After a series of transfer rumors, on September 25, the Trail Blazers once again became the center of the news. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But this time, the Trail Blazers made headlines not because of new players, but because the home of the Trail Blazers, the former Rose Garden, was officially renamed.

Paul Allen, the legend who teamed up with Bill Gates to build the Microsoft empire, is a businessman through and through.

Since he is a businessman, there is no way he can let the Trail Blazers lose money. This doesn't mean that Allen will cut back on the Trail Blazers' expenses, but he intends to use other ways to increase the Trail Blazers' income.

Now, the naming rights of NBA team venues have long been a sought-after thing. Companies and institutions will fight over the naming rights of a famous stadium.

And this summer, the Moda Health Association also joined the battle for the naming rights of the stadium.

Luckily, the newcomer Moda Health Association hit it off with Paul Allen, a business magnate. Moda Health won the naming rights for the Rose Garden Course for $4.2 million a year. Starting today, the home of the Trail Blazers will no longer be called the Rose Garden, but will be officially renamed the Moda Center.

The new name of the Trail Blazers' home court still has many insiders complaining about it. Matt, an expert at CBS, said: "What a perfect name Rose Garden is, now it's a Moda Center, it feels like a pharmacy name. ”

Indeed, the Moda Center is not as nice as the name Rose Garden. But the team's increased financial strength isn't necessarily a bad thing for the Trail Blazers.

Later, Paul Allen also came forward to say that the funds obtained from the cooperation with the Moda Health Association will be invested in the construction of the team's training facilities.

The Trail Blazers are a championship team, and the championship team is certainly a cash cow in the hands of businessmen. Paul Allen is not stupid, he can only give him a bigger return if he invests more money in the Trail Blazers.

Now, after selling the rights to the Rose Garden, Allen will receive $4.2 million a year to build up the team. Don't underestimate the figure of 4.2 million, maybe for people like Anjie and them with an annual salary of tens of millions, 4.2 million is indeed not big. But if you put this money on the upgrading of the team's facilities, it is already very generous.

Paul Allen is starting to make money, and Angel has to keep up with the times and keep up with the team owner.

Since Anjie had a lot to do this summer, Moslav didn't arrange too many business activities for him. But now, there is a series of activities An Jie has to participate, that is, the promotion of the second generation of the way of the center.

Nike worked overtime, and finally made the second generation of the way of the center before the heat of Anjie's championship dissipated.

When the new sneakers were launched, the first thing Anjie had to do was shoot an advertisement. After that, on-site signing sessions were held in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and other cities.

An Jie, who has not participated in commercial activities for a long time, was a little caught off guard by this series of things, but the design of the new sneakers still made An Jie very satisfied.

The second-generation sneakers have surpassed a generation in all aspects, and Nike has successfully surpassed Adidas, endorsed by Howard, and become the largest manufacturer of interior shoes with Anjie's center road series.

Advertisements for the Way of the Center II were broadcast on television stations in various countries and regions, and the shoes were also on sale as expected by Nike.

In recent years, Nike has invested a lot of money in Anjie, but if Anjie has some achievements, the reward terms signed by the two parties will take effect, and the contract will prompt Nike to pay Anjie a large amount of reward fees.

Moslav is indeed subtle, and his presence has allowed Anjie to increase his income by at least three or four times his annual income. But this doesn't mean that Nike is stupid, if it weren't for Anjie making them a lot of money, they wouldn't have given Anjie such preferential treatment.

The second generation of the center forward is once again a big hit all over the world, and even in Asia, which usually has little purchasing power, this time it has also bought a large number of sneakers.

Back then, not many people probably knew that Yao Ming was the spokesperson of Reebok. And Yao Ming's sneakers, the sales are also very unoptimistic.

But now, AnJie's Way of the Center series is a global hit. The "tradition" of the center not having shoes was also broken by An Jie in one fell swoop.

It turns out that strength is always the criterion that determines the situation. When Anjie has stronger strength than Yao Ming, when Nike has stronger strength than Reebok. The ending of the global blockbuster is simply expected.

An Jie's series of business activities allowed him to warm up for his new season. Even though the Trail Blazers didn't have any big moves this summer, they still made up one of the most anticipated teams of the new season.

Everyone expects the Trail Blazers to successfully defend their title in the new season, even if Westbrook returns from injury next season, even if the combination of Warcraft and Harden will change the situation in the West, even if the Nets form a crash championship, even if the Heat Big Three regroup.

In front of the powerful pioneers, these opponents are not so terrifying.

With everyone's expectations, the time has come to October, and the pre-game training camp for the new season of the Trail Blazers has officially begun.

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Aaron Crabbe excitedly practiced shooting in the Rose Garden, no, what should now be called the Moda Center.

As a second-round pick, Crabbe's biggest dream right now is not to be like Kobe and Jordan, but to try to survive in the NBA.

Fortunately, the 1.98-meter-tall guard successfully passed the summer league experience and successfully signed with the Trail Blazers.

But he knows he still has a long way to go in the NBA. It's a league of the jungle, not to mention that the Trail Blazers are a championship team. Championship teams usually don't have much time to develop rookies, so Crabbe has to be able to do it right away if he wants to survive.

The basketball hit one after the other, and it looked like Kraby was used to the NBA's farther three-point line. On your first day of official training in the NBA, you must not mess up!

Just as Crabbe was about to make another move, the door to the training ground was suddenly pushed open. The incoming sound startled Crabbe, and he missed his three-point shot.

Crabbe looked at the seeker and suddenly felt that something was wrong. An Jie was standing at the entrance of the training ground at this time, and he had just successfully performed a shooting iron in front of the star of the Trail Blazers.

"Are you...... "Angel found himself a little unfamiliar with the guy in front of him, and since the Trail Blazers were a championship team, they didn't have too high a draft pick. So this year, Anjie didn't care too much about the Trail Blazers' draft. He only vaguely remembers that in the end it seemed to be this guy who passed the summer league experience and successfully signed with the team.

"Crabbe, Aaron Crabbe!" The rookie guard stood nervously in front of An Jie, everyone knew that An Jie's training requirements were notoriously strict, and perhaps his missed shot just now had left a bad impression on An Jie.

"Welcome to the Trailblazers, man. However, unexpectedly, An Jie was not dissatisfied, but shook hands with Crabbe cordially with a smile.

"The moment I opened the door, I saw that your shooting motion seemed a little disjointed. An Jie practiced shooting on his own while talking to Crabbe.

"Forehead ......" Crabbe was sweating profusely, and An Jie really saw it!

"I'll talk to the coach later, and ask them to give you more training on distracting shots. You know, in the NBA game, the noise around you can be thousands of times louder than the door opening just now. I've seen your scouting reports and game footage, come on man, the Trail Blazers are sorely short of pure three-point shooters. And if you can play your part, it will be the perfect complement to our vacancy. ”

Crabbe didn't expect that An Jie, the double MVP, would go to watch a second-round scouting report and game video. Everyone wants to be valued, even if it's just a second-round show.

When Crabbe gets the attention and respect he deserves, he puts all his energy into training and competing.

An Jie knew this, so he said this to Crabbe.

After a while, more and more people gathered in the training ground. Andre Miller has brought a small gift to everyone, and the veteran who has been on many teams knows how to get closer to his new team-mates.

Robin Lopez still has an unruly appearance, and he doesn't seem to have a problem getting along with his new teammates. As for how to coexist between him and An Jie, it may have to be adjusted slowly through time.

The rest are basically old faces. Of course, there are also some people who were partying together in the locker room a few months ago and have not reappeared in this familiar venue. For example, Fisher and Jeffries, who chose to retire with the Trail Blazers, and Hickson, who left for a better future......

But that's the way the NBA is, players always come and go. An Jie has long been accustomed to this. At that time, he also thought that he could create brilliance together with Westbrook and Durant, but he didn't expect Portland to reach the top.

Looking at his energetic teammates, An Jie couldn't help but smirk.

"What's wrong with you, boy, grinning at a bunch of big men. Ricard's joke made everyone relax a lot.

"Hehe, I just think that our defense of the title is stable!" An Jie replied confidently.

Training camp has begun, and every team is back in the running.

Whether it's the champion or the bottom, whether it's a traditional giant or a rising dark horse. From now on, everything is back to zero.

27 consecutive wins, double MVP, overall championship...... All these honors are a thing of the past.

Now, brilliance has to be recreated step by step!

The 2013-2014 season is Anjie's sixth year in the NBA. The legend of the giants is far from over!

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Attached: Portland Trail Blazers 2013-2014 Season Player Roster:

Centers: Anjie, Robin Lopez, Meyers Leonard

Power forwards: LaMarcus Aldridge, Thomas Robinson

Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Nicolas Batum, Dorrell White, Victor Clavier

Shooting guards: Wesley Matthews, Conteney Lee, Aaron Crabbe

Point guards: Damion Lillard, Andre Miller, Earl Watson