The Way of the Center

: Back view

The current situation of the Trail Blazers is not very good, not all teams can be like the San Antonio Spurs, unknowingly complete the replacement of new and old.

For a team with a severely aging structure, tearing down and rebuilding is almost a certainty. Especially…especially after that guy left.

This season after Anjie retired, the Blazers’ performance plummeted. This is actually what everyone expected. Without Anjie’s pioneers, it would be like having no soul. In the past 13 years, the Trail Blazers have never left Anjie. Now they are suddenly asked to play in the absence of An Jie, which does require a period of time to adapt.

Although under the leadership of Lillard and George, and Morris who refused to accept the old, the Blazers can barely squeeze into the top eight. But what they can do seems to be only that.

Today, the Trail Blazers are about to face their old rival, the Milwaukee Bucks. “Brother Antetokounmpo” will not forget the situation when he was defeated by the Trail Blazers in the finals. Since then, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, “Brother Antetokounmpo” will be extremely excited when facing the Trail Blazers. Today , Certainly no exception.

Before the game began, countless fans were outside the Anjie Center, taking photos with the bronze statue of the No. 00 center forward. Although he has retired, the huge Anjie poster is still hanging outside the Anjie Center. The way of center shoes is still launching new styles, and they are still selling as big as before.

Wu Hua prepared his camera and couldn’t help but take a picture while looking at the people taking photos with the bronze statue. Today Wu Hua didn’t come for the game. Since Anjie retired, he has ceased to be a reporter for the Trail Blazers. The reason this guy chose to come back today is because there will be more important things going on besides that game later.

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“How about, does this dress look good?” In front of the mirror, stood a lovely woman with blond hair and blue pupils. Behind him, a tall and strong man hugged her.

“Just kidding, is there anything bad about the clothes you wear?” The man admired the beautiful wife in the mirror, as if she would never grow old.

“Cut, it’s just your sweetness. Go to the next door to see how Xiaoke is preparing, it’s getting late.” Under Catherine’s urging, Anjie obediently walked out of the room. Seeing Anjie’s excited expression, Catherine couldn’t help but smile.

He must have been waiting for this day for a long time.

“Dad, your black suit is so vulgar. Didn’t my mother buy you a purple suit during the Chinese New Year?” A young and stout young man who was already very scary and tall took a closer look at An Jie. .

“It’s not going to the banquet, what kind of purple suit is you wearing. Besides…” An Jie paused suddenly. “The main colors of the Trail Blazers are black and dark red. I wear black, which is good.”

“By the way, Dad, go to the scene today. Do you remember to tell Uncle Damien, let him be free to guide and guide my dribbling.” An Xiang tidyed up his dark red suits, and father and son wore black one by one. Dark red is really in line with the theme of the Trail Blazers.

“You want to trouble you Uncle Damien just for your few kilograms? I’ll tell him, then, don’t even beat an old man.”

“Don’t worry, Dad, your son won’t embarrass you.”

“I said you two, let’s talk on the road, and you can’t be late today!” Catherine’s voice came from outside the room.

“Come!” The father and son smiled at each other, fisted gently, and stepped out of the room.

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Today, the attendance rate of Anjie Center is a new season high. Not to mention ordinary fans, even many stars are all present.

The Blazers and Bucks game is naturally very eye-catching, but what really makes today special is not the game itself.

Before the game started, the on-site staff placed a temporary podium and several rows of small benches in the center of the court. Sitting on the bench are retired Trail Blazers meritorious veteran Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors legend Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder symbol Russell Westbrook, Now the three leading stars of the Trail Blazers, Lillard, George and Morris. Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, general manager Nell Orsi, head coach George Ricard, former Trail Blazers tactical consultant, current Kings general manager Vlad Divac, espn ace commentator Jay Husband Van Gundy and Anjie’s parents, wife and children.

It is destined to be no ordinary thing to put on this battle before the game. Yes, today, almost a year after Anjie retired. The Portland Trail Blazers will hold Anjie’s jersey retirement ceremony at the Anjie Center.

With the cheers of the fans, the lights on the scene gradually dimmed. The spotlight hit the exit of the player passage, and a tall man with tied hair and a stubborn face came out. Suddenly, Moda Center shook the mountain again. Anjie, finally appeared!

The group of people sitting on the small bench in the center of the court, no matter how big their wealth or their wrists, stood up and applauded at this moment without exception. Tonight, in Portland, only Anjie is the most important!

An Jie looked at the venue he was familiar with, and listened to the sound that made his blood boil. Go home feeling good.

“I’m glad that I can stand here again.” As soon as An Jie spoke, the whole arena seemed to tremble.

“Being here makes me feel as comfortable as going home!” While An Jie spoke, the live camera shot the gray-haired Ricard on the face.

Ricard was expressionless, his eyes were very hollow. This guy, maybe once again saw this tall center standing on the court, he hasn’t been relieved for a while.

After losing Anjie, Ricard was like losing his own child. He even had an impulse at one point: I could retire at all.

An Jie’s speech was calm. He didn’t have the sense of humor like Yao Ming, and he didn’t say some cold jokes like Duncan. One of the most frequent words in Anjie’s speech is thanks.

Even so, the fans at the scene were still crying. And the guests sitting in the center of the room also had ruddy eyes.

Afterwards, all the guests present gave a speech together. When it was Lillard’s turn, he took the lead in taking out an old red envelope from his pocket.

“You gave it to us in the locker room during the Chinese New Year. Man, I have always kept this red envelope.” Lillard’s actions made An Jie choke. Those good times are really gone forever.

Everyone told the story between them and An Jie. Everyone makes An Jie’s career flash back in people’s minds quickly.

Anger yelled at Shannon Brown in his first playoff game, and Durant dissuaded him from the picture.

An Jie fell to the ground and the players from the bench filed out to help.

The moment Anjie pinched Ricard’s shoulders with both hands and yelled at him “I can still fight”.

Of course, there are still six times when An Jie stood on top of the world and held the O’Brien Cup.

These things are reproduced vividly in people’s minds through the narratives of the guests.

Finally, when everyone had finished speaking, An Jie had two obvious tear marks on his cheeks.

The spotlight was projected onto the dome of Anjie Center, and beside the six championship pennants, a piece of black cloth was slowly pulled away.

Anjie’s Trail Blazers No. 00 jersey, once again appeared in this arena. It will fly here forever, as the flag of the Trail Blazers and Portland, and will remain forever!

From now on, Portland has only one 00 number. An Jie has become the most special one.

In the game after that night, Lillard and George scored 57 points together to help the Trail Blazers win overtime.

After the game, Lillard was the first to rush into the player channel and hugged Anjie who was waiting in the locker room.

“This is a gift for you, buddy.”

In the summer of the end of this season, Anjie was formally inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame and became the second Chinese to receive this honor. And compared with Yao Ming, this time, Chinese fans can confidently say that An Jie was selected into the Hall of Fame by virtue of his excellent honor.

9 times nba best defensive player, 15 nba all-star team selection, 12 best defensive first team, 11 nba best first team, first consecutive double-double record holder in nba history, nba playoff history The record holder for the most blocked shots in a single game, one-time scoring champion, six regular season mvp awards, and six fmvp award winners. Of course, the most important thing is that Anjie won the NBA championship six times in his 16-year career, created two incredible dynasties, and became a basketball **** on par with Jordan.

People are marveling at Anjie’s star-lit career, and from now on, people can only find the legendary figure on the NBA stage…

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The big3 league, established by Allen Iverson and others, has been successful in recent years. More and more NBA retired stars are joining, so this interesting 3-on-3 basketball league has received great attention.

“It’s been 10 years since retiring, and your son has become an All-Star starter in the NBA. You guy, actually wants to play basketball.” Westbrook looked at the old guy in front of him and laughed happily.

“We have agreed to win the championship together. We haven’t realized this dream yet.” An Jie, who is 46 years old, put on his equipment earnestly. After holding back for so long, An Jie found that he couldn’t resist basketball to himself in the end. Temptation.

When Westbrook and Durant sent an invitation to An Jie An Jie thought about it for a long time. You are all 46 years old, so what kind of basketball can you play? But An Jie changed his mind again, why not! ?

Knowing that Anjie is going to play, the attendance rate of today’s big3 league match day is a record high since the establishment of the league. The three former Thunder juniors, and now the three old men, walked out of the player tunnel in the spotlight and the cheers of the fans.

An Jie jumped twice, and the camera was also aimed at the father of the NBA All-Star player An Xiang. Can this guy’s legend continue in the big3 league?

An Jie is wearing his No. 00 jersey, although this jersey no longer belongs to the City of Torn. But as long as No. 00 plays, it is bound to kill the Quartet!

An Jie closed his eyes, feeling the temperature, sound, and air of the long-awaited arena. Then he opened his eyes suddenly. In the stands, Catherine was beckoning to him enthusiastically.

An Jie responded with a faint smile, and fisted with Westbrook and Durant beside him.

Basketball, I’m back!