On Nov. 1, Josh Powell successfully completed his medical and reported to the Suns, and his first meeting with his teammates was a joint practice session to prepare for the night's home opener against the Mavericks.

Powell was very excited, and it felt like a dream, the Suns didn't sign a famous veteran in the summer, didn't sign a big-name libero, but he easily joined without playing a preseason game for the Suns.

After arriving at the arena, Powell, who usually likes to laugh, is very serious, serious like a soldier who is about to go to the battlefield.

He thought carefully that it should be most appropriate to meet his teammates with such an attitude, because the Suns are suffering from injuries, although the preseason record is very good, but the strength has declined after all, Guo Xu's mood may be very bad.

He's going to work hard, he's going to have to please the boss, and it's stupid to get cut because of his hippie smile. He has been aspiring to be an NBA player every day since 2003, and when it finally comes true, he can't afford to lose.

The atmosphere in the Suns locker room was very different from what Powell thought, he didn't see any pessimism among his teammates, and Guo Xu took the lead in the locker room to talk and laugh, talking about a recent video game, not basketball.

Assistant coach Larry Drew took Powell to meet with everyone and asked him to introduce himself.

Guo Xu stepped forward and shook his hand vigorously: "Josh, it's a pleasure to meet you, welcome to join the Sun." ”

"Hello, I'm glad to meet you, Jason." Powell was nervous and kept a serious look.

Guo Xu smiled: "You don't have to be so serious, don't be nervous, I guarantee that you will finish this season completely, without worrying about being cut, and you will have a lot of playing time to prove yourself." ”

"Thank you." Powell's biggest fear is that he will be cut for poor performance, and he is relieved.

"You're welcome, because the situation is very special now, and we have injured two inside generals. We need you to give it your all when you come out, try to defend well, play fast and shoot open balls when you attack. Guo Xu patted Powell on the back. Ask me and my teammates for advice during training so that we can integrate into the team faster. ”

Powell was flattered, Guo Xu was a three-time MVP, holding four championship rings but no shelf, willing to help himself integrate into the team, this is the team atmosphere he dreamed of.

Just a few words, Guo Xu gave Powell the idea of "death for the confidant", he wanted to become a part of the sun and enjoy the glory of victory.

In the morning, the team has a low-intensity training session, and in the evening the players arrive at the stadium on time.

Before playing, Guo Xu called everyone to gather in the locker room, stood in the middle of the court, and said loudly: "Because the Sun was invincible last season, it was too easy to win the championship, I didn't say anything to boost morale, and I injured two teammates this year, so I decided to say a few words." ”

No one interrupted him, and they all listened carefully.

Guo Xu smiled: "First of all, the injury of the two is not the end of the world for the Suns, the media thinks that we can't win is brain-dead, they don't understand the ball, and they don't understand what kind of tactics running and bombing is." Yes, we are weaker than last season, but we are still the strongest compared to other teams! ”

"Well said, the sun will win!" Haslem let out a loud shout and led the way in clapping.

With this hardcore little brother here, Guo Xu will never be cold when he speaks.

Powell swallowed and foamed, he usually learned about Guo Xu through the news, the media and fans think that he is super confident and an arrogant person, and now Powell feels that Guo Xu is more arrogant than most people think.

In Powell's view, the Suns need to find him, a rookie who was undrafted, to strengthen, and the lineup is obviously "very weak", but Guo Xu's confidence in the team's defense of the title is not pretended, he really dares to shout slogans.

Guo Xu paused for a moment and then said: "I firmly believe that the Sun will establish a dynasty next year, and I hope everyone can be so confident and bold to play." You don't have to be afraid, if you perform well and get a high salary, if you don't play well, I won't say after the game, 'My teammates don't support enough' or anything like that, I've never said that kind of, and I won't say it in the future. You're in good shape, I'm a fan on the pitch, if you're not in good shape, pass the ball to me, I'll throw it in, it's my responsibility. ”

Kukoc and Payton began to lead the clapping, and the two veterans had seen a lot and thought this was what a supercore should look like.

A real superstar will not give up in adversity, will use words to boost the morale of the whole team off the field, can rely on personal ability to turn things around on the field, and dare to take responsibility when losing. The real strong will never lose self-confidence, only the pseudo-core and the real soft eggs will lead the team to rot when they see that the lineup is not good, and blame their teammates for not giving them strength when they can't win.

Guo Xu's words reassured the young players, as long as they work hard, they don't have to worry about taking the blame for the loss.

The teammates who have participated in two consecutive championships together believe in Guo Xu's ability and believe that he has a way to lead the team to win, because he seems to have spare strength last season, he doesn't shoot much, and he mainly passes.

Guo Xu did have spare strength in the regular season last season, and when he played a weak team, he often took the lead in releasing water on the defensive end, and his teammates could see that with this kind of boss, they were very confident.

ESPN in the United States broadcast live, and CCTV5 in China also broadcast live. The Suns players were the first to play, and there was a championship ring presentation ceremony before the game began.

When presenting the ring, Zhang Li said: "The Suns are not easy to play this season, but it is also an opportunity. If Guo Xu can still lead the team to win the championship, then the gold content is very high, he will be super god this season, and he was only a god last season. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Almost everyone is not optimistic about the Suns defending their title, they have been very unlucky this season, they have gone a star, they have not brought in reinforcements in the summer, and they have only signed a rookie who has not been drafted, but the Suns' performance in the preseason is eye-catching." ”

Zhang Li said: "There is hope that Guo Xu is here, you look at his relaxed appearance, and his expression is as if he is already a champion." ”

Last season's players received their championship rings one by one, and everyone was smiling and not worrying about the upcoming game. Only Xiao Si and Nene were depressed, they were badly injured, and they were not there today, so they could only watch the live broadcast of the game at home.

Guo Xu finally received the ring and spoke on behalf of the players.

"We were a little unlucky in October this year, losing two big players in a row, and I'm sure the fans know about it. However, judging from the sales of tickets, people are still willing to come to the home stadium to watch the game and support us, I am very happy, thank you. ”

The fans applauded vigorously, Guo Xu waited for the applause to stop, and then said: "There will definitely be some difficulties in defending the title successfully this season, but I am confident that I will lead the team to continue to win the championship, if we don't win the championship, it will be a failure for us." I hope that this time next year, we can gather here and raise the third champion flag of the Suns together, please support the Suns and bless us. ”

North American fans who watched the live broadcast on TV were surprised, and many immediately posted online to discuss it.

"Jason Guo is too domineering, three stars are missing, and he also made a championship declaration before the opening game."

"Is this an official challenge to Michael Jordan? Pippen said that Jordan led this Suns team in the second round at most. ”

"The Mavericks have been abused by Jason's team for several years in a row, and today the opponent's lineup is not complete, if the Mavericks still can't win, I don't think they will want to win in 10 years."

"I have a hunch that Jason is going to win both the scoring title and the assist title again this season, but I don't know if he can win the regular season MVP for four consecutive years."

The reporters of the online media quickly posted the news, and before the game started, Guo Xu attracted countless eyeballs.

He leads the team single-handedly, and the Suns' goal is still to win the championship......