The Way of the Center

　　 After the opening of the training camp, everyone has entered a state of serious preparations. Even if the team is indeed not strong on paper, who would be willing to accept defeat?

　　 Presti sat in the office, watching the players running on the court under the window. The problem that a rebuilding team has to face is poor results. After all, not all teams can be like his old club Spurs without a decline in more than a decade. Even the Lakers, which owns Peter Pan Kobe, haven't been reborn for a long time.

　　 But looking at the three young people actively running on the court, Presti felt that the Thunder might be able to rise quickly without waiting so long.

　　 When Jeff Green was traded for Anjie, Presti was also questioned a lot. It is indeed an indisputable fact that the Thunder urgently needs a strong inside player, but the fans all hope that Presti can bring them an experienced center who can lead the team. As a result, Presti surprised everyone. In exchange for Anjie, the versatile and well-performing Jeff Green.

　　 Presti hopes that he has not pressed the wrong treasure, and also hopes that Anjie can be worth his contribution to Jeff Green. If Anjie fails this season, it will be more than the yellow-skinned guy who is drowned by the drool of the fans. He, the general manager, can't get rid of the relationship.

Just thinking about it, Presti picked up the faxes on the desk again. They were the transfer list he recently wanted to make for the team’s changes. It has to go step by step, and it has to be a puzzle. Let's make it together.

An Jie did learn a lot of new things in the training camp of the NBA team. Unlike college training, there are dozens of coaches and trainers on NBA teams, and every trainer and coach responds to different things. In the section, the division of labor between the coaches is very detailed and clear.

　　 There are shooting coaches for shooting, physical coaches for physical fitness, tactical guidance for tactics, and specialized physical therapists for feeling unwell. An Jie frantically absorbed the benefits that these training had brought him. When everyone was complaining about the excessive training intensity, only An Jie was still running with relish.

　　 Westbrook and Durant are the only two who are still in the locker room. The rest of the Thunder have already left. They are also preparing to leave after training for half an hour.

　　 Dressed up and walked out of the locker room, Westbrook and Durant heard the sound of a ball in the training ground.

　　 "Aren't they all gone?" Durant and Westbrook looked at each other and decided to find out.

　　 When the two of them pushed open the gate of the training ground curiously, they found that An Jie was bare-chested and alone doing shooting training. A training jersey was thrown aside by him because the jersey was completely wet.

　　 "Didn't you just leave!?" Westbrook swears that Anjie was in the shower next to him when he was just sweating!

　　 "No, huhuhuhu..." An Jie panted, and finally stopped shooting when he heard someone coming in.

　　 "We were in the shower room together just now!?" Durant also found it unbelievable. Could this Chinese be able to do this! ?

　　 "Oh, it was too hot just now, I couldn't stand it, so I rushed and went back to train." An Jie replied disapprovingly, and then smiled embarrassedly.

　　 Durant and Westbrook were so shocked that they couldn't speak. In just a few minutes, An Jie got another jersey soaked. Durant has played in the NBA for a season, but this is the first time he has met someone who has trained himself in this way.

　　 "Don't tell me that's how you came from college." Durant couldn't believe it when he heard D.J. Augustine last year that they were defeated by the Cyclone. Now, he seems to have found the reason why the Tornado team can win.

"University practice more than now, but now the NBA schedule is too intensive, Divac is afraid that I will be injured, so I will compress some extra training time." Anjie is telling the truth, Divac called yesterday Come and ask Anjie to rest more and practice less.

　　 "God, no wonder I almost fell into your hands in March Madness." Westbrook had to express admiration in his heart. This guy might do better than Love.

　　 After a few words, Durant and Westbrook didn't bother An Jie anymore, and walked out of the basketball hall alone. The Ford Center Arena should now be called the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the Thunder have officially announced that they have renamed their home stadium. From the outside, it looks like this huge building is still pitch black. Only Durant and Westbrook know that there is a gritty guy who is sweating **** the ground floor training ground.

The days of 　　 training camp are still going on step by step, and An Jie also adjusted his body to an optimal state. He is now completely ready to face his true NBA debut ten days from now.

　　 Ten days later, on October 29, Anjie’s Oklahoma City Thunder is about to face the challenging Milwaukee Bucks in his new home. This is not only An Jie's debut, but also the entire Thunder team's NBA debut. Oklahoma City fans will also see their hometown team playing NBA games at home for the first time.

In 2005, due to the hurricane hit New Orleans, the city was seriously damaged, so the New Orleans Hornets had to temporarily move to Oklahoma City. Therefore, in the 05-06 and 06-07 seasons, Chesa Peak Energy Arena has also become the temporary home of the Hornets, and Oklahoma City fans also felt the enthusiasm for watching NBA games at home for the first time.

　　 But after the reconstruction of New Orleans was completed, the Hornets left again. After all, the Hornets are not a team belonging to Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City is destined to only become a passerby in the NBA. The lost fans were thinking at the time, it would be great if Oklahoma City could also have an NBA team of its own.

　　 And now, the fans' dreams have come true. The arrival of the Thunder has created a new basketball storm for this city that loves basketball, so the tickets for the first game of the regular season of the Thunder have long been sold out. The first game in the history of the Thunder, this is a moment to witness history. Even though the Thunder are not strong, they still have the support of all Oklahoma fans.

　　 As the Thunder’s first opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks don’t want to be just a foil. This season they not only have 05 champion Bogut and team head guard Michael Reid. After a summer of operations, the old trapeze Richard Jefferson also joined the Bucks family, and the growth of the team's power forward Charlie Villanueva greatly improved the team's strength. There are still many difficulties for the Thunder to win this opponent.

　　 But when he saw the three rookies in good shape, Presti felt like he saw hope of defeating the Bucks.

　　 The best arena, the strongest opponent, the fiercest confrontation, the most enthusiastic fans, all these seem to have opened their arms to Anjie and the Thunder.

　　 The most supreme palace in the basketball world is now waiting for this brand new team to challenge.

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"Let's play some of the spirit that a new team should have! Let Oklahoma City fans get to know us!" PJ Kalesimo also roared his last words before the game in the locker room. .

　　 The Thunder players formed a circle in the player tunnel. They put their hands together and waited for the moment they rushed to the court. An Jie closed his eyes, enjoying the moment of cheering and cheering with his teammates.

In the preseason, Anjie’s jersey number was still the No. 2 of the Cyclone team, but before the start of the regular season, Anjie applied to change his jersey number and became the number 16 he is wearing now, which represents him and the cyclone. Everyone of the team fought to the sweet top 16 of the NCAA March Madness. This will be an indelible memory of his life.

　　New starting point, new team, new stadium, new season! An Jie's NBA career has taken the first step!

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