Guo Xu and agent Harpy Waters met at Malibu Shores Club and Suns owner Jerry Colangelo.

It's a private club for journalists that can't be accessed, and it's located in the vibrant Malibu neighborhood surrounded by the beach, where the sun shines and is perfect for eating, partying, entertaining, and talking.

After introducing himself, Guo Xu understood why Jerry would find a private place to meet, he was determined to win Guo Xu, and if the Suns still did not improve next season, he was ready to sell the team. In the previous life, in 2004, the Suns not only rebuilt the team, but even the owner was changed, and Robert Saver bought the Suns for $401 million.

The Suns have to give the media the illusion that they want to put on a bad show in the summer, otherwise it will be difficult for other teams to sit on the ground and start the price, and even if they send players to the team, it will be difficult to get back draft picks and expiring contracts.

Jerry is a basketball legend, and with the Suns, his roles include general manager, coach, chairman, and current owner.

It's no joke, in 1970-71, Jerry himself served as the team's head coach. He built his team around Connie Hawkins, who averaged 26.4 points per game to lead the Suns to the playoffs for the first time.

The current general manager of the Sun, Brian Colangelo, is Jerry's son, and both father and son want solar energy to come back to life, and this key figure is Guo Xu.

Their rebuilding plan is to clear Marbury and Hardaway, and dig Guo Xu as the core of the team, he is young, powerful and popular, far from being comparable to "lone wolf" and "penny".

Without Guo Xu's own request, the two fathers and sons talked about the benefits of joining the Sun.

First of all, the six-year maximum salary, in terms of money, they will definitely not treat Guo Xu badly, which is a long-term guarantee.

The second is the geographical location of the team, Phoenix was the sixth largest city in the United States in the official census in 2000, although it is not as good as Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Chicago, and Houston, but it is considered a second-tier in the NBA, not inferior to Miami, Dallas, Washington and other cities.

The third is the absolute core position, Guo Xu is a privileged player when he goes, and the Sun builds a team around him.

The fourth is the right to speak within the team, if he is dissatisfied with the team's lineup, he can make suggestions to the management, if what he says makes sense and can convince everyone, the manager can consider trading players according to his ideas.

In addition to not mentioning the veto of the transaction, Jerry was so sincere that Guo Xu couldn't think of anything else he could ask for.

The Suns are betting on his future, and now that he's only 21 years old, he's even more popular than Iverson. As long as he doesn't slip through the cracks with a serious injury, the Suns won't have to change their core for 10 years, which is attractive to any rebuilding team.

Guo Xu didn't talk nonsense, and directly signed a simple agreement with Jerry, as long as the Suns cleared the salary below the salary cap and could give him the maximum salary, he would join immediately, and he would not negotiate with other teams before that, waiting for the Suns.

It's just a verbal agreement, everyone is not at ease, Guo Xu is willing to sign a written agreement, and Jerry knows that the goal has been 80% achieved. He is not afraid that he will not be able to send the players in the team, but he is afraid that the action will be too slow, Guo Xu has already made a choice.

After finalizing the cooperation intention, Guo Xu waited at home in Los Angeles, and Jerry returned to Phoenix to operate as soon as possible with his son.

These things must be kept secret, even if they are good friends, Guo Xu can't reveal them casually.

If he tells O'Neal and Kobe Bryant that if the two of them get out through the media, his plan to join the Suns will be ruined. As for some people questioning why he chose the Western team afterwards, he will apologize to the fans, at most his words don't count, and the fans will definitely forgive him.

On July 1, the NBA free agency opened, and several big trades immediately appeared.

In Guo's view, the Bulls management rushed to contact the Pacers as if they were worried that the battle at the Auburn Hills Palace would not happen.

The Bulls traded Artest, Brad Miller and Kevin Ollie for the Pacers' Jalen Rose, Norman Richardson and a 2-round pick.

In Guo's previous life, Artest played the pinnacle of his career with the Pacers, averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.7 blocks per game in the 2003-04 season, and he was selected as an All-Star and was also elected Defensive Player of the Year.

Miller also played well during his season with the Pacers, being a qualified starting center.

And the Bulls have traded back a player who is about to turn 30 and has good stats but will not lead the team to win.

At the press conference, the Bulls manager was still very happy, thinking that the team will definitely rise next season, and the outside line composed of Jay Williams, Jason Richardson, and Rose will be ranked among the top in the league in terms of roster depth.

In fact, these three people are not even good at distributing the ball, Rose needs to hold the ball to play, Jay is not easy to cultivate, Richardson can play without the ball, and the impact is small. To make matters worse, the Bulls' wing defense will be terrible, and the interior will be missing Miller, who can open up space to shoot.

The Clippers, the Cavaliers made a trade, Darius Myers and last season's assist king Andre Miller swapped owners, and the Clippers now look very promising.

Rodney Rodgers, the Greens' backup forward, joined the Nets on a free transfer.

He is a 201CM tall, 107kg power forward, good pick-and-roll, scoring mainly by catching and shooting, shooting beyond the three-point line, played 27 games for the Green Army last season, scored 10.7 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He shot 48.2 percent from the field and 41.1 percent from three-point range.

Rodgers is not in it for the money, he is optimistic that the Nets will win the championship in the new season. In addition to Kidd and Kittels, the players are very young, and there is a lot of room for improvement.

The Nets also sent Van Horn to the championship, and exchanged the veteran Mutombo from the 76ers in an attempt to strengthen the defense.

Although Mutombo couldn't defend O'Neal in the 2001 finals and will be 37 years old in 2003, his defensive ability is still much more reliable than Van Horn.

The 76ers management stepped up the team's offense in an effort to satisfy Iverson. They also reached the finals the previous season, but this year they stopped in the first round. The dismal record suddenly plunged the 76ers into chaos.

At the subsequent press conference, Iverson went berserk, and later, according to statistics, throughout the interview, Iverson said the word "training" a total of 22 times. Such a frequency is so impressive that the touching parts of his statements are forgotten.

"If I get hurt, it's really hurt. I won't pretend. If your daughter is harassed and intimidated, will you still go to the training ground if your family needs you to take care of herself? If the injury is too severe and it could affect your career, will you still train? Did I play less games with an injury? Now my body is not fully healed, and my heart has been hurt by my own people again. ”

Iverson said the idea that "as long as Iverson doesn't miss training, his teammates will definitely be better" is ridiculous.

Because of this press conference, the management knew that Iverson was dissatisfied with the performance of his teammates, and made a big trade as soon as possible, Van Horn is also a player who played in the Finals once, and they feel that they have made a lot of money by exchanging old for young.

On July 4, the Suns also finalized a big deal that shocked the league, successfully stealing the limelight from all teams, and various media reported it because everyone thought the Suns management was crazy.