Guo Xu's biggest advantage in this challenge is that he has two friends as partners, someone passes the ball to him, and he has a tacit understanding. In addition, apart from him, the only player in the team who is good at attacking with the ball is Crawford, and no one grabs the ball.

Crawford is not the famous "Keliu" in later generations, after being traded to the Celtics, he averaged 9.4 points and 3.1 assists per game, and he is not very qualified as a point guard, he is known as a dual-energy, and his style is more inclined to point guard.

Crawford could have exploded in the second half of the season, as the Celtics traded the Pacers two weeks ago, sending starting point guard Kenny Anderson and backup point guard Chris Kyle in exchange for two veterans, Chris Mullin and Derrick McKay.

The Greens made the trade in order to develop Crawford. Anderson has an annual salary of 7.52 million this season, averaging only 7.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 38.8% from the field, and has a high salary and low ability.

'91 Eye Show Kenny Anderson is admittedly brain-dead and profligate. At the beginning of his career, Anderson was one of the key training targets of the Nets, and his year-on-year improvement was also seen by the Nets. In the 93-94 season, he was named to the All-Star team with an average of 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

After leaving the Nets, Anderson began a wandering career, and he was traded by the Trail Blazers to the Celtics in the middle of the '97-'98 season, a stupid deal. The Celtics acquired Anderson, Pope Jones and Zan Tabak, and traded Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rodgers and Jones Thomas to the Raptors.

At present, this deal is obviously a loss for the Celtics, and the Pacers need immediate strength to strengthen the weakest No. 1 position in order to win the championship. The veteran Mullin sent by the Pacers is no longer available for play, with a salary of $3.65 million. McKay was taller, at $5.4 million, playing 15 minutes and averaging 2.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

The Celtics trade in someone can't improve the team, the only role is to clear salary space, and both veterans have expired at the end of the season to allow for future extensions for Pierce and Crawford.

If the Green Army play well this season, they can also choose to sign big-name players in free agency this summer.

Although it is only the MVP of the rookie game, there is a trophy anyway, Guo Xu wants to seize this opportunity to prove himself, the four potential star point guards opposite are better, and they are more attention-grabbing one by one!