When he arrived in Washington O'Neal, Kobe started to be busy, and Guo Xu was relatively leisurely and could not enjoy the treatment of a star.

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

Organizers usually build a super-large fan entertainment venue based on a convention center or shopping mall in the city. Carnivals usually open from Thursday afternoon, Thursday and Friday in half-day form, Saturday and Sunday.

According to the arrangement, some players who play for the city team but fail to be selected as All-Star will appear during Thursday's carnival, interact with fans and participate in the game.

The Wizards are too embarrassed this time. The task this year is to make a bad move. The management is preparing to rebuild and welcome Michael Jordan's return. They are planning to have a major change in the mid-term. Except for the promising scoring guard Richard Hamilton, all the core players in the team will be replaced.

Even if it is not replaced, the Wizards' core attending the Carnival will not attract fans, and no one is willing to interact with players like Rhode Strickland.

There are players in NBA history who have been selected as the All-Star team but have not been selected as the All-Star player. Currently, there are only two, Rhode Strickland and Drazan Pitrovic.

The 191CM tall and 80kg point guard Rhode Strickland is almost synonymous with "evil guys". He has done driving while drunk, domestic violence, and harassing waitresses, causing trouble everywhere. It is worth mentioning that he is also the "godfather" of future star point guard Kerry Irving.

In addition, the stars have to serve the society. Before formally meeting with the media, some active and retired stars will participate in the "NBA Care Action" with the mayor as a regular meeting, and carry out social services in combination with the local facts.

For players, compared to dealing with the media, it is always easy and pleasant to interact with fans. Every player likes to do things that can increase fans without a game. Rookies don’t have the chance to participate in this, and their fame is not great enough.

The official media opening hours of the All-Star Weekend are at noon Friday. Players participating in all All-Star events will be interviewed by the media in the banquet hall of the hotel, known as the All-Star "roundtable interview". During this period, they will be interviewed by 500 journalists from 50 countries around the world.

In addition to training and interviews, big-name stars have to be filled with various brand activities. For example, new shoes launch conferences and new advertisements are premiered, merchants like to arrange for celebrity weekends, and Guo Xu and O'Neal's potato chip advertisements are one of them.

Even if he is separated from O'Neal and Kobe, Guo Xu is not bored. This weekend is also his class reunion. Jason Richardson and Morris Peterson both participated in the rookie match, and Martin Cliffs was absent from the "Michigan Fantastic Four".

The Pistons closed the deal with the Jazz last week, exchanging Cliffs for small forward Quincy Lewis.

This is good news for Cliffs. The Jazz coaching staff knew that Stockton was old and had to have a successor. Jacque Vaughn, who was substitute, was obviously unqualified. He studied with Stockton for four years but still had no organizational skills.

Cliffs is a point guard who is good at pick-and-roll tactics. He should be able to play his specialties under Sloan and his playing time is guaranteed.

After the three met, Guo Xu chose the best steak restaurant to treat him to dinner and talked about the rookie challenge that will be held tomorrow night.

Because of the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, the lineup of both sides is relatively luxurious, and the 2000 rookies don’t look that weak either.

Inside: Mark Jackson (Warriors), Dalius Myers (Clippers), Kenyon Martin (Nets).

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

Defenders: Jamal Crawford (Celtics), Guo Xu (Lakes).

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

The second-year lineup looks more luxurious and has many future All-Stars.

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

Swingman: Sean Marion (Sun), Szebiak (Timberwolves), Hamilton (Wizard).

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

Peterson joked: "You're happy this time, and you must have a lot of playing time. You are the only point guard in the whole team, so many people have to share their playing time."

Richardson smiled and said, "From another perspective, you have to challenge the four second-year point guards alone, are you afraid?"

"I only played for 40 minutes. I have the strength. You can pass the ball more to me. I want to compete for MVP." Guo Xu said confidently: "And you said it was the opposite. It was the four of them who challenged me, and they should be afraid of it."

Guo Xu's biggest advantage in this challenge was that he had two friends as partners, someone passed the ball to him, and had a good understanding. In addition, except for him, the only one in the team who was good at playing ball with the ball was Crawford, and no one grabbed the ball.

Crawford was not the famous "Ko Liu" in later generations. After being traded to the Celtics, he averaged 9.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. He was not qualified as a point guard. He claimed to be a double-good and his style was more inclined toward shooting guard.

Crawford may break out in the second half of this season, because the Celtics traded with the Pacers two weeks ago, sending starting point guard Kenny Anderson and substitute shooting guard Chris Kyle, in exchange for two veterans Chris Mullin and Derek McKay.

The Celtics traded to train Crawford. Anderson has an annual salary of 7.52 million this season, averaging only 7.5 points and 4.1 assists per game, shooting percentage of 38.8%, and having a high salary and low energy.

Kenny Anderson, the second-tier pick in 1991, is recognized as a brain-dead and squandering. Anderson at the beginning of his career was one of the key training targets for the Nets, and his year-on-year progress was also seen by the Nets. In the 93-94 season, he was selected into the All-Star lineup with his average of 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

After leaving the Nets, Anderson began his wandering career. In the mid-97-98 season, he was traded by the Trail Blazers to the Celtics, which was a stupid deal. The Celtics got Anderson, Pope Jones and Zan Tabuck, and packaged Billups, Dee Brown, Roy Rodgers and Jones Thomas to the Raptors.

At present, this deal is obviously a loss for the Celtics. In order to win the championship, the Pacers need to fight to strengthen the weakest No. 1 position. The Pacers' veteran Mullin can no longer play, with a salary of $3.65 million. McKay is even higher, reaching $5.4 million, playing for 15 minutes, averaging 2.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

The Celtics traded cannot improve the team's strength. The only function is to clear up the salary space. The contracts of the two veterans expire after the end of this season, which will facilitate the future renewal of Pierce and Crawford.

If the Celtics play well this season, they can also choose to sign big-name players in the free market this summer to strengthen their efforts.
Chapter completed!