The Way of the Center

Sitting in the media reception room full of reporters, Wu Hua was inevitably a little excited. This era is really different. Those transactions that used to exist only in games and fantasies have now become reality one by one.

Wu Hua still remembers that when he played nba2k back then, he would always trade all those powerful players to the team he controlled, and then use these guys to enjoy the thrill of dominating the country.

What would happen to Angela and Kobe? What about the cooperation between Angie and a guard like Paul? These things used to only appear in the imagination of fans. But look at it now, Chris Paul joined the Rockets and Harden, Irving, Hayward and Horford joined forces to break out in the East. When Anjie signed the largest contract in NBA history, Derrick Rose, the No. 1 pick in the same class as Anjie, actually joined the Cavaliers to assist James at the price of a veteran's basic salary...

This alliance has become more and more fantastic. Those championship-hungry players and crazy team managers have turned fans' fantasies into reality.

At this moment, isn't the reason Wu Hua is sitting here also because he is about to witness an incredible transaction? For two years, the tepid Trail Blazers were doing nothing in the summer. It's time for this team, which has just created a dynasty, to cause an explosion.

"Okay, please be quiet, the protagonists will be here soon!" After receiving a call from the Trail Blazers spokesperson, he began to maintain order at the scene.

Everyone held their breath and focused. The main event is about to be staged!

After a while, the door of the media reception room was gently pushed open. Five men in suits walked in, Paul George, "Big Bull" Andrew Morris, Anjie, Ricard, and general manager Neil Orsi, five protagonists, one of them was quite a few!

"Wow!" Wu Hua yelled and took the lead in applauding. Immediately, the entire media reception room was filled with intense applause.

The Trail Blazers did not hold a special unveiling ceremony for new franchise stars like other teams. But Orsi's low-key approach still won the applause of everyone.

"I believe everyone knows the purpose of calling everyone here today." Orsi spoke first, and he waved to the staff beside him as he spoke.

The staff immediately picked up two brand-new Nike jerseys of the Trail Blazers and walked up. Since the contract between Adidas and the NBA League expired, the NBA jerseys of all teams in the new season will be redesigned and produced by Anjie's owner, Nike.

The announcement of the Trail Blazers' Nike jerseys for the new season is already enough to make people look forward to, not to mention, this time there are two new stars who joined the team to help.

Orsi borrowed jerseys and sent them to George and Morris respectively. "Let us welcome the new members of the Trail Blazers, Paul George and Andrew Morris! I believe that the joining of these two gentlemen will bring the team back to its peak!"

After Orsi finished speaking, George and Morris raised their new Blazers jerseys in front of countless cameras below. George still wears the number 13, while Morris chooses the uncommon number 99. He chose 99, mainly to echo An Jie's 00.

Seeing the two names "gee" and "morris" printed on the Trail Blazers jersey, Wu Hua couldn't say how excited he was. The lineup combination he had fantasized about was now clearly presented in front of him.

"Welcome to the team, guys!" An Jie in suits and ties smiled as happily as the reporters below. He hugged George and Morris respectively. With the support of these two friends, An Jie's second goal of three consecutive championships is no longer just a fantasy!

"Coach Ricard! Now the Trail Blazers have Anjie, Damien and George. Do you think they will cause difficulties for each other in the distribution of ball rights?" After the introduction, it was time for the reporters to ask questions freely . The reporter from t.nt raised a sufficiently sensitive topic at the beginning.

"Man, the Trail Blazers are not the first team to bring stars together to play. You can ask the Warriors and Cavaliers the same question. It turns out that it doesn't matter that much when the stars get together to play. Ball The problem of power distribution? This is not a problem at all." Ricard easily dealt with the reporter, and Anjie's good personal relationship with the players made Ricard not have to worry that these guys would take the lead for a mere possession of the ball. Broken blood. After all, both George and Morris joined the team because of Anjie.

"Ann! Do you think the Trail Blazers next season can successfully avenge the Golden State Warriors?" Excited reporters continued to ask questions.

An Jie looked at George sitting on his right, and then at Morris on his left. "Man, next season we're going to take revenge on the league!"

As soon as An Jie said these words, there was an instant silence. Indeed, in the past two years, due to the strength of the Warriors and other teams, the league has almost forgotten this team that has just created a dynasty.

Moreover, An Jie has always been the kind of guy who walks the talk. He said that he would take revenge on the entire league, and the other 29 teams in the league next season must really be careful.

After that, the press conference was still in full swing. In addition to Anjie and Ricard, the reporters also asked many questions to George and Morris.

An Jie has been very excited during this period. What he wants to do most now is to take off this suit, put on a new jersey made by Nike, and go to the training ground to sweat.

For a 28-year-old veteran, this kind of eagerness to start the new season is very rare.

An Jie is no longer a newcomer, he will not be excited because of novelty. An Jie has won three championship trophies and countless personal honors. It can be said that after so many years in the league, there is nothing that An Jie has not seen.

But this year, Anjie is very excited. This may be the time that Anjie looks forward to the new season most in the past three years.

He seems to have found the drive that he had when he was 21 years old. He has been preparing for a summer and can't wait to shock the entire league!

The night after the press conference, Angie called Lillard, along with George, Morris and Ricard, to dinner at his home.

That night, Catherine and An Xiang could only listen quietly from the sidelines. The five men talked very speculatively at the dinner table, and Rickard even took out a pen and paper on the spot, and drew up tactics under the discussion of everyone.

"Is basketball so complicated, Mom?" For An Xiang who only knows how to put the ball into the basket now, what those uncles and father were talking about seemed to be not a game with him at all.

"Of course, if you want to become a player like Dad in the future, you must become as good as them." Catherine held her son in her arms. This guy is becoming more and more like An Jie.

"Then I will definitely work hard! One day, I will also discuss basketball tactics with my uncles!" An Xiang's serious expression surprised Catherine.

Angie, Angie, you are right. Your son really inherited your paranoid love for basketball...

An Jie's house was really lively tonight. They sometimes had heated discussions and sometimes laughed heartily.

The guests ate up all the meals Catherine cooked, and when they were in a good mood, their appetites were bound to be good.

Many fans in Portland were too excited to sleep tonight. They can already imagine the picture of the Trail Blazers returning to their peak.

This group of guys knew that the era that belonged to An Jie and the city of tearing was not over at all!

The breeze is gradually blowing, and Portland is always a little cool at night. Pedestrians on the street quickened their pace, hoping to return home and seek shelter.

However, the players of the other 29 teams in the league are not so lucky. The huge storm that the Trail Blazers will blow up next season will become a destructive disaster that will leave them nowhere to escape!

Anjie used the interpersonal relationship he had cultivated over the years to open a door for Portland, a door of victory to return to the throne!

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Attachment: 2017-2018 season Portland Trail Blazers player list

Centers: Angie, Jusuf Nurkic, Meyers Leonard

Power forwards: Andrew Morris, Ed Davis, Noah Vonleh

Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Al-Farouq Aminu, Maurice Harkless

Shooting guards: Paul George, Evan Turner, Courtney Lee

Point Guard: Damian Lillard, Shabazz Napier