On the banks of the Tuke River in the Calvados department of the Lower Normandy region of France, there is a small French town with simple folk customs. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Unlike cosmopolitan cities such as Paris, Syracuse does not have majestic buildings and does not have bustling neighborhoods. From a Chinese perspective, it's more like a town than a city.

The retro but characterful squat buildings and the scars of the Second World War give this small French town a strong sense of history. It's true that this is a tourist destination in France, but Anjie's trip to France is not to enjoy the unique scenery of Lixue.

"Derek Fischer joins the Trail Blazers with a base salary, and Anjie's team is upgraded again!"

Fischer: It's going to be a lot of fun to work with. ”

Anjie was sitting in an old European-style bungalow reading through the newspapers, and most of the sports section of French newspapers was dominated by football news. But Anjie was still in a corner and saw the news of Fischer joining the Trail Blazers.

A few days ago in Los Angeles, Angel didn't expect the plan to recruit Fischer to go so smoothly. He thought that Fischer had wanted to retreat into the background, but he didn't expect that Fischer was actually still full of strong desire to play. Perhaps it was the Thunder's run to the Western Conference Finals last season that rekindled the veteran's championship heart.

Fischer invited Anjie to play in Los Angeles for one night, and the next day, the two hit it off, and Fischer decided to don the Trail Blazers jersey and assist Anjie next season.

The lightning signing is the best interpretation of Fischel's joining the Trail Blazers. But today Anjie comes to France, I'm afraid the situation will not be so smooth.

"The snacks are ready, let's try them. A woman with a strong French accent smiled at An Jie in broken English, An Jie nodded politely, said thank you, and picked up a piece of dim sum and tasted it.

The most authentic afternoon tea in France is not in a five-star luxury restaurant, but in the French people.

"How's it taste?" said the hostess's English very slowly.

"Simply amazing, thank you again for your hospitality, ma'am. "Anjie's polite demeanor towards this woman makes it impossible to associate him with an NBA star or a butcher on the court.

"Hey, Mom. Just then, a tall man walked into the room. He kissed his mother's cheek affectionately, and then his eyes fell on An Jie.

"Sorry Ann for keeping you waiting. I didn't know until I was coming, so I had to come from out of town. The tall, inch-headed Frenchman sat down across from Anjie, and the hostess knew what to talk about between the two men, so she left the restaurant alone.

The atmosphere was suddenly a little awkward, because it was the first time that An Jie and this man had met alone in private, and the two had not had much contact before. The Frenchman rubbed his hands together, picked up the teacup and took a sip, intending to speak to break the awkward silence.

"Are you here for a tour, are you here to visit?" The French man, unlike his hostess, spoke English so fluently that it was impossible to hear his French accent.

"No, I'm here specifically for you. Batum, I'm here to invite you back to the Trail Blazers!" Anjie stared at Nicholas Batum seriously, Batum held the teacup and was stunned for a second, then slowly lowered the teacup.

"You have to know Ann, the team didn't hesitate to sell me out for you. I love the Trail Blazers, and I have an affection for it. But I have to say that this trade broke my heart. Seeing An Jie open the door and see the window, Batum did not beat around the bush.

"I know, I know, I was sold by the Kings, I was sold by the Thunder, and I was just as uncomfortable. Sometimes management has to give up something else in order to get something. But what he gave up was not necessarily unprecious. I think Mr. Orsi was forced to put you on the transfer list. An Jie looked out the window, Syracuse looked so fresh and beautiful in this windy and sunny climate. An Jie hopes that he can leave with a good result when he comes here today.

"But the fact is, I'm still being sold, you know what it's like to be dropped by a team that gives it all in! I've had a good time with the Thunder, we made the Finals last season, and I'm actually in talks with the Thunder about a contract extension. Ann, why do you think I'm going to rejoin the Trail Blazers? I appreciate your visit, but I'm afraid I'm going to let you down. ”

"One, Mr. Orsi will offer you a higher price than the Thunder to renew your contract. Oden and Roy have both left the team at the end of their contracts this season, and the departures of Gerard Wallace and Raymond Filton have also saved a lot of salary space for the team. The contract you get will definitely be a sincere contract. Secondly, the fact that I am here in person is a testament to how important you are to the team. On the Thunder, Kevin is the one who controls the whole picture, and you play very little playing time off the bench, but if you join the Trail Blazers, Iguodala won't play longer as a starter than Durant anyway, so you can get more opportunities. Anjie sincerely said the conditions he brought, indeed, it is not easy for a player to join a team that abandoned him last season. But Anjie, with a higher price and a sincere attitude, is not impossible to convince the Frenchman.

"Come on Batum, you can see that Mr. Orsi has been in a lot of action this summer. You know what that means, we're going to be a champion next season! We can't do that without you! I invite you back to the Trail Blazers, I need your help, and the City of Tears needs your help. Just give the Trail Blazers a chance and let's have you again. ”

"I ...... I'll think about it, I'll think about it. Batum wavered, An Jie smiled slightly, he didn't intend to make Batum agree to himself immediately. Now in this way, AnJie has achieved its goal.

Subsequently, Anjie stayed at Batum's house and ate French home-cooked food made by Batum's mother. During this time, Anjie and Batum talked about a lot of things outside of basketball. And these two young people also found that they actually have so many common topics between them.

After the meal, Batum took Anjie to the ancient city of Lixue for a walkaround. The next day, Anjie left by plane, and Batum personally saw Anjie off. This trip to France was quite pleasant, but An Jie hopes that the most important purpose of this trip must be successful!

Now that it's the end of August, there aren't many strong players on the free agent market who don't have a home yet. If Batum finally decides to renew his contract with the Thunder, there are few options left for the Trail Blazers.

But An Jie has done everything he should do, he is still a player, and lobbying others to join the team is just a side hustle. If Anjie wants to shine and win glory next season, hard training is the last word.

Unlike in the past, this summer Anjie did not run around, but spent a lot of money to invite several famous trainers from Quanmei to Portland to conduct special many-to-one training for Anjie in Portland.

Although An Jie is on vacation, every day is no different from when the season starts. The training plan developed by the trainers for Anjie even deprived Anjie of the right to eat freely.

Stronger, faster, harder. That's the kind of progress this group of trainers hopes to bring to Anjie. As for basketball skills, there are few people on this planet who can guide An Jie, and even in the area of basket footsteps, Olajuwon can no longer provide much help to An Jie.

But in many details of technical movements, the young An Jie did not do well enough. For example, protecting the ball when breaking through, self-protection after being violated, and power action when hitting the back. These details have become Anjie's focus on practicing this summer in addition to his physique.

Time has passed like this for more than half a month, and the NBA league is still undergoing earth-shaking changes in this half month. The Lakers formed a terrifying F4, with James Harden and the Rockets secretly in mind...... But in this wonderful transfer story, the Trail Blazers have disappeared for a long time.

Now, the Trail Blazers' roster has been basically built. But there was one more person, Anjie and Orsi, who had been waiting for his reply.

Finally, after a day of training, An Jie turned on his phone and saw three missed calls from Batum. An Jie immediately called over, for fear that Batum would change his mind!

"Hey man, I didn't put my training phone on me just now!How about it!Are you ready to decide!?" After answering the phone, An Jie asked anxiously.

"I think time can't be delayed any longer. Hey, you're going to let me go home with the championship, right?" said Batum on the other side of the phone, with a slight smile in his voice. Higher wages, more opportunities, and a genuine attitude from the Trail Blazers. You know, not everyone will be personally invited by the team's leading stars. In the process, Batum was respected enough. All this made Batum, who was already very reluctant to Portland, decide to return!

"YES!" An Jie shouted excitedly throughout the training ground. "You won't regret it, buddy, I promise! Hey, I'm going to tell Mr. Orsi the good news now, and he'll talk to you about signing right away!"

Anjie excitedly drove his RX-7 through the labyrinthine streets of Portland, he couldn't wait, this was the first time he felt that his car was so slow!

"I have good news for you!" Anjie pushed open the door of Orsi's office.

"What a coincidence? I have good news. Orsi's expression was calm, this guy should have heard the wind.

"Your news is definitely not as exciting as mine!Nicholas Batum, decided to return to Portland!" Anjie propped himself up on Orsi's desk. He looked at Orsi's expression expectantly, but he didn't see Orsi become surprised.

"It's time for me to talk about my news, I just finished talking to Divac on the phone. Next season, he will join the Portland Trail Blazers as the team's assistant coach. After Orsi finished speaking, he smiled at Anjie. Sure enough, the expression of surprise fell on An Jie's face.

It's bound to be a crazy summer, and the Trail Blazers have changed dramatically from last season!