In the blink of an eye, the footprints of summer accompanied An Jie to September. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Winning the O'Brien Trophy seems to be right in front of you, but in reality, it's less than two months before the start of the NBA season.

Championship Parade, Wedding, Asian Championships, Africa Tour, Special Training Camps...... The summer after winning the championship is undoubtedly the most abundant summer for Anjie.

But no matter how colorful this summer holiday is, it's time to take care of it.

September is not only a holiday for the players, but also a change in their future.

What team to play for next season is something that players have to think about now. If you don't make it to the team's training camp in October, it will be very bad for the players.

Therefore, September is also a month of explosion of various transfer information.

As soon as An Jie returned from the training camp, he received bad news. One of the pieces of the championship puzzle for the Trail Blazers last season, rotation interior J.J. Hickson did not renew his contract with the Trail Blazers, but accepted a three-year, 16.14 million mid-range contract offered by the Nuggets.

In this world, not all players will fight for the championship. Maybe before, Hickson would have chosen to join a competitive team. But when he wins a championship, the performance opportunity and the size of the contract are the criteria that determine how Hickson will stay.

This guy, who never dreamed that he could become famous, "accidentally" won a championship trophy under the leadership of An Jie. The experience of winning the championship this time was enough for Hickson.

In the Trail Blazers, he can only play as a substitute for Aldridge and Anjie for the rest of his life, and more often than not, he can only play the No. 4 position that he doesn't like. But in the starless Nuggets, he was guaranteed a starting five spot. And, the price of 16.14 million offered by the Nuggets is Nel. Orsi would never use it on Hickson.

Orsi has to make sure that Angel, Aldridge, Iguodala and Lillard can stay in Portland for an extended period of time, so he doesn't go too big for anyone else.

For this reason, Hickson chose to leave Denver. Anjie will not complain about Hickson's choice, after all, others have the right to pursue the life they want. But the loss of an inside stalwart is a big blow to the Trail Blazers.

Don't underestimate Hickson, who usually plays as a substitute for Anjie and Aldridge, this guy's defensive and rebounding contributions during the rotation period are one of the conditions for the Trail Blazers to win the championship.

"It's really tricky." Anjie sat in Orsi's office, feeling burned. As soon as Hickson left, there was no one on the Trail Blazers roster who could step up.

Joel. Forriland, a veteran of the Trail Blazers, can play inside, but his strength is not enough to support the Trail Blazers to go further.

Jaled. Jeffries? This guy, like Fischer, chose to retire with the Trail Blazers.

In this way, in this era of scarcity of interior players, the Trail Blazers really have a big problem.

Looking at it, there are only a few interior players who have the possibility of transferring this year.

Jermaine. O'neill? O'Neal Jr. has been out of form since a major injury, and neither Angel nor Orsi have much hope for the guy.

Kenyon. Martin? A veteran who could fight with Anjie before. Maybe the Heat will like this kind of player, but his demands aren't enough to satisfy Anjie and Orsi.

"Birdman" Anderson seems like a good choice, but Orsi believes the guy isn't going to join a team that just beat him.

It looks like there's nothing worth introducing in the transfer market as a whole. But a person's name made An Jie unforgettable for a long time.

"How's this guy?" An Jie pointed to the names on the list.

"He? I don't think this guy who hates you would choose to work with the Trailblazers. Orsi looked at the name, he was indeed a very powerful guy. But the odds of this guy joining the Trail Blazers are close to zero.

"Hey, you also said last summer that Batum wouldn't rejoin the Trail Blazers, and the result?" An Jie raised an eyebrow at his general manager.

"You madman, if you can, that's for the best." Orsi shook his head, Anjie, this guy, always dares to do things that others dare not do.

"Whew...... Hopefully, this time, I can convince him. ”

That's what a team leader does in the offseason, and recruiting teammates isn't something that just one team management can do. The attraction of superstars is the key to whether others are willing to join.

Anjie has done a good job of this, bringing in Iguodala, Batum and Fischer last year. This year, An Jie plans to start with this guy who plays inside like himself.

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New Orleans, the largest seaport city on the Continent, is very new to Anjie.

Aside from playing, Anjie has hardly been free to move around the city. The beauty of this city in the water couldn't stop An Jie at all, because whether he would run in vain on this trip, An Jie himself didn't know very well.

After satisfying the taxi driver's request for a photo and an autograph, Anjie finally arrived at the gate of a private ranch.

Accompanied by An Jie's favorite jazz music, a polite old man in a suit bowed to An Jie and led An Jie into the ranch.

"I don't see that guy likes this kind of rural life." Looking around, this guy just doesn't play, and he can live comfortably for the rest of his life just by relying on his ranch in New Orleans.

"Hahaha, that's what everybody says for the first time here. He may be the most unusual farmer in the world. The housekeeper didn't mind An Jie's joke, and An Jie and the old man walked across a lawn and into a retro three-story mansion.

The mansion looks very retro on the outside, but it is very modern on the inside. The modern decoration style, all kinds of high-tech household gadgets, and luxurious household appliances make Anjie want to report a few home. Well, this style is like the style that an NBA player should have.

"He's on the indoor basketball court on the second floor, you can just push the door in." Approaching a closed doorway, the butler stopped.

"Just go in?" An Jie didn't know if such an impolite gesture was really appropriate.

"He ordered you to go in alone." The butler still had a kind smile.

"Okay......" An Jie straightened out his suit and slowly pushed open the door. Sure enough, there was really another basketball court behind the door. A basketball court hidden in a retro mansion, but with a strong personal touch!

The bar, the loud music, the bells and whistles of the walls, a basket and a green wood-floored venue. This is the whole picture of the basketball court in the city.

Under the basket, a tall guy has clearly just finished training. His training clothes were covered in sweat stains, and his mineral water bottle had just been thrown aside.

This guy was not surprised when he saw An Jie come in. He directly picked up the basketball on the ground and threw it to An Jie, who was in a suit and leather shoes. "Let's play a game, and you can talk to me again."

An Jie reacted quickly and caught the basketball, but he didn't mean to play.

"Do you think I'm good for basketball? Robin. ”

"I've got training clothes, I've got basketball shoes, I've got a field. So, you have no excuse to reject me, Anjie. Why, the double MVP is still afraid that he won't be able to play a small role with me. "Robin with an exploding head on his head. Lopez smiled playfully at Anjie.

That's right, Robin. Lopez. This guy who has been inseparable from Anjie since college, this guy whose strength is definitely above the recently departed J.J. Hickson, is the "prey" that Anjie and Orsi are eyeing this summer.

If the Trail Blazers can have him, then their road to defending their title next season will be much smoother.

But this unruly big man is not something that An Jie can shake with his mouth.

"Come on, Ann, let's fight!" Lopez pulled out a full set of gear from the cabinet.