Chapter 303: Portland's Plan

"You also know sir, you don't have any experience coaching professionally. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info I said, I observed you in the first place just to make you the head coach. But I've also told you that it's not now when you're going to be a manager. "In Portland, Oregon, USA, inside the world-famous Rose Garden Course, Trail Blazers general manager Nell Brown. Orsi was negotiating with a young man sitting across from him.

"I think I understand what you've told me, and I've been thinking about it for a whole year. But I still want to say, I'm not a goddamn assistant coach. "The man who negotiates with Orsi is not really young, but in the position of head coach, he can definitely be called a young coach.

"George. Your self-confidence, Mr. Ricard, is also one of the things I admire about you. But the NBA is different from the NCAA, and I want you to be humble and learn for a while, rather than just pick up a gun and go into battle without preparation. "Orsi knows the character of this guy Rickard, and maybe when he first came into contact with him, he came into contact with a time bomb that he couldn't shake off.

"How do you know I'm not ready? During my tenure, the Iowa State Cyclones made the March Madness tournament every year. You know the Cyclones aren't big clubs, and we've never had a strong squad. But I dare to put words here, if you change someone else, they may not be able to do this! Rickard just didn't want to back down, he was in the NCAA well, but the Trail Blazers suddenly ran out and told themselves that they were interested in bringing Rickard to the NBA. Now that the words have been released and your enthusiasm has been mobilized, then don't engage in any false assistant coaching. Being the head coach of the team and directly controlling the team's tactics is the only condition that Ricard needs.

"I knew you were like Mr. Ricard, I knew it." Orsi hugged his head, Riccard's temper was clear. This kind of thing, he didn't think about it in his head. But what in the end? Orsi never thought about it.

"It's not impossible to be the head coach directly, as long as you can help us match a transfer, I guarantee that the position of head coach is yours!" Orsie's eyes suddenly lit up and he found a way to get the best of both worlds. The reason why he wanted Ricard to take over was that he saw that Ricard was very good at using a center forward.

But now that Oden is almost gone, it is not clear how much more role Rickard can play in Orsey. But at least on this matter, Riccard has the advantage over everyone in this league.

"Let me match a transfer? Mr. Orsie, I don't have any experience or connections in the NBA, so if you don't accept my terms, just say it, don't embarrass me. Rickard was ready to get up and leave, and sure enough, coaching an NBA team as a head coach can really only be a dream.

"No, Mr. Ricard, please hear me out. Do you know which team we made a transfer offer to? Oklahoma City Thunder! Do you know who we want? We want Anjie! As long as you can get Ann to join the Trail Blazers, the whole team will be at your disposal! I promise that the management will not interfere with your tactics and transfer strategy, as long as you do the above! It's not that Orsi doesn't know how good Riccard and Anjie are, anyway, now that the Trail Blazers have lost both Roy and Oden, they are completely in the stage of overturning and rebuilding. In this case, there is no shortage of options to try the combination of Anjie and Ricard. Anyway, before that An Jie was injured, he was one of the most powerful centers in the league! Riccard, on the other hand, is the guy who will use that center forward the most.

After listening to Orsie, Ricard suddenly fell silent. He was first shocked that the Thunder wanted to trade Angel, but seconds later, he was considering the feasibility of such a thing. Of course, there is also the trajectory of the team after he joined forces with An Jie.

"Let's sign a non-guarantee contract first, and the contract should indicate that if AnJie can't join, I will quit. If An Jie joins, I will be the coach, and any transfer strategy, employment strategy and tactics of the team will be under my command. After a long time, Ricard finally spoke. Ricard doesn't want to be dictated by management, and since he wants to be a manager, he has to be a manager who can really control the team.

A season or two ago, the Trail Blazers would certainly not accept this "overlord clause". But now, in order to get the team back on track, Orsi is willing to try any method and make any compromise.

"No problem, coach, I'll draft the contract!" Orsi replied firmly, at least for now, the pioneers have a general direction for reconstruction.

So a day later, Rickard waited at home for a day's call. Finally, at nine o'clock in the evening, An Jie called himself as expected.

"Ann, you tell me. After going through so much, do you want to make money easily, or do you still crave honor, victory, and championships! In other words, do you still want to win? "Not just for himself, but for Anjie, Rickard has to make this deal.

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Two men who had already parted ways got together again for various reasons. Orsi couldn't have imagined that Rickard would be able to snatch Angel from the Rockets and Mavericks. It seems that the personal relationship between these two guys is much better than he expected.

The Trail Blazers' trade proposal may have been pressed to the bottom by Presti and Muslav. But now, they have become the first team to come into contact with Anjie.

"My client's conditions are very clear, first of all, he has to make sure that Mr. Ricard coaches the Trail Blazers for at least three years before he joins. Second, the Trail Blazers needed an early contract extension with my client. Orsi invited Ricard, Muslav, and Anjie himself to a valuable local Western restaurant in Portland. He had hoped that the two sides would talk over a drink while eating, but Muslav had just met with Orsi and went straight to the point.

This is the Muslavic way of doing things, without any mud. In fact, the first condition was added by Angeli, but the second condition was added by Muslav himself. Managers don't just have to think about whether the players are playing happily, but how much money Anjie can make is the focus of Moslav's efforts.

"I can meet the first condition, but the early renewal of the contract is still up for debate. As long as Ahn is doing as expected this season, we will naturally sign him next summer. And if Ann does well this season, he can get a bigger contract next year. Orsi also didn't know what to expect from An Jie, who hadn't played for a whole year, and he didn't want to spend a lot of money, so he ended up putting a garbage contract on the team.

"We are willing to make compromises, and the rest is up to you and Mr. Presti to negotiate." Everything that Muslav can do has been done, and now, it's up to Presti to accept the deal.

"Don't worry, Mr. Moslav, we have already reached an agreement on Presti's side. As long as you and Mr. An let go, the deal can be made at any time. Hey, here's the food, please dine first, this restaurant's veal is very famous throughout Portland. Presti's willingness to give Anjie these options proves that he feels that the chips of these teams can make him happy. It was also in line with the principle of respect for An Jie that he gave An Jie the freedom to choose within a certain range.

"We're going to make it, Ann!" Rickard raised his glass, he couldn't wait to make his debut with Angel in the new season.

"I trust you, chief." Anjie also raised his glass and bumped it with Ricard, but Anjie's glass was filled with juice.

The deal has been reached verbally, and Anjie should be happy that he has found a good new owner. But on the plane back to Oklahoma, Anjie couldn't be happier.

Early the next morning, Presti called An Jie into the office alone and told him that the deal had been reached and that he had to discuss with An Jie when the official news would be given.

"Just tomorrow, today, let me be a member of the Thunder team on the last day." After saying this, Angel turned and left Presti's office. There is very little news about the outside world of this lightning transfer, and several media have broken the news, but they have all been forgotten by the public. Only An Jie knew that he really wanted to say goodbye to this familiar place, this place where he had worked hard for three years.

"Why are you so late today?" Seeing Ann Jie appear on the training ground, Westbrook suddenly screamed. Usually An Jie is the first to arrive, but today it was only ten minutes before the start of training that An Jie stepped onto the court.

"I slept late yesterday and almost couldn't get up today." Angel squeezed a hard smile at Westbrook.

"I said you kid, you've been recuperating from your injuries for a year, and you've become lazy. Hey, it's the season opener tomorrow, so we're going to have to make a name for ourselves! Westbrook patted An Jie's chest, but An Jie's eyes suddenly became rosy.

"Damn, what's wrong with you kid!?" Westbrook was taken aback, and he thought there was something wrong with Anjie's eyes.

"We ...... We can't play tomorrow's opener together, Russell......"

"What does that mean?" Westbrook suddenly put away his hippie smile, and he realized that something seemed wrong.

"I'm leaving Oklahoma tomorrow, I'm being traded."

"What!? You're traded!? Westbrook almost shouted the words in a loud voice, and now, the entire training ground is echoed by Westbrook. Everyone also stopped what they were doing and turned their faces to look at An Jie.

"What's going on!?" Durant was the first to come over, it wasn't that he hadn't heard of the scandal about trading Anjie, but he never thought it would become a reality.

"Mr. Presti has reached an agreement with the Trail Blazers, and after today, I will be a player with the Trail Blazers." An Jie said, a tear fell to the floor. An Jie has endured countless hardships and spent countless hours and energy on this training ground. An Jie has always only let his sweat drip on this floor, but today, An Jie didn't hold back.

"Is this true?" Even Van Gundy, who had always been calm, was surprised at this moment.

"Yes, the deal is done. Tomorrow, the Thunder will officially announce the news. ”

"Damn it!" Before An Jie could finish speaking, Morris rushed up from behind and hugged An Jie. After that, everyone gathered around An Jie, including Van Gundy, and everyone hugged An Jie inside.

Presti shook his head helplessly as he saw what was happening on the training ground through the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office. It's not that he doesn't talk about human feelings, but the NBA is a league that has no human touch to talk about. Which do you choose, champion or human touch? Presti just made a choice that most people would make.

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"This is Duncan's last chance! Cover! Ann finished the cap! The Thunder won, and the Thunder picked up the Spurs! Angai dropped Duncan's lore ball! ”

"Is Ann going to attack!? No, it's a pass! KD, Kevin. Durant! The ball is in! God, he did it, he did it! Lore! Ann's pass, Durant's shot, the perfect lore! ”

Westbrook was lightning fast, he slashed across the basketball court, and Anjie's pass seemed to be a little bigger! No! Westbrook catches up with the ball and smashes it hard! Oh! My God! This kind of passing is completely tailor-made for Westerbrook! ”

"Ann was brought down by Stoudemire! It's Morris! Morris was the first to rush up and fight for a hit! ”

"Jeff. Coach Van Gundy fainted in the locker room yesterday, supposedly because of high blood pressure"

"The Thunder made it to the Western Conference semifinals! Watch out, Oklahoma's blue-and-white lightning is coming! ”......

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In the past three years with the Thunder, An Jie has too many memories. These voices were replayed in An Jie's ears over and over again. Today he is still a member of the Thunder team, and today, he can still enjoy the glorious moments that belong to him and the Thunder team.

It's time, it's time to end the good times of your youth and ignorance. The Oklahoma City Thunder is just a dream for Anjie's fledgling.

The brilliance of blue and white lightning will be lacking from now on.

However, from now on, the light that branched out from the Thunder team ushered in a new starting point of its own. Take on a new, unknown challenge, and who can guarantee that the light that branches out will not shine brighter?

Maybe a month, maybe a season, maybe years. The answer will always be known.