O'Neal played three finals and three consecutive FMVPs, announcing 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 21st Century Lakers are the first team to establish a dynasty, which is a great start.

Players have three consecutive FMVPs, and only O'Neal and Jordan in NBA history. This award was only established in 1969, so "Lord of the Rings" Russell has never done it.

In addition, during the 8 consecutive championships of the Celtics, the honor is not high. There are only 8 teams in the league, including three-point line, three-second violations, and limiting offensive time. There is no such rule, and there is no comparison.

The most excited thing after winning the championship was not O'Neal, who got the trophy, but the retired veteran Mickey Richmond.

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

At the award ceremony, O'Neal walked up to Richmond with the trophy and handed it to him. Richmond held the trophy tightly, tears falling from his face, and he felt that the ending was too perfect.

Guo Xu was also filled with emotion. His Lakers career will come to an end. As soon as he entered the league, he broke a lot of records with the team and won two championships, but he felt that the ending was not perfect enough.

Because his starting point is too high, there will be psychological gaps wherever he goes. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

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

Moreover, in NBA, except for the change of a certain emperor to enhance his historical status, other stars to change teams will affect their historical status. Even if they do not change teams frequently, not going to the TV station to live broadcast the first, second, and third will have a great impact.

Unfortunately, Guo Xu joined the Lakers too late. This is not his team, and he has no choice.

At the press conference, the three Lakers were all the protagonists. In addition to asking them about their thoughts, the reporters also asked Guo Xu’s questions about staying or leaving.

As early as the middle of the season, major media had confirmed that Guo Xu would definitely leave the team after the end of this season.

The total salary of the Lakers exceeds the salary cap. According to the NBA labor-management agreement, they can only provide Guo Xu with a contract with the maximum starting salary of the full middle class clause of the year. Obviously, a full middle class alone will definitely not match the quotes given to Guo Xu by other teams.

This rule has made some outstanding second-round rookies unrestricted at all, and the NBA's idea of ​​protecting the rights of the rookie's parent team has also lost its effect. The league has held a meeting this season to determine the "Guo clause". However, the loopholes in the labor-management agreement cannot be compensated for the time being. These new clauses must be added until the old labor-management agreement expires in 2005.

The rule of the "Guo Terms" in the future is that the invitation contracts of other teams shall not exceed the full middle class in the first year, and a 4.5% increase is allowed in the second year. By the third year, the maximum salary can be reached, and in the fourth year and then, a 4.1% increase will be made according to the salary of the third year. There is also an additional clause here: 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 "Alinas clause" set in Guo Xu's previous life. It can not only allow players to obtain large contracts, but also protect the interests of the mother team, so that free agents without "Bird's rights" can be really restricted. This is only for second-round rookies who have signed a rookie contract for one or two years.

After 2005, inspirational second-round rookies will be more unlucky and make less money by signing contracts. Guo Xu is not restricted now, but instead signs big contracts two years earlier than the high-ranking rookies in the same grade and get high salaries, which is very satisfying.

Guo Xu gave a positive answer: "Yes, I'm leaving the Lakers, I'm very sorry, but this is a fact. I pay attention to the news every day, understand the situation of the Lakers, and understand the NBA labor-management agreement. This is a loophole in the rules, and I can't stay unless I'm willing to accept the middle-class contract."

No one interrupted his speech, and quietly waited for Guo Xu's following.

Guo Xu smiled bitterly: "I spent two extremely wonderful seasons in Los Angeles. Here, my brothers and I have achieved great success. I want to say sorry to all the fans of Los Angeles who support me. In addition, don't blame the management. They can't do anything about the salary cap."

Some young and literary fans who watched the press conference live on TV all cried. It was a pity that the three strongest giants in history were broken up because of loopholes in the labor-management agreement.

Last summer, after giving up Grant, all the Lakers signed basic-paying players, and their total salary still reached $54 million. If the Lakers want to lower the salary cap, it is not enough to trade Kobe, and they have to send another middle-class player away. Of course, it is impossible. The price is too high, and other teams will not stand up to "assist" the Lakers.

It's too late to trade Kobe this summer, and the managers of other teams are not stupid, so they can definitely raise prices. Except for the Bulls manager, if the Lakers could at least exchange for Brand in the morning, they might even get Artest.

The reporter asked: "Where will your next stop be?"

"I haven't thought about this yet. What's certain is that I'll go to the East because Kobe and Shackle said that if I dare to join the Western Conference team and deal with them, I'll beat me up next time I meet, and I'm afraid."

Everyone at the scene laughed. Although this was a joke, the relationship between the three was obviously very good.

David Stern was following the press conference and was happy to hear Guo Xu say this. This is the best choice. There are almost no stars in the East. If there are no big names willing to go to the East, there is no suspense in the finals every year. Where can the ratings come from?

O'Neal said in an interview: "I'm very happy and a little sad when the Lakers established a dynasty today. Because I know this is the last game I played with Jason with me. This is really an unreasonable renewal rule. If the three of us are together, I think we can win at least 5 championships, and maybe we can also win eight consecutive championships in the Celtics."

Kobe sighed: "It's really a pity. 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 is sure to disband, we will record a song together during the second round of rest. Jason's original song will be released during the championship parade."

The reporter asked: "Did you sing with Jason and Shackle?"

"Yes, I believe this song will definitely touch everyone. It represents our friendship. Even if we become opponents on the court in the future, I will never forget the days when everyone fights side by side and creates great records together. We are the strongest combination in history." Kobe's eyes turned a little red at the end.
Chapter completed!