The Way of the Center

In this year's free agent market, the Oklahoma City Thunder did not make any big moves. After all, the Thunder's lineup is already strong enough. Under normal circumstances, the teams that reach the finals will not make too many adjustments to the team lineup.

But Presti is still very angry recently. When Nicolas Batum didn't immediately renew his contract with the team, Presti felt that something seemed wrong. But now, the damn bad news still happened.

36.72 million in 4 years, such a price is simply not something Presti can afford. What's more, Batum's role in the team is just a substitute for Durant. A substitute player can earn tens of millions of annual salary, which is really a luxury for Presti.

Durant and Westbrook have just signed big contracts with the team, and Morris and Ibaka are about to face contract extensions. In order to ensure that these four guys will not leave, Presti had to give up Batum and let the Trail Blazers complete their contract matching.

Losing Batum is actually not a big deal, but Batum returned to the Trail Blazers, which means that the Trail Blazers replaced Anjie with only one draft pick and Craig Smith!

Presti should stop that bastard Orsi now, or God knows what other Thunder players he will poach. But fortunately, this time, Orsi really planned to stop.

The Trail Blazers' lineup has basically been built, and the Trail Blazers' salary space has also been exhausted. Now even if they sign again, they can only sign some shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Orsi has done his job, he has done everything he can for the championship. Now, the baton on the way to winning the marathon has been officially handed over to Ricard and An Jie.

"You old guy, you didn't even notify me when you changed your career." An Jie was on the phone with Divac at the moment, and An Jie had no knowledge of the fact that Divac was going to join the team as an assistant coach.

"I want to give you a surprise, haha. This humanitarian consultant sits in the office all day, it is too boring. After holding back for so many years, I decided to let myself return to the court. Originally, the Kings invited me to As a personnel consultant, but I still find it interesting to be a coach." Divac didn't answer seriously.

"Hey,

After I come here, the training requirements will definitely be very strict. You kid, get ready. "

"Don't worry, I'll be at your disposal!" An Jie is not afraid of Divac's rigorous training. The arrival of Divac means more experience. As one of the best passing centers in NBA history, Divac gave Angie guidance that no one else could give.

After finishing the call, An Jie asked Moslav to help him settle the cost of hiring a trainer. After that, Anjie bought a plane ticket to Brazil. He and Catherine, wasted no time in spending their last leisure time.

While in London, Anjie and Catherine's open-minded conversation strengthens the relationship between two couples who don't see each other often. The half-month trip to Brazil was as sweet as honey to Anjie and Catherine.

The two had fun by the beach in Brazil, forgetting all the madness at the carnival. In this short period of half a month, An Jie really understood the meaning of the word holiday.

When Anjie and Catherine had to part ways again, the time had come to the end of September. Since Anjie led his team to the Western Conference Finals last season, this is also the shortest vacation Anjie has had since entering the NBA.

The draft, the Olympics, summer trades, training, travel... just the blink of an eye, and the new nba season is just around the corner.

"I will try my best to propose to you with the championship trophy this season." Before parting, An Jie kissed Catherine lightly on the forehead. This year, with a brand new lineup, the word championship will no longer be just a fantasy.

In the first season, Anjie's main goal was to survive in the NBA. In the second season, Anjie's main goal was to lead the team to the playoffs. In his third season, Angie just wanted to get healthy and get back on the court. In the just-concluded fourth season, Anjie just wanted to prove himself again at the beginning, and then he came up with the idea of ​​the O'Brien Cup. This year, Anjie has no other goals. He focuses all his attention on the finals, on the O'Brien Cup! This year, he must succeed!

The plane took off, and the two lovers parted again. But this time, An Jie didn't plan to leave empty-handed.

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"Inventory of the dirtiest players in the NBA: Warcraft and Love are selected, and Anjie is ranked second!" Now there is only one and a half months before the start of the new NBA season, and only half a month before the start of the NBA summer training camp. During this period of time, various articles that look forward to the new season are naturally the preferred subjects of major newspapers and magazines. Sports Illustrated magazine chose a very novel angle to warm up the upcoming 12-13 season.

"Butcher, this nickname is definitely well-deserved for Ann. It's not that he is a person like Bowen who will cause a player to be seriously injured. But Ann's small movements on the court and his tough style still make many NBA players keep him at a respectful distance. Pulling jerseys, pushing knees forward, dark elbows, and of course, the superb flops, these are all actions that An Jie is likely to use after a game. In terms of historical rankings, An Jie may I can’t make it into the top ten, after all, those gangsters in the 90s were too brutal. But in the inventory of the dirtiest players currently playing, I think An can definitely be ranked second!” Next to the text, there is a high-definition game photo . In the photo, Anjie is making dark elbows to Garnett. The feature of this issue of Sports Illustrated is full of pictures and texts. The players on this list just want to quibble, but there is nowhere to be found.

"Should I be honored by this?" An Jie picked up this issue of Sports Illustrated magazine, a little dumbfounded.

"Of course, the top three people on this list are not easy to mess with." Ricard replied with a half-smile, which made An Jie feel ashamed.

"The team will be assembled in a few days. There are so many new players coming this season. Sports Illustrated has made such a feature at this juncture. Isn't that discrediting me in front of the new players?" An Jie This is said, as if he has been playing the game very law-abiding.

"Your opponents may hate you because of this, but trust me, as long as you can lead the team to victory, your teammates don't care what kind of method you use." Ricard snatched the Sports Illustrated from Anjie's hand, if If he wants to line up, Garnett has to line up behind Anjie.

"The people who are willing to switch to the Trail Blazers this summer are players who want to win and want to win championships like you. The only criterion for them to play on the court is to win! So, rest assured. Your new teammates will not because of a On the contrary, you can be on this list, but it instills more confidence in them. With a leader who will do whatever it takes to win, they don't have to worry about winning. Okay, continue training. You I don't want to be looked down upon by my new teammates after the training camp starts." Ricard blew the whistle in his mouth, and An Jie continued his jumping training under the leadership of the trainer. Now only 10 days away from the start of the Trail Blazers summer training camp, 10 days later, Anjie will start training with his new teammates. And the group of people who get together 10 days later will be strong contenders for this season's championship!

Signing, transfer, trading, the long summer has made all fans can't wait. Of course, as a player, there will always be a few weirdos who think their vacation is too long. And An Jie is one of them.

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Andre Iguodala came to Portland for the first time to participate in the summer training camp. He was not familiar with Portland and even got lost on the street. The GPS navigation shows that Iguodala should turn left at this intersection, but now to the left of Iguodala is an artificial lake that has just been dug.

Iguodala's map information must have not been updated for a long time.

"Hey, Andre?" a guy on a motorcycle called out to Iguodala who was driving. Iguodala thought it was the fans of Portland who were greeting him, but when the rider took off his helmet, Iguodala realized that the guy in front of him was the sixth overall pick used by the Trail Blazers this year. The draft pick, Damian Lillard.

"It's good to see you, do you know the way?" Iguodala felt that he had found a savior.

"I have navigation in my headset." Lillard pointed to his hidden Bluetooth headset, and at the same time looked at Iguodala's car with strange eyes.

"My GPS guided me to swim in the river." Iguodala pointed to the newly built artificial lake, and Lillard immediately understood Iguodala's situation.

"Hahaha, it's okay, follow me, my map information was just updated yesterday." After speaking, the green light turned on, and Lillard and Iguodala headed towards the Rose Garden Stadium not far away at the same time.

Although it is only the summer training camp, there are still many fans standing outside the Rose Garden Arena today. In order to maintain order on the scene, the Portland police had to dispatch a lot of people to ensure that the players would not get into trouble.

Iguodala and Lillard were surprised to find that countless signs saying "Welcome to Portland" were held up in the crowd. The Trail Blazers hadn't played a game yet, and they were already well received by the fans. enthusiastic pursuit. No matter who it is, it will be in a good mood when it encounters such a situation.

With a happy and expectant mood, Lillard and Iguodala walked into the stadium. For Iguodala, the Rose Garden is not a stranger. After all, he would come here to play a few times every season before. away. But for Lillard, he was shocked by the perfection of the facilities in this modern stadium.

"Hello, this way please." As soon as they entered the door, a security guard appeared in front of Lillard and Iguodala. In order to allow new players to find the home team's training ground in this maze-like player channel, Orsi specially arranged for people to wait at the door today.

Turning a few turns in the player channel, Lillard and Iguodala heard the voice of "Peng, Peng, Peng". And the further you went in, the louder the sound became. No doubt it was the basketball hitting the wooden floor, but who would be where?

"This is it. If you still need it, call me anytime." After the security guard asked Iguodala and Lillard to sign for him, he turned and left. Iguodala and Lillard looked at each other, then pushed open the door of the training ground.

The training ground is very empty, because it is not yet time for the team to gather. Iguodala and Lillard were afraid of getting lost, so they went out so early and arrived so early.

There was only one person playing in the huge training ground. Seeing the gate being pushed open, that person also stopped what he was doing and walked towards the gate.

As the tall figure got closer, the shadow on that person gradually dissipated. When this guy walked in front of Lillard and Iguodala, he was the first to speak.

"Hi, I'm An Jie. Welcome, welcome to the Trail Blazers family!" An Jie smiled friendly at the two people at the door.

New season, new teammates, first contact. How much energy this group of guys who collaborated for the first time can burst out, no one can give an accurate answer.

No matter how they play, the final result of the Trail Blazers this season will certainly not be as dull as their beginning.

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