The Way of the Center

After the training camp opened, everyone entered a state of serious preparations. Even if the team is indeed not strong on paper, which man would be willing to accept failure?

Presti sat in his office, watching the players run on the court under the window. The problem that a rebuilding team has to face is bad results. After all, not all teams can be like his old club, the Spurs, without declining for more than ten years. Even the Lakers with Kobe Peter Pan have only been reborn from the ashes not long ago.

But looking at the three young men actively running on the court, Presti felt that the Thunder might be able to rise quickly without having to wait so long.

When Jeff Green was exchanged for Anjie, Presti also encountered a lot of doubts. It is an indisputable fact that the Thunder urgently need a strong inside player, but the fans are looking forward to Presti bringing them an experienced center who can lead the team. As a result, Presti surprised everyone. The all-around and well-performing Jeff Green was exchanged for Anjie.

Presti hoped that he didn't make a mistake, and hoped that Anjie would be worthy of Jeff Green. If An Jie fails this season, the yellow-skinned guy won't be the only one drowned by the fans' saliva, and he, the general manager, can't get away with it either.

Just as he was thinking about it, Presti picked up the faxes on his desk again, which were the transfer list he made for the changes he wanted to make to the team recently. Ru had to go step by step, and the puzzle also had to be solved. Get together together.

An Jie also learned a lot of new things in the training camp of the NBA team. Different from the training in colleges, there are dozens of coaches and trainers in the NBA team, and each trainer and coach is facing different challenges. In the section, the division of labor among the coaches is very detailed and clear.

There are shooting coaches for shooting, fitness coaches for physical fitness, tactical guidance for tactics, and special physical therapists for feeling unwell. An Jie frantically absorbed the benefits of these trainings. When everyone was complaining about the excessive training intensity, only An Jie was still running with relish.

Westbrook and Durant were the only two people still in the locker room. The rest of the Thunder team had already left. The two of them were preparing to leave after half an hour of practice for themselves.

After getting dressed and walking out of the locker room, Westbrook and Durant heard the sound of hitting a ball in the training ground.

"Aren't they all gone?" Durant and Westbrook looked at each other and decided to find out.

When the two of them opened the gate of the training ground curiously, they found that An Jie was doing shooting training alone with his upper body naked, and he threw aside a training jersey because it was completely soaked.

"Didn't you just leave!?" Westbrook swore that Anjie was in the shower next to him when he was sweating!

"No, huh huh huh..." An Jie panted heavily, and finally stopped shooting when he heard someone coming in.

"We were in the shower together just now!?" Durant also found it unbelievable. Could it be that this Chinese person knows how to do avatars! ?

"Oh, it was too hot just now, I couldn't take it anymore, so I went for a run and then came back to practice." An Jie replied disapprovingly, and then smiled embarrassedly.

Both Durant and Westbrook were too shocked to speak. In just a few minutes, Angie soaked another jersey. Durant has played in the NBA for a season, but this is the first time he has met someone who trains himself like this.

"Don't tell me that's how you came from college." Durant couldn't believe it when he heard D.J. Augustin say they were defeated by the Cyclones last year. Now, he seems to have found the reason why the Cyclones can win.

"University practiced more than now, but now the NBA schedule is too dense,

Divac was afraid that I would be injured and asked me to reduce some extra training time. "Anjie is telling the truth. Divac just called yesterday to ask Anjie to rest more and practice less.

"God Ann, no wonder I almost fell on your hands during March Madness." Westbrook had to express his admiration in his heart, this guy might be able to do a better job than Love.

After saying a few words, Durant and Westbrook didn't bother An Jie anymore, and walked out of the basketball hall alone. The Ford Center, which should now be called the Chesapeake Energy Arena, has officially announced that the Thunder have renamed their stadium. From the outside, it looked like this huge building was still pitch-black. Only Durant and Westbrook knew that on the training ground on the basement floor, there was another tough guy sweating hard.

The days of the training camp were still going on step by step, and An Jie also adjusted his body to an optimal state. He is now fully prepared to face his real NBA debut in ten days.

Ten days later, on October 29, Anjie's Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Milwaukee Bucks at their new home court. This is not only Anjie's debut, but also the debut of the entire Thunder team in the NBA. Oklahoma City fans will also see their hometown team play an NBA game on their doorstep for the first time.

In 2005, due to the hurricane that hit New Orleans, the city was severely damaged, so the New Orleans Hornets had to temporarily move to Oklahoma City. Therefore, in the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons, Chesa The Peak Energy Arena became the temporary home of the Hornets, and for the first time, Oklahoma City fans felt the frenzy of watching NBA games at their doorstep.

However, after the reconstruction of New Orleans was completed, the Hornets left again. After all, the Hornets are not a team belonging to Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City is destined to only become a passer-by in the NBA. Lost fans were thinking at the time, if only Oklahoma City could have an NBA team of its own.

And now, fans' dreams have come true. The arrival of the Thunder has created a new basketball storm in this basketball-loving city, so the tickets for the first game of the Thunder's regular season have long been sold out. The first game in the history of the Thunder team, this is a moment to witness history. Even if the Thunder are not a strong team, they still have the support of fans all over Oklahoma.

As the Thunder's first opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks don't want to be just a foil. This season they not only have Bogut, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 class, and the team's head guard Michael Reid. After a summer of operation, the veteran flying man Richard Jefferson also joined the Bucks family, and the growth of the team's power forward Charlie Villanueva also greatly improved the team's strength. To win this opponent, the Thunder still have to face many difficulties.

However, when he saw the three rookies in good condition, Presti felt that he seemed to see the hope of defeating the Bucks.

The best arena, the strongest opponent, the fiercest confrontation, the most fanatical fans, all these seem to have opened their arms to Anjie and the Thunder.

The most supreme palace in the basketball world is now waiting for this brand new team to challenge.

"Hello, audience friends. Welcome to the 08-09 season NBA games we brought to you. Yesterday we broadcast three NBA opening games. Get ready, there will be three Chinese players coming on stage in today's game. Yao Ming's Houston Rockets will host the Memphis Grizzlies today, and Yi Jianlian, who has just transferred to the Nets, will also get to prove himself today Opportunity. In addition! The first-year NBA player An Jie will also appear in today's game between the Thunder and the Bucks. Audience friends can enjoy the game of three Chinese players on the same day. It is unprecedented!" The commentators on the webcast platform were very excited, so they arranged three games to be broadcast live at the same time today, presumably the ratings will be very gratifying.

"Let's play some spirits that a new team should have! Let the fans of Oklahoma City get to know us well!" P.J. Carlesimo also yelled his last words before the start of the game in the locker room .

The players of the Thunder formed a circle in the player channel, they put their hands together, waiting for the moment to rush to the court. An Jie closed his eyes, enjoying the moment of cheering with his teammates.

During the preseason, Anjie’s jersey number was still the No. 2 of the Cyclones team. However, before the start of the regular season, Anjie applied to change his jersey number and changed to the No. 16 he is currently wearing. This represents the relationship between him and the Cyclones. Everyone on the team fought to the top 16 of the NCAA Madness March, which will be an indelible memory in his life.

New starting point, new team, new stadium, new season! An Jie has already taken the first step in his NBA career!

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