The Way of the Center

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20 wins and 62 losses, this is the Thunder, to be precise, the results of the Seattle SuperSonics last season. Bottom in the West, this is Durant’s first regular season experience.

With 47 wins and 35 losses, the winning percentage was as high as 57.3%. In just one summer, the Thunder made a qualitative leap after moving to Oklahoma City. This is why the Thunder did not make the playoffs, but they still received a lot of attention.

What has the Thunder changed this season? In addition to the team name and home court changes, the biggest change in the team is the introduction of Westbrook, Angel and Jeff Van Gundy.

Durant, who was fighting alone, suddenly had two more right-hand men. The scattered Thunder played a strong defense under Van Gundy’s command. Presti has not made many changes for the team, but every point is very important.

46 wins and 36 losses, this is the record of the 10th Suns in the West. From the sixth Mavericks to the tenth Suns, the difference between wins is only four games. No one is an absolute winner. This is also the hard-to-survive status quo in the West.

The Detroit Pistons, who finished eighth in the East, only scored 39 wins, with a winning percentage of only 47%, a full ten percentage points less than the Thunder. But because they are in the East, they can get a chance to shine in the playoffs.

Many fans of Eastern teams are reluctant to admit that “the West is strong and the East is weak”, but the winning data will not lie.

It is more regrettable for the Suns to lose the playoffs. The Sharks and the sons of the wind, who knows how many more seasons they can play? Their careers are already in the countdown stage.

The Thunder, which also failed to make the playoffs, brought more endless hope and potential. Durant is 21 years old, Anjie is 20 years old, and Westbrook is 21 years old. Their career has just begun.

In the first year of cooperation between the three young people, the team achieved a record of 47 wins. Then they will be more powerful and mature in the future, and they will be able to do anything!

“If the Thunder make the playoffs, will they perform a black eight miracle in front of the Lakers!?”

“If the Thunder are placed in the Eastern Conference, they might make it to the Eastern Conference Finals!”

“The three Thunder will not move, and the team will continue to strengthen. Within five years, the Thunder will definitely win the championship!”

All kinds of discussions spread on the Internet, and of course the Third Young Master Lei Ting himself saw these discussions. But only they know how difficult this process will be to meet the expectations of the fans.

Just one day after Anjie took a break, Meslav landed in Oklahoma City again. As long as he comes, it means An Jie is busy.

“Shooting an advertisement with Durant?” Seeing the contract, it was the first time Anjie felt that commercial activities would become interesting.

“It’s a pity that Westbrook has signed a contract with Jordan, otherwise Nike will definitely shoot an ad for the three of you at the same time.” Faced with the hot three thunderbolts now, Nike will naturally not give up this opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Although Westbrook is missing, Nike, who also owns Durant and Anjie, has the upper hand.

“By the way, Mr. Meslav, in your bag…” Anjie looked at Meslav’s full briefcase, and his back felt cold.

“Oh, those. Most of it is your business arrangements this summer.” Meslav smiled at An Jie, but this friendly smile seemed very permeating to An Jie.

“Of course, the decision is yours. It’s just these business activities. It won’t hurt you to participate more.”

“Okay, I see, it seems that the two of us will be inseparable again this summer.” Remembering that Meslav accompanied him on a trial run throughout the United States last summer, and even went to New York and Seattle all night to negotiate a contract for himself, Anjie There was another feeling of gratitude in my heart.

By the way, talking about the draft…

“No, I may not have many chances to meet you this summer. You know, your good buddy Morris, he is in the draft this year.” It’s the draft again, enough for Meslav to be busy for a while.

“Yeah, I almost forgot. That kid, finally coming to the NBA…” At this point, An Jie has already begun to look forward to the new season.

“Don’t worry about it, you know, just call me if you need it, and come anytime.”

“I know Mr. Meslav, you should pay more attention to your body.” Meslav was dedicated, and Anjie felt that even if it was to give Meslav some more commissions, it wouldn’t matter if he took one or two more commercial contracts.

“By the way, how is Morris’ draft situation.”

“It’s still unclear. It can be said that it is possible from the lottery zone to the end of the first round. He performed very well last season, averaging 17.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. He also led the team just like you. Reached the top 16 of the crazy March. But the disadvantage is that his technical bottleneck is bigger than yours. More often, Morris is playing on his own body, and he is already a sophomore, which will affect it to some extent. His pick. The most important point is that he has suffered a serious injury, and many teams are not willing to take the risk to choose a player who has suffered a serious injury.” Meslav briefly introduced An Jie, although it was only in April. But Meslav has already begun to prepare for the draft.

“Then… Then is it possible for him to come to the Thunder to play.” Anjie looked at Meslav expectantly. If he could partner with Morris again inside, it would be nothing better.

“Of course it’s possible. Presti can’t see your isolated and helpless situation inside. But this year’s draft is more than a good big man in Morris, Jordan Hill, Tyler Hansbrough, and Tyler. Players such as Gibson may also be favored by Presti. There is also Congolese Serge Ibaka, who was selected with you last year. He has performed well during the year of training in the Spanish League. This summer Presti is also very likely to recruit him into the Thunder to share your pressure on the inside. In short, it is still too early, so it is still that sentence, nothing can be determined.” Listen to what Moslav said, Anjie I also feel that the chance of partnering with Morris is very slim.

“Okay, I’ll talk so much today. By the way, Ann, besides commercial activities, what do you plan for this summer?” Meslav suddenly remembered something.

“Training!” The word was first blurted out by An Jie.

“Uh…except for training?” Meslav held his forehead, and he even felt that he had asked this question in vain.

“Except for training…” An Jie started to think, and sure enough, he hadn’t thought of anything else at all.

“Bringing parents and Morris to watch the playoffs, but unfortunately Catherine and Beard can’t come. Then, Kevin and Russell both said that they were going to travel to China, and I would return to China with them. Well, of course, I will return Go to Ames.” Anjie looked at the ceiling, arbitrarily arranging his schedule.

“Hurry up and rest~www.wuxiax.com~ In August this year, your national basketball team will participate in the Asian Championships. I think this time, you must be ready to be called by the country at any time. Your schedule, I I think most of them can’t be achieved.” Although he has not received an official notification, Meslav knows that An Jie is called by the Chinese men’s basketball team. It is almost a certainty.

“Yes, the Asian Championships.” In the high-density NBA games, Anjie didn’t have the energy to think about other things at all. The 25th Asian Basketball Championship held in Wuhan this year was naturally forgotten by him.

Although Anjie had a small reputation in China during the 2008 Olympics, he was still a college player and never played any professional basketball game. Therefore, the Basketball Association did not make Anjie selected for the big list in the end.

However, after a season of NBA baptism, it is impossible for the Basketball Association to turn a blind eye to An Jie.

After being involved in professional basketball for one year, Anjie knew nothing about professional basketball in his country. How will they train? How will they compete? All these left a big question mark in An Jie’s heart.

I thought it would be easy for a few months after the regular season, but now it seems that this summer, Anjie will still be busy on the basketball court. (To be continued.)