The way of the center

Chapter 303 Torn City
On December 2011, 12, the new NBA season was postponed for two months, and finally ushered in the opening game of the 25-11 season.But before the start of the opening game, countless NBA fans received a shocking news that they were caught off guard.

"An Jie's transfer! The Thunder and the Trail Blazers have reached a deal!" The headlines of every sports newspaper were dominated by An Jie's transaction information.Before the new season started, the NBA created a big enough gimmick for fans.

Countless people bought newspapers on the street, or clicked on the news on the website, ready to find out.An Jie completed the transfer without saying a word, which really caught everyone by surprise.

"The Trail Blazers sent Frenchman Nicolas Batum and "Ange Killer" Craig Smith, a 2013 first-round pick and some cash, while the Thunder sent Ainger who had just returned from injury. "

This amount of "extremely unequal" chips is the condition for the two parties to reach a deal.The Blazers really put all their treasures on An Jie, so they are willing to pay all chips that conform to the rules of the league.And Presti thought that Anjie staying in the Thunder would not be helpful to the team, so he tried his best to squeeze out the remaining value of Anjie, in exchange for Batum and Craig Smith, two enough to supplement the lineup. Strength guy.And the Blazers' 2013 draft pick would be valuable in Presti's hands.

"It's crazy, it's fucking crazy!" Most Trail Blazers fans are not optimistic about this deal. For a center who was "angry" and cut 4+5 in the preseason, it took a lot of trouble. The fans are satisfied.Nicolas Batum has improved a lot in the past two years, and Craig Smith can also help the Blazers' second unit score.Now all of this is gone. They paid two guys who helped the team a lot to replace a "waste" who has lost his glory after a major injury.Countless fans are disappointed with the Blazers management. Although the team has lost Roy and Oden one after another, they will not rush to the doctor in a hurry. Let's put their hopes on a former balloon star.

Of course, some people hate it, and some people like it.There are also some Blazers fans who are excited and happy about Anjie's arrival.

"This deal is simply amazing. The starting center of the Western Conference All-Star team. Wow, what else can I say? The management's aggressive trading at the beginning of the season proves their determination to revive. Come on, Ann, we need You!" These are the words of a die-hard Blazers fan in an interview on the street.

"It's nothing to hurt the meniscus. Tim Duncan was reimbursed for the season because of the problem of the meniscus. But now? I think this deal is wise. Even if Anjie can't reach the previous level, he can still help. The team has improved." Of course, there are also fans with more neutral views.They will neither be disappointed with An Jie's arrival, nor do they have much expectation for An Jie.

No matter what the outside world thinks about the news of Anjie's transfer, the 11-12 season has already started, and Anjie also arrived in Portland at noon on the 25th today.

Although today is the day when the NBA opener starts, the Trail Blazers will not have a game until tomorrow.Therefore, An Jie had a time to breathe and get familiar with the team.

As soon as he got off the plane, An Jie was surrounded by hundreds of reporters.Not only the local media in Portland, but also journalists from Oklahoma and China were among the crowd.

An Jie greeted the reporters with a smile, even though he just said goodbye to the Thunder team, he was not in a happy mood.

With the efforts of the Portland police and the Trail Blazers' public relations personnel, An Jie finally squeezed out a way, and was able to get in the car that had been waiting outside the airport for a long time and leave.

"Mr. An's housing has been arranged, and you can move out at any time after you find a house in the local area. Your car is already on the way by air, and the team has full power to solve this matter for you. Now we will take you there The Rose Garden will directly meet with the team, as for the next arrangement, it is up to the head coach.” A female publicist introduced the situation to An Jie and Moslav in the car.An Jie was a little embarrassed by this high-quality service. When did he enjoy such treatment?It seems that the Trail Blazers really have high hopes for themselves.

Not long after driving, An Jie arrived at his destination.The huge Rose Garden Stadium came into view, and Anjie is no stranger to this place. After several seasons, Anjie has often been a guest in the Rose Garden.But when he thought that this place would soon become his home field, An Jie felt that he was still a little overwhelmed.

The interior of the Rose Garden Stadium is much more complicated than the Thunder's Chesapeake Energy Arena. As the sixth largest arena in the league, the Rose Garden can accommodate nearly 6 people, and this multi-functional arena can also hold Various games such as ice hockey and boxing.Nearly 2 TVs are installed in the arena, allowing fans to watch the game in 700 degrees without dead ends.It also contains 360 luxury boxes, which is twice as many as the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

An Jie followed the female publicist around for a long time, thinking that he was about to meet his new teammate.Unexpectedly, Anjie was taken to Olsi's office. The general manager of the Trail Blazers decided to meet Anjie first.

"It seems that you are in good condition." Orsi couldn't help laughing as he looked at An Jie who was in high spirits.I hope this deal can get the Blazers out of the woods.

"I'm very happy to join the team, is this taking me to a press conference?"

"Before that, let me introduce you to your current home team! How much do you know about the Blazers? From a Chinese perspective." Orsi's question really caught Anjie.Only then did An Jie realize that he knew very little about the history of his new club.

"Tearing City?" An Jie tentatively said the only word he could think of related to the pioneers.

"Hahaha, that's right! The City of Tears! This is Portland! This is the Trail Blazers!" Unexpectedly, Orsi laughed in satisfaction. Although Anjie knew little about the history of the Trail Blazers , but he caught the point.

"Our showroom is no better than the Lakers and Celtics. The only championship trophy we won in 1977. Seriously, your parents were still very young at that time, and I understand that you don't understand that period of history .” Orsi took Anjie into the showroom and started chatting with him.

"Brave, united, aggressive, willing to fight, these are the spiritual representatives of the tearing city. Do you know why I like you? Because you fit all the above qualities. Alright, Ann, let's go to the media reception room and announce you The press conference to join the Trail Blazers is about to begin." Orsi and Angie walked through the showroom and came to the maze-like complex player tunnel.After turning several corners, they finally came to the media reception room when An Jie's head was already dizzy.

As soon as Orsi and Anjie walked in, there was a dazzling flash of light below.Before the start of the new season, this deal is too big.No one wants to miss a press conference like this, so the Blazers' huge media reception room was packed.

"Thank you for coming. I don't think I need to elaborate on the purpose of today's trip. Welcome to the new member of the pioneer family, Anjie!" Orsi's short and clear sentence shifted the focus to Anjie .

An Jie stood up and picked up his Trail Blazers jersey on the table. The name on the back was still familiar An, but the number below the name was no longer the number 16 that was talked about in the Thunder.

Ricard said that Anjie should look forward.It used to be a thing of the past to stop in the top 16 at the university.Now that Anjie abandons No. 16, he is not only saying goodbye to his college career, but also saying goodbye to his time with the Thunder.

Let that No. 16 stay in Anjie's fond memories forever. The reporters raised their cameras and frantically filmed the picture of Anjie showing off his jersey.An ordinary Blazers jersey that is too ordinary to be on, but has an unusual number printed on it, "00".

Start all over again, start over from nothing, and start working hard from a new starting point.This is why An Jie chose No. 00. 00, everything returns to zero, but there will always be superposition.Of course, 00 actually represents 100 in the NBA, the largest number.An Jie also used this number to express his determination to be the leader of the Trail Blazers, and even the strongest center in the league!

An Jie held up his jersey, kept smiling, and let the reporters take pictures for 3 minutes.Afterwards, An Jie said something about being happy to join the team, and finally "escaped" from the media reception room that was about to be flooded with countless questions.

"Okay, Ann, now follow Miss Riley to meet your new teammates!" Orsi patted Anjie's shoulder vigorously. The future of the Trail Blazers is now temporarily on the shoulders of the pair. .

After turning several corners with Miss PR, An Jie finally found the underground training ground in Rose Garden.When he pushed the door in, the Blazers players had already been training under the leadership of Ricard.

Speaking of which, the Rose Garden is really lively these days. First, Ricard took over the coach, which made people very surprised, and then Anjie's joining stimulated everyone's nerves in the city of tearing.This Trail Blazers seems to have completely got rid of the era of Oden and Roy and ushered in a real new life.

Seeing An Jie walk in, all the Trail Blazers players stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to look at An Jie in unison.

"Ann! You are finally here!" At this moment, Ricard rushed over from the sidelines.

"Come on guys, let me introduce you to a new teammate! Of course, I think most of you hate him so much that I don't need an introduction. Felton, you've had enough of Anne before." Jay Da Hot Pot, right?" Ricard looked at Raymond Felton suspiciously.

"Do you still need to introduce Boss, Eastern Tower, Butcher, Anjie. But seriously, I'm glad you're on our side now." Felton was the first to go up and shake hands with Anjie.

"Nice to meet you Ann, I'm LaMarcus Aldridge."

"My name is Wesley Matthews."

"Marcus Camby, hey, be more polite to me, an old man, during training."

The Blazers players shook hands with Anjie one by one and introduced themselves.Here, there are no thorns. Here, everyone is working hard to revive the Blazers.

In this team, the only guy who can be called the core may be the elegant and delicate power forward, LaMarcus Aldridge.Although Aldridge's strength is good, his personality is still a bit too gentle, so he has always lacked the temperament that a core should have.

Well now, Ricard finally got a guy who can be the core and take on the big responsibility.Now, he can really plan the future path of the Trail Blazers according to his own ideas.

An Jie then participated in the training of the Trail Blazers. Although he had just experienced a serious injury and hadn't played for a year, although he was not at his best, after the entire confrontation training, An Jie's performance was not bad.

Ricard knew that Anjie needed time and an opportunity.But under his command, An Jie can have both conditions at the same time.He believed in An Jie's ability, whether it was before or after the injury, he knew what kind of guy An Jie would become.

When he was in college, the skinny An Jie didn't let him down.Now in the NBA, Ricard still has full confidence in Anjie.

The road to the development of the city of tearing was officially opened today.

(End of this chapter)