Chapter 301: The Three Lesser Oklahoma Less
"Transfer!?" With only four days to go until the start of the new season, Anjie is ready to create brilliance with the Thunder. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info But at this juncture, An Jie actually received such a news.
"Mr. Moslav, you must be mistaken!?" Morris asked loudly, snatching the phone. Although he has only played in the NBA for two years, Morris has seen quite a few people come and go. But he didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen to his good brother.
"I've been talking to Presti for a long time, and I'm sure that's what the Thunder are thinking at the moment. Ann, I'll fly back to Oklahoma tomorrow morning, and you and I will talk to Presti about it in person. If you can, find the next home you'd like to go to. Specifically, we'll see you tomorrow. Moslav changed his clothes while talking on the phone, and his concerns were right, there was a reason why Presti's shrewd guy didn't renew his contract with Anjie early.
After the phone was over, no one at the table dared to make a sound. Everyone's eyes fell on An Jie to see how the person concerned would react.
However, Anjie was still stiff with his knife and fork, and he was still digesting everything that Moslav had just said. Transfer, find a good next home...... He heard it right, he waited for a year, but he and the Thunder team still couldn't reunite.
"We ...... Let's continue eating, haha......" An Jie struggled to squeeze out a smile at a table of people, and everyone echoed him and began to move his knife and fork. But then, the joyful Christmas atmosphere disappeared without a trace, and it never returned.
During the meal, Anjie kept staring out the window, afraid that he would be the last time he would see a scene like Oklahoma. He was reluctant to let go of any scenery here.
It was a happy Christmas Eve, but in the end it ended with everyone's displeasure. After Anjie sent Catherine and Bearded back to the hotel, she walked into the room alone.
When An Jie was abandoned by the king, it was Thunder who accepted him. Originally, this was about to be Anjie's fourth year of playing for the Thunder team, in the first two years, the Thunder and Anjie grew together, and last year, Anjie was reimbursed for the season, but he believes that he will definitely be an indispensable part of the Thunder team, and in the team, there is a place for Anjie at any time. Unexpectedly, the NBA is really an impersonal business league.
I don't know how late it was, An Jie was still asleep in a daze. However, An Jie felt that he had just closed his eyes and woke up.
The sky was still gray, and the clock on the watch had just pointed to the "6" position. Even though it was a cold winter, An Jie had no sleep.
He lifted the quilt immediately, quickly washed up, changed clothes, and drove towards the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Outside the Chesapeake Energy Arena, there is also a large poster of Anjie. But he was originally in the middle, but now he is on the edge of the team. An Jie knew that the order of the posters did not mean anything, but at this moment, all the hints would make An Jie think wildly.
"Coming?" The doorman of the Chesapeake Energy Arena greeted An Jie familiarly, and seeing this, An Jie's heart suddenly became more sad.
Everything here is too familiar to An Jie, and familiarity has become part of his living habits. But now, he's going in to talk about leaving.
Angel walked to Presti's office, only to find Moslav waiting at the door. The two didn't speak, just gave each other a nod. After that, Muslav knocked on the door of Presti's office.
"It's been a long time. "Anjie and Muslav were worried that they would come too early, but they didn't know that Presti was waiting here for a long time.
"Mr. Presti, you have to explain to me that we have worked well together in the past three years!" Muslav was not the kind of person to beat around the bush, and as soon as he walked into the office, he cut straight to the point.
"Ahn is a really good player and his contribution to the Thunder is huge. But IMHO, there is no place for the current Thunder. Presti saw that Muslav was outspoken and no longer polite.
"If it was younger, maybe Ann, KD and Russell would still be able to coexist. But as you can see, the Thunder are all running around Kevin and Russell right now, and even Bledsoe can only get the ball off the bench. If Ann joins again, the distribution of the ball will be very problematic. Although we were in the Western Conference Finals last season, the Thunder's roster was strong enough. And ......" Speaking of which, Presti paused and looked at Anjie and Moslav's reactions.
"And Ann's injury makes me very uneasy. Although he had meniscus repair surgery, as far as I know, Ann still had two enhanced repair surgeries that he had not done, which means that Ann is now playing with an injured leg that has not fully recovered. Secondly, everyone has seen Yao's retirement some time ago, and I believe everyone is very sorry, including me. If it weren't for the injury, Yao would definitely have the ability to become one of the greatest players in the league. But the injury problem of the Chinese is too serious, Ann has not played in full attendance in any season until now, his ankle may have been very fragile, and now with a meniscus injury, I really dare not take this risk to use Ann. As you know, what the Thunder need right now is to challenge for a championship. If someone drops the chain on the way, the impact on the team is too great. As a team aiming for a championship, we can't afford to take that risk. Presti told all the truth in one breath, and in the final analysis, Presti was afraid that Anjie would become the next Yao Ming, or even Oden. Many rookies on the Thunder team are facing contract renewal problems next season, if he just renewed Anjie at a high price, but Anjie has been stopping, then who else would be willing to take over Anjie's contract.
Instead of waiting for Anjie's contract to expire and be poached, it is better to trade Anjie now, so that it can be exchanged for some useful spells.
All of these reasons, big and small, led Presti to make today's decision.
"Ann?" Muslav looked at Angel, he wanted Ann Jie to say something, even if it was just something. As long as Anjie speaks, Muslav will fight to the end with Presti. However, An Jie just waved his hand slightly. Anjie actually wants to stay, but what's the use of wanting to? Just like in the Kings, the current Thunder don't need him.
"What choice do we have. Seeing Anjie's reaction, Muslav set his sights on Presti again, and he had prepared a lot of arguments to persuade Presti to let Anjie stay. But he didn't expect An Jie to accept this fact so quickly.
"There are several teams that have expressed interest in Ahn, and their chips have made me very interested in closing the deal. Presti said, pulling out a few papers and handing them to Moslav. If these things had been put in last year, Presti wouldn't have wanted to look at them. But for AnJie now, there is no shortage of these deals as an option.
Moslav looked through the information at random, and almost all of these teams contacted him, but Muslav rejected them at the time. Unexpectedly, now I have to seriously consider An Jie's next stop.
"Ander and I have to go back to research, and until then, I hope Ann can continue to train with the Thunder. Remember, until he left, he was still part of the Thunder team. "Moslav doesn't want to affect Anjie's competitive state because of the transfer, and Anjie still has to have the training that he should have.
"I can guarantee that. ā
"Let's go, Ann, you go to training, and after the training, I'll discuss it with you at your house. Muslav pushed the door open and walked straight out of the office. actually An Jie compromised, so what he could do was to find the most suitable next home for An Jie. As for everything about the Thunder, from now on it has nothing to do with him Muslav.
When An Jie stepped into the training ground again, his teammates still greeted him cordially, and Van Gundy still smiled proudly at him. It's all still so familiar, it's all still so beautiful. But at the moment, only Anjie and Morris know that his days here are numbered.
In today's training, An Jie's state is still the same as before. He seems to have lost the dominance of the year, and has been frequently beaten by Bledsoe for wonderful breakthroughs. But no one will blame him, on the contrary, Durant and Westbrook have been encouraging Anjie, and Van Gundy has also made Anjie relax again and again. Maybe only Presti thinks Anjie is no longer a member of the Thunder team, but Anjie's teammates and coaches have never excluded him from beginning to end.
There are only three days before the start of the new season, and the Thunder, who have Anjie's return, are still as confident as in previous years. But Anjie and Morris were the ones who had the least smiles, because only the two of them knew what was going to happen next.
"What's the matter, Ann, I don't think you're happy today. When he was changing clothes in the locker room after training, Westbrook suddenly sat down next to Anjie.
"No, I'm excited to be back. Anjie looked at Westbrook, this guy entered the NBA with himself and worked hard with the Thunder. But just because of the gap of that year, Westbrook is now considered a superstar, and he Anjie has become an "X" factor.
"Hehe, that's good, I thought you were scared. I said that the butcher is not afraid of anything. Come on, Ann, isn't it just a season of injury? Let that group of idiots take a good look at the demeanor of our Thunder Three Less. Westbrook put his arm around Angel's shoulders and laughed wildly.
"Hey Russell, how would you feel if I left the Thunder one day. Suddenly, Angel asked Westbrook this question. He didn't know why he was asking, but he knew that he really couldn't bear this group of guys.
"No way, man, we said in the first season, we're going to win the championship together! You don't want to run away, never think about it!" Westbrook didn't think about it at all, he thought Angel was joking with himself.
"You don't have to go away, you're going to go, and Russell guy won't be able to pass the ball. Durant, who heard the conversation between the two, also came up to join in the fun.
"Don't worry, Morris and I are going to grab the offensive rebound. Ibaka also complained about Westbrook's shooting percentage.
After "you guys ......", the Thunder's locker room once again became the scene of a group of men in their twenties.
"Oh my God, did I get into the basketball locker room at some elementary school?" Van Gundy had just pushed open the door when he saw a group of tall men chasing each other.
Anjie looked at what was happening in front of him, smiled wryly and shook his head, Westbrook, Durant, Sephorosa, Nick Collisson, Serge Ibaka, Morris, Van Gundy...... These guys, who have been fighting side by side with themselves for three years. Now, it's time to say goodbye.
"Russell, Ann, you say...... Is it possible for the three of us to win the championship?"
Anjie still remembers his first season, on a sunny afternoon, Durant looked at the sky and asked Anjie and Westbrook this sentence.
At that time, the three of them were ambitious and felt that nothing was impossible in this world. But for now, Anjie can answer that question.
Maybe...... Maybe really..... It's impossible, maybe the Thunder three are really impossible to win the championship together. Maybe the three less thunders have become history......