"Sign Josh Powell, he will definitely be able to adapt to the Sun's system," Guo Xu suggested.

"Who?" Brian heard the name, which was similar to the alien's reaction when he heard "Star Lord".

"Josh Powell..." Guo Xu rolled his eyes. "Have the scouts not noticed this person? He is very mobile and can catch and shoot, and run and bombing tactics require such a person. Do they all stare at the blue-collar worker?"

"Does he have NBA experience?" Brian smiled awkwardly.

Guo Xu smiled and said, "No, but just choose him, no need to think about it anymore. The regular season is about to start, and we have no better choice. As for Brian Grant recommended by Earl (scout), although he was famous before he was pardoned, he couldn't play at all."

"Okay, listen to you."

Brian knew the current situation. As Guo Xu said, all the inside players with some strength have signed contracts, and they have no choice at all. So why are they hesitating?

When Josh Powell received a call from Brian, he was ready to play in Europe, and his joy came from the sky. Only looking at his previous resume, he had no outstanding features, and could only be described as "failure".

Born on January 25, 1983, Powell played for North Carolina State University during his college years and averaged 12+5 per game in his sophomore season. He participated in the NBA draft in 2003 and unfortunately lost. He then went to Europe to play, practice hard for two years and applied for the election again, and then lost again.

Being able to open the backdoor to participate in two drafts and lose twice, Powell set a strange record in NBA history.

The reason why no one cares about it is because he is a "no-no-four" player. He has no skills in playing small forwards, his offensive ability to hold the ball is basically zero, his shooting range is also awkward, and he has no three-pointers. If he plays as a power forward or center, his ability to confront is not good, so he can only support himself with a fighting spirit.

Of course, Powell also has advantages. He has strong mobility in the No. 4 position and has a stable central shot. His previous life was almost entirely based on central shots. He gained a foothold in the NBA, played for seven seasons, and won two championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 as a substitute.

After leaving the NBA, Powell played in China's CBA for two seasons. His mid-range shots were still accurate, averaged 30.6 minutes per game, scoring 15 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists, and his shooting percentage was 58.8%.

Guo Xu's selection of people is very targeted. Powell's personal ability is not strong but suitable for the Suns. He can run on the offensive end and get the ball in an open position and pass the ball.

On the defensive end, he has to work harder and not let people play casually. The team does not need such a rookie to take on too many tasks. He can play 5 to 10 minutes per game so that the main players can rest for a while.

This is the advantage of the rebirth. Even if he is in a very bad dilemma, Guo Xu can still find a more reliable player to put out the fire. Powell's style is definitely better than signing a contract with a veteran insider.

In addition to being young, he is also a good team player and will not play randomly. Because he has been practicing in Europe for two years, people who don’t have teams in Europe cannot play at all. He pays attention to constantly sharing the ball. His player data is not very beautiful, but he can win the game.

The Suns successfully completed the signing of Powell. He didn't even have an agent, so he was satisfied with a basic salary.

Since the players who are reimbursed also account for the team's quota, the Suns' 15-man lineup is now full.

Center: Stadameer, Nene (injury), Anderson Valaijo, David Lee.

Power forwards: Haslem, Kukoc, Powell.

Small forwards: Marion, James Jones, Trevor Ariza.

Scoring guards: Josh Howard, Laga Bale.

Point guards: Guo Xu, Gary Payton, Steve Blake.

When Nene was injured, the Sun was already "the wall fell and everyone pushed it". Major media were not optimistic. Fans expressed pessimism, and celebrities came out to show their presence. Now the Sun was in trouble and was making a joke.

Pippen is the most awesome. He was interviewed before and predicted that the Suns would not make the playoffs.

"Pi Er" has been disliked by the Suns and Guo Xu for several years. He is the person who wants to keep the Bulls' regular season record 72 wins and 10 losses the most. When the Lakers won three consecutive championships, he disliked O'Neal and belittled O'Neal, saying that he hugged his thighs and had many helpers.

At that time, he was criticized by online fans. "Yes, Jordan has no helpers. Pippen, Rodman, and Harper are nothing, especially Pippen, Farson Kobe."

During the preseason, Pippen gloated that the Suns injured two major players and began to belittle Guo Xu again, saying that he had more helpers. A group of stars around him had only won two championships, and it was not possible to do without an outstanding inside teammate.

"Jason Guo will be exposed to his true level this season." Pippen said seriously: "If Michael brings this Suns, he will not be able to win the championship. At most, he will play to the second round of the playoffs. Jason does not have Amaré, Nene, just like the Lakers who did not have O'Neal last season, it will be difficult to enter the playoffs."

It is precisely because Pippen is so unfavorable to the sun that Guo Xu only said the words "Our goal is to show bad things" a few days ago.

This made the headlines and became a big joke on the Internet. When the reporter wanted to interview Pippen again, he asked him to evaluate why the Suns preseason was 6 wins and 1 loss, Pippen refused to comment and said nothing.

Many fans on the Internet smiled at Pippen, and every time he predicted, he was slapped in the face.

The Suns' attention has not only not decreased due to the reduction in reimbursement of the two towers, but has become even higher. Fans around the world want to see if Guo Xu can lead the Suns, which Jordan cannot carry, to complete a counterattack.

Pi Er is not a satirizing Guo Xu, but a trick on Jordan. What he might want to express is that "Jordan doesn't have Pippen," but what if Guo Xu leads the team to the Western Conference Finals? Go to the Western Conference Finals to surpass Jordan?

Jordan has always refused to accept interviews. He plans to wait until the regular season starts before commenting, and wait until the sun does not break down before adding any harm.

This is a very smart approach. Zhuge Liang is the safest thing to do afterwards. Jordan seems cool if he doesn't comment. A group of fans praise him. This is the disdain of the God of Basketball. Now he is ruined by Pippen.

When you meet a pig teammate, God is helpless.

Also helpless is David Stern. He wants to take advantage of the sun's injury to win over the Cavaliers and "Little Emperor" James. It still seems difficult now.

Under such conditions, even if the Suns do not win the best record and only take second place in the Western Conference, Guo Xu will take the initiative in the MVP selection. Damn if the Suns can win like this, will other teams still have a way out in the future? Is there any competition in this league?

Stern and assistant Adam Silva both had a premonition that the Suns' record this season was not bad. Guo Xu led the team to run and shoot tactics, and most weak teams could not win them. In this way, the media promoted Xiao Si as a superstar in the summer, saying that Xiao Si would not be able to lose Xiao Si, but it would be possible to raise Guo Xu higher.

The official strength list of the first issue was released, with the Suns ranked second only to the Spurs, with the two teams having the same record.

Many basketball experts were silent. People who had been calm and unspeakable before began to give advice, believing that the Suns could still win the Pacific Division championship.

Other teams in this district are disappointing pre-season, and none of them seems to threaten the Suns. As long as they win the division championship, they can lock in the top three in the Western Conference and have a home advantage in the first round.

The Kings won 3 wins and 4 losses in the preseason, and sent Chris Webber away, Peja Stoyakovic did not show his leadership temperament and his condition was worse than last season.

Building a team around a big pitcher is a nonsense. Peja is not the kind of star who can attract double-teams to assist teammates, but just a scorer who relies on shooting, similar to the Timberwolves Szebiak.
Chapter completed!