The Way of the Center

An Jie sat on the sofa and read the newspaper. After the injury, he has rarely paid attention to basketball news other than the Thunder. E『』ΩNovel WwW. 1XIAOSHUO. COM But before his comeback, An Jie still decided to understand what happened in the season he was absent.

"Derrick Rose became the youngest mVP in history!" The first title made An Jie's heart greatly stimulated.

He still hasn't forgotten how the Thunder defeated the Bulls in the opening game of the 10-11 season. In that game, Rose also played very embarrassingly under Anjie's defense. However, this guy who is the same age as him, this guy who has been defeated by him more than once, has already won the mvp award in the regular season.

In the previous confrontation with Rose, Anjie can be said to have never been defeated. It's good now, taking advantage of An Jie's injury, Rose's mVp has been taken, but An Jie's third season is blank.

"Kevin Durant won the scoring title again!" The second headline not only made Anjie happy for Durant, but also made Anjie worry about his future. Durant is now a veritable superstar. In the Thunder, Westbrook's ability to control the ball is already the biggest compromise Durant can make. An Jie couldn't imagine what his tactical status would be like after returning to the Thunder.

"Westbrook was selected to the best second team, and Andrew Morris was selected to the best defensive second team..." After that, Anjie saw that Westbrook and Morris also gained a lot. Is there still a place for him in the already strong Thunder team? An Jie knows that basketball is not a simple game that the more stars the team plays, the better it will be. Now that the Thunder team has a very mature and stable lineup, it may not be a good thing for him to suddenly step in.

His position in the Thunder is one thing, but the official suspension of the NBA league is the second thing that bothers Anjie.

When Muslav warned Anjie that the alliance was likely to shut down, Anjie didn't take it seriously. He believes that in this era, the lockout is just a means for players to intimidate the league, and it is impossible for the league to let this kind of thing really happen.

However, this incident really happened. Now the players union and the league are still actively discussing. As for when the new NBA season will resume, there is no conclusion at all. The so-called "indefinite lockout" is not a bluff. If the league and the players union cannot negotiate for a day, the new season will not start for a day.

This is not the most serious problem. The most serious problem is that during the lockout, all team training facilities and players cannot be used, and the team must also close all training camps. The league's transfer market and free agent market will all be closed.

Therefore, An Jie can only train with the trainers now, he cannot reconcile with the Thunder, and it is even less likely to participate in the team's joint training.

During the period when the nBa temporarily "closed its doors\

,"Most nba players have chosen to play in other leagues. Among them, China's cBa league has become the stage chosen by most stars.

Under this general trend, domestic calls for An Jie to play in the cBa are very high. Muslav did contact several cBa teams on this matter, but in the end it was nothing.

For most players who go to netBa, they are just going to China to "seek gold". They won't have any lofty goals, and they won't really fight for their team. Money is the sole purpose of these guys playing in the cBa.

An Jie is a professional player, and he also relies on playing to make money. But just playing for money, An Jie found that he couldn't do it.

Although he was injured for a whole season, Anjie still got the wages he deserved, and the Thunder would not lose him a single point. In other words, although Anjie didn't work for a season, his financial situation has not been affected by it.

If An Jie, who is not short of money, wants to play games now, there is only one purpose, and that is to restore his state and strength. If you want him to join a team, and the contract states that he can jump out of the contract and return to the nba at any time, this is too commercialized in An Jie's opinion. Either do your best for a team, or don't join at all. An Jie doesn't like wandering.

An Jie never agrees with using a team that sincerely invites you to join as a money printing machine. Either to win, or not to join. Anjie admits that it is impossible for him to put his heart into a cBa league team now. So he simply rejected the invitation of all cBa teams, including the European League, and devoted himself to working hard for the new nba season and the thunder team's second championship impact.

The Drew League is undoubtedly the best stage to help Anjie find the feeling of the game without being disturbed by too many interest factors. However, this move of An Jie was interpreted by the outside world as a kind of escape.

"This guy didn't dare to appear in the professional league because he was afraid that his poor state would be exposed."

"Maybe the current Angie can't even win the CBA, so he simply waited at home for the Thunder to renew his contract. In case the bad state is exposed, the Thunder will choose not to implement the team option for the next year."

"He just can't do it. An Jie is very self-aware, so he dare not accept the contract, and dare not come to the table to play."

Countless voices of questioning came to An Jie, and countless insults fell into An Jie's ears. Even though Wu Hua wrote many articles about how Anjie overcame his injuries, the fans just couldn't listen. Now, only a group of diehard fans are still silently supporting An Jie.

Days passed by, and soon, An Jie didn't even have to play in the Drew League. As an amateur league, the schedule of the Drew League is very short. In just one month, Anjie played a whole season in the Drew League.

Although he had to face the situation of no ball to play again, the good news came out at this time, that is, the nba labor negotiations finally came to fruition.

On November 26, after the new nba season was postponed for a full month, the labor and management finally reached an agreement on the agreement. And it is confirmed that the 11-12 season nba season will kick off on December 25, and the free agent market and training camp will also officially start on December 9.

Everything was finally back on track. After a whole year, An Jie finally had the chance to stand in the professional league again.

Sure enough, the day after the labor negotiations reached an agreement, Presti made a phone call to Anjie and Moslav, telling them that the team would implement the team option on Anjie for the rest of the year. contract.

In the last year, An Jie's salary finally broke through the 200 mark, reaching an annual salary of 310 US dollars. But this is not important to An Jie, he just wants to get on the stage as soon as possible and flex his muscles as soon as possible.

An Jie is full of energy now and very happy. But Moslav has some doubts about the Thunder's approach. Anjie's contract is already in the last year, but Presti didn't mention anything about contract renewal. Last year's Durant and this year's Westbrook, Presti renewed their contracts in advance, for fear that they would be poached by other teams.

But now, Presti only told Anjie that he would implement the last year of the contract, but did not say whether Anjie's future would still belong to Oklahoma after one year. There is only one reason for him to do this, and that is that Presti has not, or is not sure, whether Anjie is a part of the Thunder's future plans.

Durant and Westbrook are now the cornerstone of the Thunder team, but Anjie, who has been seriously injured and has not played an official game for a whole year, has not won Presti's trust.

But seeing Anjie's eagerness to try, Moslav didn't talk about it with Anjie, so as not to dampen Anjie's enthusiasm.

Finally, on December 9th, the Thunder opened the training camp, and Anjie reunited with his teammates who had been away for a year.

Everyone is still enthusiastic about Anjie. With an excellent center, Van Gundy can finally make a big splash in the new season. But in the confrontation training that day, everyone was stunned by An Jie's performance.

Whether it is Morris or Ibaka, Anjie cannot effectively contain their offense. An Jie knows that he needs a process of adaptation. After not playing a game for a year, he suddenly asks you to play against nba-level players. It must be an adaptation. An Jie still feels that his legs are not wide enough, and his rhythm is a bit out of step. But he knows that this is not a big problem for him. This process is just a must go through.

But in the eyes of others, especially the businessman Presti, Anjie's problems have begun to be exposed.

After that, the preseason game also arrived as scheduled. An Jie found that his status in the Thunder's tactical system has really become lower. Now that Durant, Westbrook and Bledsoe occupy a lot of possessions, An Jie can only do some blue-collar work on the court. Work. And even An Jie didn't fully adapt to the intensity of the confrontation training, let alone the official competition.

After three preseason games, Anjie scored 4 points and 4 rebounds, 6 points and 7 rebounds and 3 points and 4 rebounds. What you want is not what you want. Both Anjie and Van Gundy are going through this process. It is not Van Gundy's fault that Anjie's tactical status has become lower. Van Gundy also made changes to make the team better. The current An Jie is not enough to take on the big responsibility. An Jie is not in a hurry, he can only regain his position by climbing the Internet step by step. He knew Van Gundy's style, and he knew Van Gundy never forgot himself.

Anjie and Van Gundy are both thinking about the team, but in the eyes of outsiders, Anjie's poor performance is not a compromise and adaptation. If you want to adapt, you should have adapted long ago. It is also the season reimbursement and comeback from injury. The really good guy can show his performance immediately. Even Presti began to decide on Anjie's future in his mind.

Presti didn't directly choose Anjie in the draft. One of his biggest concerns was that he was afraid that Anjie would suffer constant injuries like Yao Ming. Now it seems that An Jie really has a tendency to develop in that direction.

In the past few days, Presti has received offers from other teams. Among them, there were several proposals about trading Anjie, which made Presti a little excited, but at that time he still felt that it would be better to make a decision after watching a few games. Now that Anjie's preseason game is like this, Presti brought up those proposals that were about to be thrown away. It's not that he's unreasonable, but the nBa is such a place where interests are paramount...

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After a day of training, An Jie returned home with Morris after taking a shower. Today is December 21. Although the new season will start in four days, Van Gundy decided to let the players relax for one night and spend Christmas early. So tonight, the Thunder did not practice.

Anjie and the Morris family gathered in their small villas, and Catherine also took time out of her busy schedule to rush to Oklahoma with her father.

Christmas before the start of the new season, everyone wishes to send blessings to Anjie, and wish him all the best in the new season after he just returned from injury. That's why Anjie and Morris made such a big Christmas this year.

"Uncles and aunts, don't worry! With me here, no one can bully An Jie again!" At the dinner table, Morris patted An Jie's parents on the chest as a promise.

"I got the bull, thank God you don't cause trouble for me." An Jie patted Morris on the shoulder. Although it was just a joke, An Jie knew in his heart that if something really happened, Morris would definitely be the first One that stands out.

Just when An Jie's mother was about to cut up the turkey, and when everyone picked up their wine glasses to celebrate the arrival of Christmas, An Jie's cell phone rang suddenly.

"It's Mr. Meslav. He must have called to wish us a Merry Christmas." In order for everyone to hear the blessings from Meslav, An Jie also set the phone to speakerphone.

"Hello, Mr. Meslav, Merry Christmas." An Jie was all smiles, everyone gathered together, the new season was about to start, and his physical condition was getting better day by day. Everything went as smoothly as possible.

"Merry Christmas, did Presti call you?" But on the other end of the phone, Moslav's voice was a little anxious.

"No? What's the matter?" An Jie was very surprised. Usually, there were not many private contacts between players and the general manager. Why did his manager suddenly ask this question.

"That means you don't know yet? Let me tell you, Ann, that son of a bitch Presti just told me that he has put you on the transfer list and told you to be ready to transfer at any time." !” Meslav’s words came to the ears of everyone present through the hands-free phone speaker.

The originally lively and cheerful atmosphere suddenly froze. On Christmas Eve, such news is a little too inappropriate.

"Transfer!?" An Jie said to himself in surprise, this word was so unfamiliar to him, so out of reach. But today, just a second ago, he had a significant relationship with the word.

An Jie's mind was blank. Looking at the snow-covered Oklahoma City outside the window, An Jie suddenly felt a chill rise in his heart. What should come, is still here.