The Way of the Center

"Hey! Ann! We won't be able to catch the plane if you don't change clothes!" Thunder assistant coach Farmar Alton shouted to Anjie who was still shooting on the training ground. Since there will be an away game tomorrow on February 1, so after today's regular training is over, the Thunder will have to rush to another city immediately.

However, everyone has packed their luggage and is ready to go directly from the Chesapeake Energy Arena to the airport, and Anjie is still training on the basketball court.

"It's still an hour to get out of the airport, don't worry." An Jie smiled at Alton, and continued to run on his own.

"Is one hour enough for you to prepare things?"

“There’s nothing to prepare. I’ll just leave it for half an hour later to wash away the sweat. Russell has everything for daily necessities. If I don’t bring enough clothes there, I can borrow Nick’s clothes first. His wife always prepares for him. Three sets of clothes." At first, An Jie went to play away with a lot of luggage, but after getting used to running around, he needed less and less time and things to prepare.

Alton shook his head helplessly. The entire Thunder team knew why An Jie was so enthusiastic, because the place they were about to go was Sacramento!

Although he is having a good time with the Thunder, Anjie will not forget the feeling of being abandoned.

"We really don't need you now." The Kings general manager's words can be said to be deeply pierced into An Jie's chest, even though it has been more than half a year, An Jie still remembers it.

Divac had already been on the phone with Anjie in the morning, and the old demon was even more excited than Anjie. Although his century's brilliance cannot be separated from the Kings, the general manager of the Kings said that at first, he didn't want An Jie's approach at all, which made Divac think it was a deception!

As the team hero, Divac recommended to the Kings, the **** manager turned a blind eye. Small lineup, fast-paced, the general manager of the Kings is closely following the trend of the times, and Jeff Green, who can play the third and fourth positions at the same time, has become the only reason for the Kings to choose Anjie.

"Now the league is all messed up! Do they think the center is useless anymore!? In our era, the inconsistent people can't play the ball at all! Look now, the manager of the Kings must be pretty funny! Ann! , You taught me a severe lesson to them, tell those Kevin and Russell to reduce some of their long shots, and tell them to give you the ball!" This is what Divac said to An Jie, and of course An Jie doesn’t It may be due to personal reasons to disrupt the team system and increase his shots, but his emotions that were already in flames were ignited by Divac.

"Ann, go back to the locker room!" After practicing for another ten minutes, Jeff Van Gundy also came out to urge Anjie. But Van Gundy’s reason is not that he missed the plane, but because of the atmosphere in the team, An Jie must now meet his new teammate.

The team is too young and there is no veteran at the critical moment to stabilize the army. This is one of the problems that the Thunder must solve. After struggling to find and contact for two months, Presti finally made the second deal for the Thunder this season. The first deal brought Anjie to the Thunder, and the second deal was for him. The Thunder brought in an experienced 35-year-old veteran, point guard Chucky Atkins.

After Anjie's performance got better and better, Frenchman Johan Petron almost lost its usefulness, so Presti used Petro and O9's second-round pick in exchange for the Nuggets to get Chucky A. Turkins, Nuggets o9 year round draft pick and some cash.

Although the old Atkins has limited abilities, his experience is undoubtedly one of Presti's favorites.

As soon as Atkins arrived in the locker room, he was welcomed by the whole team, and Anjie was called back by Van Gundy because of this.

It was hard work. Atkins was brought to Sacramento by Jeff Van Gundy as soon as he reunited with the team. He did not get a chance to breathe.

An Jie is full of enthusiasm here, and Jeff Green, who swaps clubs with An Jie, is also ready to flex his muscles.

In the year when the Thunder played, the forward line formed by him and Durant was once hailed as one of the most threatening offensive combinations for nBa in the future. As a rookie selected with the fifth overall pick, he played only one season with the team and was given up. He was taken to the shelf by the Thunder to replace a rookie center who was selected with only the twelfth overall pick.

Isn't it that in the eyes of Presti, he is not as good as a Chinese?

After transferring to the Kings this season, Jeff Green also performed well, becoming the second scoring point for the Kings after Kevin Martin. In the battle of revenge, the hearts of these two young men were already burning.

Sleep Train Arena, this slightly oddly named stadium, is the home of the Sacramento Kings.

Kings coach Kenny Wright nervously urged the players to warm up. Like the Thunder, the Kings suffered a losing streak at the beginning of the season, so they also experienced a coaching change. Kenny Wright is now the second head coach of the Kings this season.

Unlike the Thunder, after Jeff Van Gundy took over the team, the Thunder has since been on the right track. And Kenny Wright's appointment did not make the Kings' record much better. Just before this game, the Kings' losing streak had accumulated to 8 games!

"Hey, Ann, the game is about to begin. You should have a different mood facing the Kings." During An Jie's warm-up period, an on-site reporter from espn found An Jie.

"They are just ordinary opponents, there is no difference." An Jie replied duplicity, after all, he didn't want to publicly admit that he was unhappy with the Kings' abandonment of himself.

"Do you think the Kings will regret missing you now?" An Jie's performance is obvious to all. The Kings are very lucky to pick An Jie with the 12th overall pick. If it can do it again, An Jie will be taken second by Pat Riley.

"Jeff's performance is equally good. Every team needs different players. The Kings don't need me. It just so happens that the Thunder have a place for me." It's useless to make trouble in front of reporters. Anjie just wants to express on the court. Out of his dissatisfaction with the Kings.

"Hey, Jeff, don't be unharmed." Before the game, Durant and Jeff Green greeted each other kindly, but Green was just a routine, and he was now anxious to tear the Thunder to pieces.

Divac turned off his cell phone and left everything to his secretary temporarily. At this moment, he is sitting leisurely at his home in Serbia, and the live broadcast of the Kings and Thunder games is being shown on TV!

Because of the relationship between Anje and Divac, Serbian TV stations have always kept a high degree of attention to Anje. This time the dramatic game, Serbia's sports channel will naturally not let it go.

"Old club, you are really off the track." Divac held the red wine and looked at the Kings with some regret. He raised his hand and raised the wine glass, and a sip of the wine was poured into his mouth suddenly. The referee tossed the basketball, Anjie and Kings center Spencer Hawes made a full leap, kicking off the battle of revenge!

Hawes, who is 2.16 meters tall, is still slightly behind Anjie, and the Kings lost the opportunity to attack.

An Jie was very active in this game. His pick-and-roll was in place very quickly. Westbrook also knew the mood of his Chinese buddy, so he decided to assist An Jie as best he could in this game.

Westbrook broke through, and the Kings point guard John Salmons was not weak in defensive ability, but he still failed to circumvent An Jie's perfect screen.

Seeing Westbrook got rid of his match-up and went to the basket, Hawes did not hesitate to chase it back.

"Come on, Ann!" Westbrook glanced at An Jie from the corner of the eye, and he followed up!

Holding the ball in both hands and adjusting his footsteps, Westbrook's movements made everyone think he was going to make a layup.

Westbrook took off after two steps and threw the ball to the basket, but the ball seemed to be off the mark.

"This is not a shot!" Kevin Martin was the first to react. He yelled at his teammate, but there was nothing to help.

An Jie, who cut inside, leaped with all his strength, and steadily caught the basketball in the air with both hands, and then slammed the basketball into the frame in the shock of everyone's eyes!

"Aerial relay! Beautiful cooperation from Westbrook and Anjie! Westbrook threw the ball very high. This is a pass tailored specifically for Anjie!"

In an instant, the entire sleep train arena was full of boos. Some of them are booing An Jie, while others are booing the general manager who let An Jie go.

Jeff Green is now pushed to the position of power forward, but his style of play is more biased towards small forwards. He received a pass from Martin at the three-point line. Joe Smith didn't dare to neglect and immediately blocked it.

Joe Smith may be very knowledgeable on the inside defense, but when he follows the defense to the outside, he seems a little at a loss.

Jeff Green suddenly started, and Joe Smith, the older pure four, couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all. With a straightforward breakthrough, Jeff Green easily passed Joe Smith's half-length position.

Kings center Hawes is also a space-based fifth, and his three-pointer is also one of the main offensive methods. After he pulled to the perimeter, the Thunder's penalty area was empty!

Anjie scored the first point with an air relay, and Jeff Green also planned to respond with a dunk.

Smith immediately gave up blocking when he saw Green take off. He knew exactly what he could do. If he forced himself to block at this time, he would only give Jeff Green a chance to hit a three-pointer.

With enough energy in the air, Jeff Green is ready to dunk!

suddenly! The basketball that Jeff Green held tightly with both hands was slapped away by a huge force. He still made a dunk, but the basketball was knocked away one step ahead of time. It bounced on the backboard and bounced for a three-pointer. Off-line.

"Ann! Chase yourself! Jeff Green thought the restricted area was safe? No! An Jie has been staring at prey who dared to invade his territory!" Mike Brin would be emotional every time he saw An Jie's wonderful cover. ~www.NovelMTL.com~ After landing, Westbrook has rushed to the front court to fight back and there is no need for Anjie and Jeff Green to participate in the return run.

At the moment when Westbrook succeeded in countering the layup, the boos of the Sleep Train Arena continued to increase, which was twice as large as it had just been!

At this moment, An Jie turned to face the auditorium, facing the luxurious box, he knew that the guy who gave up him was sitting there.

An Jie raised his right hand, put his index finger on his lips, and made a shut-up gesture to the Kings fans and the general manager of the Kings.

"Damn it!" The general manager of the Kings team was really watching the ball in the luxurious box. Seeing An Jie made such an impolite move, the general manager of the Kings team was very angry.

"This **** is my villain center, worthy of being my student!" Divac admired Anjie's actions very much.

One attack and one defense, Anjie has given a serious warning to the Sacramento! (To be continued.) 8