Haslem received a basic salary and asked Guo Xu to have a meal alone during the holiday to express his gratitude.

Guo Xu directly refused. "From the future, I'm not interested in accompanying you to eat vegetarian food now. You'll be satisfied if you just sign a basic salary? Hurry up and lose weight. Our disadvantage is to prevent pick-and-rolls. As long as you can lose to about 105 kilograms, no one is more suitable for this job than you."

For Guo Xu, a basic salary is nothing, but for Haslem, it means that dreams come true.

He felt that Guo Xu had saved his life. If he hadn't had the phone call from the Suns manager, he might have given up on himself and would have been useless in this life.

Guo Xu felt that Haslem should actually thank Chakalidis the most. He was the 25 rookies in the first round in 2000. Except for being tall and big, he had no choice. He couldn't play Haslem at a low post during training, and he didn't shoot in the mid-range shot after pulling it out.

With this stupid guy, Haslem's basic salary joining seems great, and Guo Xu doesn't need to help say good things. Haslem can withstand people at a low post, grab rebounds, and catch and shoot after covering the offensive end. As a team's marginal player, you can be qualified if you have these abilities.

On October 29, the NBA regular season began, and the Lakers were unpopular at the opening game at home, losing to the Spurs 82-87, and getting the goal to open the ball.

The Lakers not only left Guo Xu, but O'Neal also missed due to injury. In the second game of the preseason, O'Neal was stepped on his right foot, and his big toe arthritis broke out and he went to recuperate.

O'Neal has changed to wear larger shoes and tried a new foot correction device, which helped him a little. In addition, O'Neal also took painkillers, but it made his stomach uncomfortable. The team doctor hopes to come up with a better way to help O'Neal feel more comfortable. He has to be out for about four weeks before his toes recover.

The Lakers management was a little dissatisfied, and Bass also felt that O'Neal was playing too crazy during the holidays, not because of the injury he suffered from playing basketball.

O'Neal is really crazy because he has established a dynasty, with three consecutive FMVPs and two consecutive regular season MVPs, and all the honors are all there, what else can he pursue? Singing with Guo Xu and going to the Billboard rankings is more exciting than winning the Lakers.

Of course, his injury was indeed because of his struggle on the court. With such a big man, it was a miracle that he had not been seriously injured in the previous two seasons.

Rick Fox also missed the opening game, and the Lakers lost two at once, so the game was of course difficult to play.

Fox and Kings' Christie were suspended for six and two games respectively due to a fight in the preseason last Friday.

The two teams had just started two minutes. Fox got the ball on the left and hit Christie's face with his elbow in the dribble. Fox was immediately called for a foul; however, when Christie took the basketball, he threw the ball directly on Fox's face. Fox punched him with a backhand, and then Christie gave Fox a chin.

The referee and the players surrounded him, and both were sent off. But before the matter ended, Christie ran away from the team's seat and blocked Fox again in the aisle under the stands. After a few moves, the two were pulled away by O'Neal who had arrived from afar and the other players.

The Lakers have good inside defense, and Horry is in amazing shape against Duncan. Duncan, who defends, made 3 of 14 shots in 37 minutes, made 8 of 13 free throws, and scored only 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 blocks.

But the Lakers still lost. They lacked O'Neal and Guo Xu's two major scorers, and their offense became very poor.

Fisher dribbled the ball through halftime and passed the ball, waiting for opportunities outside the three-point line. Fisher could do this in the first two seasons, but some people attracted double-teams and passed it to him. Now Jackson has arranged more offensive tasks for him, and Fisher suddenly became timid. I can't do it.

After Guo Xu left, Fisher became what he wanted and got a lot of playing time, but he made 1 of 9 shots in the game, 1 of 4 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, and only scored 7 points and 3 assists.

Kobe made 9 of 29 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 8 of 12 free throws, scored 27 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, and had 6 turnovers.

Kobe really wants to win, but he can't beat alone. He can only fight alone at mid- and long distances, and he will be double-teamed when he dribbles the ball to the low post.

The Lakers' substitute was even worse. The three new players performed poorly, and no one could lead the substitute offense. Substitute point guard Dandykao only played for 6 minutes, made 1 of 2 shots, and scored 2 points and 1 assist.

The Lakers' home fans were very disappointed. After the game, the media reported the game and generally believed that it was very difficult for the Lakers to defend the title in the new season. They are used to having Guo Xu, the super sixth man, and now they cannot play many tactics.

On the 30th, the Suns played the opening game away.

Experts predicted the victory or defeat before the game. Most people are optimistic about the Supersonics. Although they did not introduce big-name players, they retained the core lineup. Payton is still very outstanding, Lewis began to show his star appearance, and Mason also played better and better.

The only person who is annoying with Supersonics is "drunk" Winbeck, who has been selling it for a summer but has not sold it. A long-term contract as bad as him will definitely not be accepted unless it is a team that cannot reach the poor line.

The game CCTV5 live broadcast is not that Guo Xu is more popular than Yao Ming, but that the Rockets are playing a game that challenges the Pacers away from home and has ended, which will not affect the live broadcast.

The Rockets lost to the Pacers 81-92, and Yao Ming only played for 11 minutes, made 0 of 1 shots, no points, and grabbed two rebounds.

Yao Ming disappointed the fans. He did not perform as well as he was because he had participated in the Asian Games before and had not practiced with his teammates. Training camp, this month of preseason is very precious and is an important running-in period for players. Yao Ming can only slowly run-in in the regular season.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Yao Ming suffered a loss in this regard. If it weren't for the poor data in the early stage, he would have been completely possible to defeat Stadameer to win the best rookie.

Before the game, Zhang Heli did not introduce the Suns and the Supersonics lineup, complaining that the Rockets gave Yao Ming too little time to play, so he began to pay attention to Guo Xu who was warming up on the court.

Zhang Heli said: "Guo Xu's expression today is very serious, which is completely different from when he was in the Lakers. The Suns' lineup is too bad, and he may also be a little dissatisfied."

Xu Jicheng said: "I think today's game will be very good. If my teammates don't work, Guo Xu will have to take more shots and may score high scores."

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "That's right, when he was in the Lakers, Guo Xu kept playing all season, and he actually had the ability to easily score 30 points."

The players on both sides stood in the middle circle and prepared to jump the ball.

Five Suns: Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Marion, Gugliotta, Jack Chakalidis.

Supersonic five: Gary Payton, Brent Barry, Rashad Lewis, Reggie Evans, Pedrague Drobiac.

Jack won the jump ball, and the Suns attacked first.

Joe Johnson passed the ball to Guo Xu, and the three of them pulled away. Gugliota played a pick-and-roll for Guo Xu in the middle. Guo Xu broke through with the ball and went to the right and was double-teamed by Payton and Evans, and he divided the ball into the middle.

Gugliota took a step inside the three-point line, and the open jump shot missed the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Pedrague.

The supersonic attack was very slow. The five of them were above 190cm tall, and they were all grinding positions in each game. It took 24 seconds to pass back and forth. Payton used a pick-and-roll breakthrough to attract Gugliota to replace the defense, and the ball was given to the empty-cut center.
Chapter completed!