Legend of Tomorrow

O'Neill's three finals, three consecutive FMVP, announced that the league has entered the "big shark" era.

In NBA history, only three teams have completed three consecutive championships, namely the Celtics, Bulls and Lakers. The Lakers in the 21st century were the first team to establish a dynasty, which was a great start.

Players have three consecutive FMVPs. Only O'Neal and Jordan have been established in NBA history. This award was only established in 1969, so the "Lord of the Rings" Russell has not done it.

In addition, during the Celtics' eight consecutive championships, the gold content of the honor is not high. There are a total of 8 teams in the league. There are no rules such as three-point lines, three-second violations, and limited attack time. There is not much comparability.

The most exciting thing after winning the championship is not the soft trophy O'Neal, but the veteran Mitch Richmond who is about to retire.

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

At the award ceremony, O'Neill walked to Richmond with the trophy and handed it to him. Richmond held the trophy tightly, and tears left his face. He thought the ending was perfect.

Guo Xu also had a lot of emotions in his heart. His Lakers career will also come to an end. As soon as he entered the league, he broke a bunch of records with the team and won two championships. However, he felt that this ending was not perfect.

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

Los Angeles is the best city in the NBA. The Lakers are also the most popular team in the world. They have always been very attractive to the stars. How could Guo Xu never think of staying here forever, "one city per person".

And in the NBA, in addition to a certain emperor changing teams can enhance the historical status, other star team changes will affect the historical status, even if not frequent team changes, not going to live broadcast on the television to decide one, two, three will also have a great impact .

Unfortunately, Guo Xu joined the Lakers too late, this is not his team, he had no choice.

At the press conference, the Big Three of the Lakers were all the protagonists. In addition to asking them what they thought, the reporters also asked Guo Xu's question to stay.

As early as the middle of the season, the major media have determined that Guo Xu must leave the team after the end of the season.

The total salary of the Lakers exceeds the salary cap. According to the provisions of the NBA labor agreement, they can only provide Guo Xu with a contract with a maximum starting salary of the full middle class of the year. Obviously, a full middle class alone cannot match Guo Xu's quotations from other teams.

This rule makes some outstanding second-round rookies completely unrestricted, and the NBA's idea of ​​protecting the rights of the rookie mother team has also failed. This season the league has already met to determine the "Guo Clause". It is just that the loopholes in the labor-management agreement cannot be rectified for the time being, and it is necessary to wait until the old labor-management agreement expires in 2005 before adding these new clauses.

The rule of the "Guo Clause" in the future is that the invitation contracts of other teams should not exceed the full middle class in the first year, and a 4.5% increase is allowed in the second year. In the third year, the maximum salary that the player can sign can be reached , And in the fourth and subsequent years, the 4.1% increase will be based on the salary in the third year. There is an additional clause: if the increase in the third year exceeds the annual increase of 4.5%, the salary space of the team providing the quotation must be greater than the average annual salary of this contract.

In fact, this is the set of Guo Xu ’s “Arenas Terms” in previous life, which can not only allow players to obtain large contracts, but also protect the interests of the home team, in order to allow free agents without the “Berder rights” restrictions limit. This is only for the second round of rookies who signed a one or two year rookie contract.

After 2005, the inspirational second-round rookies will be out of luck, and signing a contract will make a lot of money. Guo Xu is now unrestricted. Instead, he signed a big contract two years earlier than the high-ranking rookies of the same grade and got a high salary. This is very cool.

Guo Xu gave an affirmative answer: "Yes, I am leaving the Lakers, I am very sorry, but this is a fact, I will pay attention to the news every day, understand the situation of the Lakers, understand the NBA labor agreement. This is a rule The loophole, unless I am willing to accept the middle-class contract, otherwise I cannot stay. "

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

Guo Xu smiled bitterly: "In Los Angeles, I have spent two very good seasons, here, my brothers and I have achieved great success. I want to say sorry to all the fans in Los Angeles who support me, and everyone Do n’t blame management, they ca n’t do anything about salary caps. ”

Some Wenqing fans who watched the press conference on live TV all cried out. It is a pity that the strongest three giants in history were broken up because of the loopholes in the labor agreement.

Last summer, after the Lakers gave up Grant, all the players who signed with the base salary, the total salary still reached 54 million US dollars. If the Lakers want to fall below the salary cap, it is not enough to trade Kobe, and it is necessary to send another middle-class player. This is of course impossible. The price is too high, and other teams will not come forward to "assist" the Lakers.

It ’s too late to trade Kobe this summer, and the managers of other teams are not stupid, and they can start from the ground. With the exception of the Bull Manager, if the Lakers were able to switch back to Brand at least one year in the morning, they might be able to catch Artest.

The reporter asked: "Where is your next stop?"

"I have n’t thought about this yet. I ’m sure I ’m going to the east because Kobe and Shaker said that if I dare to join the Western Powers, I will turn them over and deal with them. I will besieging me next time I meet, I ’m afraid Now. "

Everyone at the scene laughed. Although this was a joke, the three people's feelings were obviously very good.

David Stern paid attention to the press conference and listened to Guo Xu saying that he was very happy. This is the most popular choice. There are no stars in the east. Www.wuxiaspot.com ~ If there are no big names, you are willing to go to the east. There is no suspense in the finals every year, where is the ratings?

O'Neill said in an interview: "Today the Lakers have established a dynasty. I am very happy and a little sad. Because I know this is the last game I played with Jason in the Lakers. This is really an unreasonable renewal rule. If the three of us have been together, I think I can win at least 5 championships, maybe I can hit the Celtics' eight consecutive championships. "

Kobe sighed: "It's really a pity that Jason is an excellent teammate on the court and a good friend off the court. I really hope he can stay. Because the Big Three are determined to disband, when the second round breaks, we Going to record a song together, Jason ’s original song, will be released when winning the parade. "

The reporter asked: "Are you singing with Jason and Shaker?"

"Yes, I believe this song will definitely touch everyone. It represents our friendship. Even if we become opponents on the field in the future, I will never forget the days when everyone fought side by side and set great records together. We are The strongest combination in history. "Kobe said at the end, his eyes were a little red.

Many Lakers fans cry in front of the TV, and everyone is very curious. What style of songs will the three of them sing?