The way of the center

Chapter 431 As a Standard Bearer
Adrian Wojnarowski: "The five-team deal is close to completion, and Dwight Howard will join Kobe in the West!"

Just the second day after Orsi and Anjie talked on the phone, Yahoo god Wojnarowski broke the news and released a news that shocked the entire league.A few days ago, people might still be talking about the Heat's signing of Ray Allen.But now, the news of Howard joining the Lakers is simply explosive!Although none of the five teams officially announced the matter, Wojnarowski's disclosures are usually close to each other.

This is a complex five-team deal, so most people's eyes are focused on Howard's joining the Lakers.However, the news of Iguodala joining the Trail Blazers is hardly worth mentioning in front of Howard and the Lakers.

The undisputed star of the 76ers entered Portland in such a low-key way, and through this transaction, Orsi also successfully freed up some salary space in order to continue to play the residual heat in the free agent market.

Orsi is definitely a wise general manager. Since he joined the Trail Blazers, he has successfully obtained the draft pick of the Nets, Anjie, Courtney Lee, and now Igo Dalla is recruited, and he has follow-up actions this summer.Maybe the top executives of the Clippers are so regretful now, why did they let go of Orsi, a erratic guy?
Iguodala also thanked the Philadelphia fans through Twitter for the first time, and then looked forward to Portland's career.This explosive small forward who only entered the league in 04 is in his prime. Last season, Iguodala's data will regress. In fact, it is not because of his decline, but because of Holiday's sudden rise. Pull the number of shots down a large arc.

In order to get Bynum, the 76ers are giving everything.But Olsi is willing to accommodate this All-Star small forward who is willing to play any role.

However, since it is now just a few days before the opening of the Olympic Games, there are much fewer people who pay attention to rumors of NBA transactions than before.Most people only know that Howard is now the Lakers, but only a small number know that Iguodala is now the Blazers.

An Jie was also excited about this all night, but the next day, An Jie had to temporarily forget about the Trail Blazers.

Now there is only one week left before the first game of the Chinese men's basketball team. After today's training, Deng Huade will lead the Chinese men's basketball team to leave the training base and move into the London Olympic Village.In addition to being selected as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, An Jie also had a headache for the first opponent of the Chinese team in the group stage.

This time, the Chinese team finally avoided the United States and Argentina and was placed in Group B.But it is not so easy to survive in Group B. The first opponent of the Chinese team, Spain, is definitely a difficult opponent!

Now the whole world is talking about An Jie as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation, but the men's basketball team is more concerned about the game two days after the opening ceremony.

In addition to old acquaintances such as Gasol and Fernandez, the Spanish team has naturalized Anjie's old teammate Ibaka into the team this year.Anjie and Ibaka just played against each other in the playoffs, and Gasol Jr. also caused too much trouble for Anjie in the regular season.Therefore, although the Chinese team has An Jie as a super center, the prospects of the Chinese team are not optimistic as always.

In this regard, other players in the Chinese team may not care at all.For them, losing to Spain seems to be a "natural" thing.But at least for Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi and An Jie, it is not impossible to fight against Spain in this game!
So when we arrived at the Olympic Village, when other athletes were busy taking photos in London, the boys of the Chinese men's basketball team started training non-stop.

This time, Deng Huade's training was finally no longer closed, and for the first time, journalists from various countries were able to enter the training ground, take pictures of the Chinese team's training, and interview the players or coaches of the Chinese team.

Wu Hua naturally followed this "Deng Jiajun" to London. His current responsibilities are not limited to the NBA arena, as long as there is An Jie, he must be there!He is not a special reporter belonging to any league, but a special reporter belonging to An Jie himself!
"Hello, audience friends, the one standing next to me is An Jie! We can see that An Jie, who has just finished training, is sweating profusely and is very tired. We don't delay An Jie's rest time too much. Let me ask you a question. An Jie, do you think that in the match between us and Spain in a few days, is it possible for the current Chinese men’s basketball team to compete with Spain?” The person who interviewed An Jie was Zhang Weiping, who was sent by CCTV5 to guide him.Zhang Weiping always has to run to the scene of any such large-scale basketball games.

"Wrist wrestling? It is true that the Spanish team's lineup is very bluffing, but what we have to do is not just wrestling with the Spanish team. Maybe the Spaniards have already started to celebrate the victory in advance, but I want to say that the result is still not enough." Not necessarily?" An Jie smiled and pointed at the camera, but what he said was full of vigor.

After An Jie turned and left, the photographer re-sent the scene to Zhang Weiping.Zhang Weiping stared at An Jie's back right now, his eyes glowed. Zhang Weiping, who had been in the basketball circle for decades, found it rare to see this kind of guy.Beat Spain?This kind of crazy idea may not even have Yao Ming back then.

Big deals in the NBA, big news about the Olympics, breaking news about the opening ceremony.For those who follow the sports circle, these days are simply a few days of information explosion.But for An Jie and his teammates of the national team, these few days are no different from closed training.

Unknowingly, the time has come to the end of July, and An Jie also stayed in the national team for nearly a month for the first time.Tomorrow, on the evening of July 7th and the early morning of the 27th in China, the opening ceremony of the 28 London Olympic Games will officially kick off!

After preparing for so long, An Jie finally waited for the day when the Olympic Games started.The flag bearer of the Chinese delegation is not a special honor that everyone can enjoy.

The Stratford Olympic Stadium, referred to as the London Bowl, is a super building that can accommodate 8 people!Today, there are not only fanatical sports fans cheering in the stands, but also many national leaders came to sit.

As an Anjie who worked hard in the NBA, the largest basketball hall in the world, he has seen countless big scenes. 2 people cheered neatly for MVP, and 2 people booed loudly.But no matter what the situation is, it can't compare with the frenzied atmosphere in the London bowl.

"I feel like London is going to have an earthquake!" Now the opening ceremony is being performed in the stadium, so the athletes have not yet entered the stadium.But even outside the London Bowl, An Jie and Wang Zhizhi could only talk by shouting.

"Hahahaha, this is the Olympic Games, Anjie! Come, come and make a memory!" Wang Zhizhi has participated in the 4th Olympic Games, and Beijing back then was even more shocking than it is now!As usual, he leisurely picked up his mobile phone, ready to take a selfie with An Jie in front of the London bowl.

Afterwards, more Chinese sports people invited An Jie, the guy with the most special height, to take a group photo.Strong men such as Zou Shiming and Sun Yang are naturally indispensable, and beautiful young female athletes such as He Zi also joined the group photo.After staying in the United States for a long time, this is the first time Anjie has had close contact with Chinese sportsmen.

Cai was having more and more fun with the compatriots of the Chinese delegation outside the stadium, and the tension caused by An Jie's role as the standard bearer gradually disappeared.

Through the big screen outside the stadium, Anjie also saw the wonderful performance in the London Bowl.And his somewhat tense body gradually relaxed.

After waiting for a long time, An Jie found that the team of athletes in front of him finally moved.An Jie knew that it was time for them to enter!

Since there are as many as 204 countries and regions participating in the Olympic Games, when the Chinese team is scheduled to play, it is already a matter of 10 minutes.

"Okay! Keep smiling and show your spirit! We now represent the spiritual outlook and image of the whole country!" The leader of the team said while handing a huge Chinese national flag to An Jie.An Jie carried the light national flag, but he felt that the burden on him was extremely heavy.

Following in the footsteps of the previous representative team, An Jie walked into the stadium first, holding up the five-star red flag.Immediately, the cheers from 8 people rushed over, almost shattering An Jie's eardrums!No matter which NBA team's home court, it cannot be compared with it.

"The Chinese delegation is on stage now!" When the on-site host said this sentence, An Jie waved the huge five-star red flag involuntarily.An Jie doesn't consider himself a fanatical patriot, and he has no affection for the Chinese sports circle after working alone in the NBA.He was trained by the NCAA and has nothing to do with the domestic sports system.But when he carried the national flag on behalf of his country, An Jie felt that he and this country were still so inseparable!
An Jie couldn't help showing a smile. His height of 2 meters made the Chinese flag so eye-catching.

"This is the first time for An Jie to participate in the Olympic Games, and it is also the first time to serve as the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation. His mental outlook well interprets the demeanor of Chinese Olympic athletes! We hope that An Jie can take what he has achieved in the NBA arena. The success will continue to the Olympic Games! Let us wish the Chinese men's basketball team and other representative teams to achieve ideal results!"

An Jie couldn't remember exactly how the opening ceremony started and ended, or even how the torch was lit.He only remembered that he had goosebumps all over his body at that time, and the fanatical atmosphere, the sense of national pride flowing in his blood finally burst out that night.

Spain?pioneer?champion?Forget it, tonight, let An Jie enjoy it.

(End of this chapter)