Chapter 982 [The stars hold the moon, plan to retire]
Guo Xu averaged only 31 minutes per game, scored 26.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 12 assists, entered the "180 Club" in three shooting percentages, and won the fmvp for the eighth time.
Teammates cannot compete with him for honor. He creates threats almost every round, and the team's tactics also revolve around him.
Guo Xu led the team to win the second four consecutive championships, twelve seasons in his career, won the championship ten times, and lost only one game in the finals. These data make people feel a bit unreal when they see it.
He officially became the player with the most personal honors in NBA history, setting an unprecedented record of no one to come.
No one said that Michael Jordan is stronger than Guo Xu. The celebrities praised Guo Xu's strength. Even Pippen, who was the biggest, did not object. He was busy working and making money when he went bankrupt.
At the press conference, "Little Overlord" Stadameer gave Guo Xu a very high evaluation. "I'm sorry to lose the game, but this is the strength of the league's number one player. Jason cannot defend himself from the outside and cannot defeat the Suns. The game the Spurs won was pure luck."
Adelman said: "With Jason Guo, the Suns can win without complicated tactics, just hand the ball over to him. He can score points, attract double teams to assist teammates, and have a tough defense. He can do anything."
The reporter asked: "What level do you think Jason's defense is?"
"As long as he defends seriously, he will be the top defender at No. 1." Adelmand paused for a moment and added: "I shot him in the best defensive team selection, and no defender could easily score against him in the entire playoffs. Raymond has tried his best and their gap cannot be made up."
The Suns coach and the players praised Guo Xu all the time. He was the only focus, and the stars supported the moon.
Guo Xu made amazing remarks when talking about his thoughts. "I have begun to consider retiring. Next year is the last year of my contract. I can also choose to break out of the contract this year. I haven't figured out whether to withdraw this year or next year."
The reporter asked: "You are only 31 years old until November, and if you retire next year, you are less than 32 years old. Isn't it too early?"
"This is not a matter of time. I can play for about 10 years, but I should give others some chance, right? I'm retired, not retired, and I have plenty of time to participate in other sports, and I can also shoot movies and sing."
The venue became very quiet and big news was about to come out.
Everyone can see that Guo Xu is not joking. Unlike other players who don’t know what to do after retirement, Guo Xu has many choices. He has set a series of terrifying records on the basketball court, and there is no goal to catch up. It is not difficult to see from his participation in the Olympics that he is a person who likes to challenge himself.
A reporter asked: "Are you sure you will participate in the Olympics this year?"
“Confirm, archery and taekwondo.”
The reporter asked: "Do you like Taekwondo?"
"I actually like MMA. Taekwondo can only be used with legs, boxing can only be used with fists, because it is restricted and cannot exert all its strength. There is no MMA event in the Olympics, so I can only choose Taekwondo."
The reporter asked: "Why not choose boxing?"
"I played with Floyd (Mayweather) during the holidays. I knew I couldn't win in Olympic boxing, and it would be easier to get medals with my legs."
The boxing champion Mayweather, who has won five levels of gold belts, is a fan of Guo Xu. He often goes to Phoenix to watch the game at home and also goes to watch the game on site today.
They played together not only for dinner and chat, but also for the boxing ring, which was reported by the media. Mayweather praised Guo Xu's strength in boxing, but he could not win with boxing champion PK Guo Xu, and the gap was very big.
After the press conference, Guo Xu went to Dadario's house first and asked his girlfriend to attend the championship party with his younger brother Matthew.
During the away game, Guo Xu arrived at Dalio's house many times. Although they were not married and the relationship was a bit strange, Dalio's family accepted it. Even her father, who was appointed as the head of the New York City Police Counter-terrorism Department, was very polite to Guo Xu.
Their family thinks that Guo Xu is a god-like man, and his daughter is obviously a high-level person to be with such a superstar.
Guo Xu is very good to Dadario's whole family, and he will give whatever he needs, without any ambiguity.
He let Matthew play a role in "Twilight" Jasper Hale, the husband of Edward's sister Alice.
He also gave Dadario's parents a big villa, a car, etc. As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem. He is so much money that he doesn't know how to spend it.
The Sun hosted a party at a famous club in New York all night. Dwayne Johnson, who recently promoted "The Collapse of Doomsday", was also present. He was very grateful to Guo Xu for giving him the opportunity to play the leading role. His popularity has recently increased and his pay has also increased. He helped him at the lowest point and could easily gain friendship.
Many celebrities in New York traveled to parties through relationships, some to make friends with Guo Xu, and some to cooperate with business.
When Suns boss Brian Colangelo heard that Guo Xu was about to retire, he pulled him to chat for an hour and wanted to convince him to change his mind. It was like the Bulls lost Jordan in 1998. The Suns were likely to immediately become unable to attract fans, media, and sponsors, and all the losses were money.
Guo Xu only agreed to continue playing next season and would not renew his contract with the Suns after fulfilling his last year's contract.
His reason is very good. "Brian, I really want to do something else. I can win five consecutive championships after retirement next season, which is a breakthrough in the record. I am afraid I will not have the spirit to fight after that."
Brian couldn't persuade him anymore. Guo Xu thought it was boring to fight without competition. How could this be broken?
The next day, all media reported that Guo Xu was preparing to retire, which was different from the reluctance of fans of the "Flying Man" in the Jordan era. Many people on the Internet support Guo Xu's retirement, and they think it's so cool.
"It's better to retreat and go to other fields to be the first. If he plays football and rugby, I will focus on those two sports instead. It's better to enter the entertainment industry. He can make more movies and produce a few new songs."
"The history is surprisingly similar. Jordan also chose to retire for the first time at the age of 31, but Jordan only won the third championship that year, and Jason has won ten championships now."
"I think the Spurs are the worst team. They only defeated the Suns twice in the playoffs. If Guo Xu hadn't, the Spurs might have had several more championships. It would be too difficult to win a championship under the Suns' rule."
"I think Jason will play another season. He definitely hopes to leave after the fifth consecutive season. If he goes all out next season, other teams will compete for the runner-up."
President David Stern had a headache and a sigh of relief.
What he was worried about was that if Guo Xu retired, the NBA's ratings and attention might immediately decline. The advantage is that without him, the NBA's game can become competitive, and the finals sweeps every year cannot attract fans. Guo Xu made the NBA's become boring and almost became a pure exhibition game.
Jordan's dominance was not so strong back then, so his opponents could still fight for it in the playoffs.
The Suns returned to Phoenix and held a championship parade after two days of rest.
When Guo Xu interacted with fans, he announced that next season would be his last season.
The host asked: "Will you consider making a comeback after you retire? What plans do you have in the future?"
Chapter completed!