The Way of the Center

Chapter 611: : Return to 0

After the transfer rumors broke out in succession, on September 25, the Trail Blazers once again became the center of news and public opinion.

But this time, the Blazers made the headlines in major newspapers not because of new players joining, but because the Blazers' home field, the former Rose Garden, officially changed its name.

Paul Allen, the legend who once teamed up with Bill Gates to create the Microsoft empire, is a businessman through and through.

Since he is a businessman, it is impossible for him to make the Blazers lose money. This does not mean that Allen will reduce the expenses of the Trail Blazers, but he intends to use other methods to increase the income of the Trail Blazers.

Now, the naming rights of NBA team competition venues have long been a sought-after thing. Companies and institutions will fight for the naming rights of a famous stadium.

And this summer, the Moda Health Association also joined the battle for the naming rights of the arena.

Fortunately, the newcomer Moda Health Association hit it off with Paul Allen, a business giant. Moda Health won the naming right of the Rose Garden Stadium at a price of 4.2 million US dollars a year. Starting today, the home stadium of the Trail Blazers will no longer be called the Rose Garden, but will be officially renamed Moda Center.

BS expert Matt said: "What a perfect name Rose Garden is, now it has become a Moda Center, and it feels like a pharmacy name."

Indeed, Moda Center is indeed not as good as the name Rose Garden. But the increase in the team's economic strength is not necessarily a bad thing for the Blazers.

Afterwards, Paul Allen also personally said that the funds obtained from this cooperation with the Moda Health Association will be invested in the construction of the team's training facilities.

The Blazers are a championship team, and the championship team is definitely a cash cow in the hands of businessmen. Paul Allen is not stupid. Only if he invests more money in the Blazers, the Blazers will give him a greater return.

Well now, after selling the naming rights of the Rose Garden, Allen will get 4.2 million dollars in income every year to increase the team's construction. Don't underestimate the figure of 4.2 million. Perhaps for people like Anjie and others with an annual salary of tens of millions, 4.2 million is indeed not a big deal. But if you put this money on the upgrade of the team's facilities, it is already very generous.

Paul Allen is starting to make money, and Anjie has to keep up with the times and keep up with the team's owner.

Since Anjie has a lot of things to be busy this summer, Meslav did not arrange too many business activities for him. But now, there is a series of activities that Anjie has to participate in, and that is the promotion of the second generation of Center Way.

Nike worked overtime and finally made the second generation of the center forward before Anjie's enthusiasm for winning the championship dissipated.

With the new sneakers coming out, An Jie's first thing to do is to shoot commercials. Later, in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and other cities, on-site signing events were opened.

An Jie, who has not participated in commercial activities for a long time, was a little caught off guard by this series of things, but the design of the new sneakers still made An Jie very satisfied.

The second-generation sneakers have surpassed one generation in all aspects, and Nike also relied on An Jie's center-forward series to successfully surpass Adidas endorsed by Howard and become the largest manufacturer of interior shoes.

The second-generation advertisements of Center's Way were broadcast successively on TV stations in various countries and regions. As Nike expected, these shoes were on sale.

In the past few years, Nike has invested money in Anjie, but when Anjie has achieved something, the reward terms signed by both parties will take effect, and the contract has forced Nike to pay Anjie a large amount of rewards.

Meslav is indeed very delicate. His existence has made Anjie's annual income at least three or four times higher. But this does not mean that Nike is stupid. If it weren't for An Jie to make them a lot of money, they would not give An Jie such preferential treatment.

The second generation of the way of the center is once again selling well all over the world, even in Asia where the purchasing power is not strong on weekdays, this time it has also bought a large number of sneakers.

Back then, not many people probably knew that Yao Ming was the spokesperson of Reebok. Moreover, sales of Yao Ming's sneakers are not optimistic.

But now, Anjie's The Way of Center series is selling well all over the world. The "tradition" of the center not showing shoes was also broken by An Jie.

Facts have proved that strength is always the criterion for determining the situation. When Anjie has stronger strength than Yao Ming, when Nike has stronger strength than Reebok. The ending of the global sale is simply expected.

An Jie's series of business activities have allowed him to warm up his new season. Even if the Trail Blazers didn't have any major operations this summer, they still became one of the most anticipated teams in the new season.

Everyone is looking forward to the Blazers who have retained the championship team to successfully defend their title in the new season, even if Westbrook will come back from injury next season, even if the combination of Warcraft and Harden will make a dramatic change in the situation in the West, even if the Nets Formed a crash championship, even if the Heat's Big Three regroup.

In front of the powerful trailblazers, each of these opponents seemed less terrifying.

With everyone’s expectations, the time has come to October, and the pre-match training camp of the Trail Blazers for the new season has officially begun.

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Alan Crabbe was excited in the Rose Garden, no, now it should be called the Moda Center training ground practicing shooting.

As a second-round pick, Crabbe’s biggest dream now is not to become someone like Kobe and Jordan, but to strive to survive in the NBA.

Fortunately, the 1.98-meter small guard successfully passed the summer league experience and successfully signed with the Trail Blazers.

But he knows that he has a long way to go in the NBA. This is a weak and strong alliance, not to mention the Blazers are a championship team. Championship teams usually don't have much time to train rookies, so Crabbe must immediately come up with satisfactory strength if he wants to survive.

Basketball hits one after another, and it seems that Krabi has become accustomed to the farther three-point line in the NBA. On the first day of formal training in the NBA, you must not mess up!

Just as Crabbe prepared to take another shot, the gate of the training ground was suddenly pushed open. Crabbe jumped at the sound of the call, and his three-pointer failed to make a shot.

Crabbe looked at him, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. An Jie was standing at the entrance of the training ground at this time, and he had just successfully performed a shot in front of the leading star of the Trail Blazers.

"You are...Crabbie? Alan Krabi?" Anjie found that the guy in front of him was a bit strange. Since the Blazers are a champion team, they didn't have a high degree of success in the draft. Bit. Therefore, this year, Anjie did not care too much about the Trail Blazers draft. He just vaguely remembered that in the end it seemed to be this guy who passed the summer league experience and successfully signed with the team.

"Crabbe, Alan Crabbe!" The rookie guard stood nervously in front of An Jie. Everyone knows that An Jie’s training requirements are notoriously strict. Perhaps his missed shots have left An Jie. Gave a bad impression.

"Welcome to join the Blazers, buddy." However, unexpectedly, Anjie was not dissatisfied, but instead shook hands cordially with Crabbe with a smile.

"The moment I opened the door, I saw that your shooting movements seemed a little out of touch." An Jie practiced shooting himself while talking to Crabbe.

"Uh..." Crab was sweating profusely, and An Jie really saw it!

"I'll talk to the coach later and ask them to arrange more training for you in interference shooting. You know, in an NBA game, the noise around you can be thousands of times louder than the door opening just now. I see. After your scout report and game video, cheer up guys, the Trail Blazers are very short of pure three-point shooters. If you can play your own strength, it will be the perfect complement to our vacancy."

Crabbe didn't expect that An Jie, the double MVP, would go to watch the scout report and game video of a second-round show. Everyone wants to be taken seriously, even if this person is just a second round show.

When Crabbe gets the attention and respect he deserves, he will put all his energy into training and competition.

An Jie knew this truth, so he would say this to Crabbe.

After a while, more and more people gathered in the training ground. Andre Miller has brought a small gift to everyone. This veteran who has moved to many teams knows how to close the relationship with his new teammates.

Robin Lopez still has a rebellious look, and it seems that there is no problem with him getting along with his new teammates. As for how to coexist between him and An Jie, it may have to be adjusted slowly through time.

The rest are basically old faces. Of course, there are also some people who were partying together in the locker room a few months ago and did not appear in this familiar venue again. For example, Fisher and Jeffries who chose to retire in the Blazers, for example, Hickson who left for a better future...

But the NBA is like that, players always come and go. An Jie has long been accustomed to this. He also thought that he and Westbrook and Durant would be able to create brilliance together, but he did not expect Portland to reach the top.

Seeing his vigorous teammates, An Jie couldn't help but smirk.

"What's the matter with you kid, smiling at a group of big men." Ricard's joke made everyone below relax a lot.

"Hey, I just think that our defense is stable!" An Jie replied confidently.

The training camp has begun, and every team has reinvested in preparations.

Whether it is the champion or the bottom, whether it is a traditional giant or a rising dark horse. From now on, everything has gone to zero.

27 consecutive victories, double ~www.NovelMTL.com~ championship... all these honors have become a thing of the past.

Now, brilliance has to be recreated step by step!

In the 2013-2014 season, Anjie was in his sixth year in the NBA. The legend of the giant is far from over!

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Attachment: Portland Trail Blazers 2013-2014 season player roster:

Centers: Angel, Robin Lopez, Meyers Leonard

Power forwards: LaMarcus Aldridge, Thomas Robinson