After the Asian Championships, all members of the men's basketball team participated in the celebration banquet held by the Basketball Association. The whole banquet was full of bureaucracy www.biquge.info the players couldn't let go of it, let alone celebrate it crazily.

After the banquet, the national team announced its disbandment, and the players of the men's basketball team officially ended their journey to the Asian Championships. Since then, An Jie has been staying at home in China with his parents until the end of August. In September, as last year, the holidays are almost over, and AnJie must rush to the United States to take care of some things, after which he will join up with the Thunder.

In fact, the Chinese national team still has the Stankovic Cup to play after that, but when the Asian Championship has already been won, the Stankovic Cup is not very important in the last year. So An Jie and Yi Jianlian were able to leave the national team and report to their respective NBA teams.

Yi Jianlian's performance last season was decent, and everything is improving steadily except for too many injuries. However, for the sake of his main position, this pre-season training camp will be crucial for Yi Jianlian. The Nets are a rebuilding team where everyone has equal opportunities.

Although An Jie is certainly the main center of the Thunder team, this does not mean that he can relax in the preseason training camp. You must know that the goal of the Thunder this season is to make the playoffs. If you can't adjust to your best, it's hard to live up to expectations.

Of course, hitting the playoffs is not something for Anjie alone. As the team's general manager, Presti's reinforcement of the team is undoubtedly the most important thing that affects the Thunder's results.

First, after missing out on James Harden, Presti heeded Jeff Van Gundy's advice and selected Anjie's college teammate Andrew Morris with the seventh highest pick.

In fact, Presti didn't want to choose Morris at first, because this guy had a major injury in college, and he was playing more on his body, and his talent was far inferior to Anjie. But Jeff Van Gundy kept his advice to himself, believing Morris is a good player to help the team make the playoffs.

"I'll admit that Morris probably won't have much room to grow in the future, after all, his body is almost being developed to the limit. But he's willing to do the dirty work on the pitch and is very good at defending. Coupled with a strong body, if he can join the team, our weak interior line will be greatly strengthened. A defensive blue-collar interior line is exactly the Anjie assistant that Van Gundy likes.

When Presti drafted Andrew Morris, Serge Ibaka was almost desperate. A guy who coincides with his position is chosen, which means that Presti has given up on himself.

Trying to prove himself in the Spanish league but not getting a reward, it made Ibaka very depressed at that time.

However, on the first day of the free agent market, Ibaka received an offer from the Thunder.

Presti bought out the Spanish team's contract and signed Ibaka to a four-year contract with a standard rookie contract. For the first time, someone from the Republic of Congo was brought to the NBA stage.

A lot of people don't understand Presti's approach and why he would have to sign another Ibaka when he has Ange and Morris.

Yes, for starters, his approach would only make the Thunder's interior look crowded. But for the team as a whole, there are no problems at all with this signing.

In addition to the starters, the team's substitutions are also a link that must be strengthened. You can't always start and play smoothly, and as a result, the substitute inside line will give up the advantage as soon as it comes up. The selection of Morris and the signing of Ibaka at the same time are to prepare for the interior of the second team.

Both guys are rookies, and they're definitely willing to accept the substitution. This will not only promote a healthy competition between Morris and Ibaka, but also strengthen the interior of the bench.

After letting go of Robert Swift and Malik Rose, plus the original Nick Collison and Nenad Kostic, the Thunder's interior strength has risen instead of falling.

In addition to these two guys, Presti has also signed a number of outside players. For example, Shaun Livingston, a former high school genius, and Kevin Ollie, a veteran 37-year-old veteran. However, the strength of these guys is really not comparable to Morris and Ibaka, so Presti's signing has not set off much discussion.

Of course, some people come and some go, the veteran Atkins, who once supported Anjie in the locker room, did not renew his contract with the Thunder, and Robert Swift, Anjie's good helper at the end of the season, also chose to play in Europe.

Sooner or later, the people who are at a disadvantage will be eliminated by the stronger guys, and so on, and this is the status quo of survival in the NBA.

Presti's Thunder roster is tentatively finalized, after all, the Thunder have too few trade chips, so he can only strengthen the roster through free agent signing and drafting.

But these are secondary, whether the Thunder can make the playoffs depends on the performance of the Thunder in the new season.

Just when Presti finished a summer of work and was thinking about the Thunder Sanshao, Anjie also flew from China to the United States. The first stop, of course, is Ames City.

Since her last trip to China, the busy An Jie has not had time to meet Catherine. Now that the holidays are over, the new season is about to start.

In the period before the start of the training camp, An Jie decided to spend time with Catherine. After all, after the start of the season, the two had to live apart again.

During their time in Ames City, Anjie and Catherine had a very sweet time, after all, Xiao Bie was newly married, and both of them cherished this time together with each other.

After Catherine's identity was revealed, she also became a semi-public figure. And her stunning appearance in the All-Star Game also made many scouts pay attention to the NBA player's girlfriend.

"Model?" Anjie looked at Catherine in surprise, her blonde hair and blue eyes were still so charming.

"Yes, I've already been contacted by someone from IMG's modeling agency, and I'd like to hear your opinion. "Catherine and Anjie sat on the banks of the river, and the future of these two young people was becoming clearer and clearer.

"img?" An Jie doesn't understand the model circle at all.

"IMG is one of the largest modeling agencies in the world, do you think I'm a good model?" said Catherine and stood up.

"Of course you are the most beautiful in my eyes, but, do you like this profession?" Anjie made enough money to support Catherine for a lifetime, and he was fully capable of making Catherine a housewife like Peggy. But if that's not the life Catherine wants, then of course An Jie won't force it.

"I don't like it or not, but I can wear a lot of beautiful clothes as a model. Catherine smiled at An Jie, her thoughts were so simple.

"I want to try, after all, you've had so much success, I don't want to lose to you. Catherine leaned on Anjie's shoulder, which was very strong and full of security.

"Then let it go, my dear, I believe you can do it, just as you believe in me. ”

Mixed Chinese and American race, slender and full, with both American and Chinese physical features. Catherine, who has so many advantages, is not impossible to become a monk halfway to success.

A week passed quickly, and the two had to part again. Only now, Catherine is not as sad and sad as she used to be. Because she knows that this big boy will always think about herself and return to herself.

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On September 16, the Thunder's preseason training camp officially opened. Since An Jie has already honed the training of the Asian Championships, he still did not go to the summer league this time.

However, Westbrook, Morris and Ibaka all played in the Summer League and did well.

When An Jie walked into the long-awaited Chesapeake Energy Arena training ground on the afternoon of the 16th, there were already many players warming up on the field. Some of these faces are still those people, and some are very unfamiliar.

"Hey Ann! Why are you here!" Westbrook was the first to spot Angel, and when he heard Westbrook's shout, everyone looked towards the gate.

"How's the holidays going, Russell, hey Morris, I heard you played well in Summer League. Oh, did you see Kevin, why hasn't that guy arrived yet? At this moment, An Jie felt like he was coming home. He greeted people casually, and it felt even more intimate than facing his compatriots in the national team.

"Your big brother is fantastic, and we're definitely going to make the playoffs this season. Westbrook pointed at Morris, who smirked his muscles at Angel. That guy, the head is bigger than before.

"I said, the general manager must have chosen him. "The thought of being on the inside with Morris again in the new season makes Anjie excited, it's a dream come true.

"And my new friend, to introduce to you. His defense in Summer League made me almost think he was possessed by you. Westbrook led Angel through the crowd to a corner. Here, a muscular black player is practicing shooting alone.

"Hey, Serge, come and meet your new friend!" Westbrook is a self-acquaintance, and he seems to have a good relationship with everyone.

Ibaka stopped his movements when he heard someone call him, and turned his head to see that it was the yellow-skinned center who shone last season.

"Hello, my name is Serge Ibaka, it's a pleasure to meet you. "Ibaka has learned Spanish well, but her English needs to be improved. So far, he has basically only greeted people with this sentence.

"My name is Anjie and I'm excited to play together. Instead of shaking hands, Anjie punched Ibaka in the chest. An Jie has also learned a lot about the habits of foreigners.

After that, more and more people came to the training ground, and it became more and more noisy. Because the rosters of each team have not yet been determined, it is normal for there to be a large number of people. After all, after a training camp and a preseason, the entire league will lay off more than a hundred people. Before the season officially starts and the layoffs are made, it's okay to have as many people as a team train.

The Thunder Sanshao and the new team's Ibaka and Morris quickly got together, and Presti in the office on the second floor saw this scene and nodded reassuringly. The rookies were not convinced by each other and did not like each other, which was his biggest concern before.

Morris has a strong personality, but with An Jie here, he won't go to others to fight or anything.

Serge Ibaka came to the United States for the first time to play and was unfamiliar with the place, so he naturally had to keep his posture down.

When a man in a black suit pushed open the door of the training ground, the entire training ground immediately fell silent.

"It looks like you're all in good spirits! This training camp is not a small intensity, you guys get ready!" is Jeff Van Gundy, who has officially joined the team!

"Come on, boss, I'm worried that the intensity is too small for me to get back in shape!" Westbrook replied with a smile, and Van Gundy responded with a smile.

Although some role players have changed greatly, the Thunder are still the Thunder team that Van Gundy is familiar with. In his second season with this guy, Van Gundy is full of confidence!

With 47 wins, people say Van Gundy has done wonders. Narrowly reaching the playoffs with a "bad team" with three rookies as the core is simply an impossible feat for anyone else to accomplish.

Is it really a miracle? No, that's the embodiment of the strength of the Thunder team! In the playoffs, it should have belonged to Van Gundy and the Thunder Sanshao!

"Guys, get ready! we have only one goal for this season!" Van Gundy held up a finger.

"Playoffs!" replied at the same time, they skillfully high-fived each other, the journey of the new season has begun at this moment! )