Chapter 125: Please Shut Up
"Hey! An! If you don't change your clothes, we will not be able to catch up with the plane!" Thunder assistant coach Famal Alton shouted at Anger who was still shooting on the training ground. Since there will be a away game tomorrow on February yi, the Thunder will have to rush to another city immediately after today's regular training.
However, everyone had packed their luggage and was ready to go directly to the airport from the Chesapeake Energy Arena, while Anjie was still training on the basketball court.
"It's still an hour before you can go out of the airport, so don't worry." Anjie smiled at Alton and continued to run on his own.
"Is there enough hours for you to prepare something?"
"I don't have anything to prepare. I'll just stay for half an hour to sweat later. Russell has everything. If I don't bring enough clothes there, I can borrow Nick's clothes first. His wife always prepares three sets of clothes for him." Yi started to play Anjie's away luggage, but after he got used to running around, the time and things he needed to prepare was less and less.
Alton shook his head helplessly. The Thunder team knew why Angel was so excited because the place they were about to go was Sacramento!
Although he is doing well with the Thunder now, Angel will not forget the feeling of being abandoned.
"We really don't need you now." The words of the General Manager of the Kings could be said to have penetrated An Jie's chest deeply. Even though it had been more than half a year, An Jie still remembered it.
Divac had already spoken with Anjie on the phone in the morning, and the old demon was even more excited than Anjie. Although his 2-century glory was inseparable from the Kings, the Kings general manager Yi started to talk in a scattered way. In fact, he didn't want Anjie's approach at all, which made Divac feel that this was simply a deception!
As a hero of the team, Divac recommended the Kings, but the damn manager turned a blind eye. The small lineup was fast-paced. The Kings' general manager followed the trend of the times, and Jeff Green, who was able to play in the third and fourth positions at the same time, became the only reason why the Kings chose Anjie.
"Now the league is all in a mess! Do they think the center is useless anymore? In our era, people who are not good at all can't play the ball! Look, the Kings manager must be very funny now! An, teach me a lesson, tell Kevin and Russell to reduce the wave shots, and ask them to give you the ball!" This is what Divac said to Anger. Of course, Anja cannot destroy the team system for personal reasons to increase his shots, but his already-flame emotions were ignited by Divac.
"An, go back to the locker room!" After practicing for less than ten minutes, Jeff Van Gundy also came out to urge Anjie. However, Van Gundy's reason was not that he could not catch up with the plane, but that for the sake of the team, Anjie must now welcome his new teammates.
The team is too young and there is no veteran at the critical moment to stabilize the morale of the army. This is a problem that the Thunder must solve. After two months of hard search and contact, Presti finally made the second deal for the Thunder this season. He brought Anjie to the Thunder, the second one, and he brought the Thunder an experienced 35-year-old veteran, point guard Chuckie Atkins.
After Angel's performance became more and more outstanding, Frenchman Johan Petro almost lost his use, so Presti traded Petro and O9 second-round picks with the Nuggets for Chucky Atkins, the Nuggets O9 year-round pick and some cash.
Although Atkins, who is already old, has limited ability, his experience is undoubtedly the thing that Presti likes the most.
Atkinsyi was welcomed by the whole team when he arrived at the locker room. It was because of this that Anjie was called back by Van Gundy.
It was also hard to say. Atkins had just met with the team and was taken to Sacramento by Jeff Van Gundy, and did not get a chance to breathe.
Anjie is full of energy here, and Jeff Green, who exchanges his boss with Anjie, is also preparing to show his strength.
During the year when the Thunder played, the forward line formed by him and Durant was once hailed as the most threatening offensive combination in the future. As a rookie who was selected with the fifth pick, he was given up after only playing for a season with the team and was taken to the shelves by the Thunder to replace a rookie center who was selected with only the twelfth pick.
Is it better than a Chinese person in Presti's eyes?
After transferring to the Kings this season, Jeff Green also performed well and became 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.
The Sleep Train Arena, the slightly weird stadium, is the home court of the Sacramento Kings.
Kings head coach Kenny Wright nervously urged the players to warm up. Like the Thunder, the Kings suffered consecutive losses at the beginning of the season, so they also experienced the storm of changing coaches. Kenny Wright is now the Kings' second head coach this season.
What's different from the Thunder is that after Jeff Van Gundy took over the team, the Thunder has since been on track. Kenny Wright's takeover did not make the Kings' record improve much. Just before this game, the Kings' consecutive defeats had accumulated 8 games!
"Hey, An, the game is about to begin. You should feel a little distorted when facing the Kings." During the break of Anjie's warm-up, an espn-based reporter found Anjie.
"They are just ordinary opponents, nothing wrong with it." An Jie answered with disagreement. After all, he didn't want to publicly admit that he was unhappy with the Kings' abandonment.
"Do you think the Kings regret missing you now?" Anjie's performance is obvious to all. The Kings are very lucky to be able to win Anjie in the 12th pick. If they can come again, Anjie will be robbed by Pat Riley in the second pick.
"Jeff's performance is also good. Every team needs a player, right? The Kings don't need me. It just so happens that the Thunder have my place." It's useless to make trouble in front of the reporters. An Jie just wants to express his dissatisfaction with the Kings on the court.
"Hey, Jeff, don't be fine." Before the start of the game, Durant and Jeff Green greeted each other cordially, but Green was just a routine. He is now eager to tear the Thunder the whole thing apart.
Divac turned off his phone and temporarily handed over everything to his secretary to take care of. At this moment, he was sitting leisurely at his home in Serbia, and the live game between the Kings and the Thunder was being played on the TV!
Due to the relationship between Angel and Divac, Serbian TV stations have always maintained a high attention to Angel. This dramatic game, Serbian sports channel will naturally not let go.
"Old club, you really went astray." Divac held the wine and looked at the Kings with some regret. He raised his hand and raised his glass, and poured the wine into his mouth. The referee threw the basketball, and Anger and Kings center Spencer Hawys jumped with all his strength to kick off the battle of revenge!
Hawys, who is 2.6 meters tall, is still slightly inferior to Anjie, and the Kings lost the opportunity to attack first.
Anjie was very active in this game, his pick-and-roll was in place very quickly, and Westbrook also knew the mood of his Chinese buddy, so he decided to do his best to assist Anjie in this game.
Westbrook broke through, and Kings point guard John Salmons was not weak in defense, but he still failed to bypass Angel's perfect cover.
Seeing Westbrook get rid of his opponent and go to the basket, Hawyth chases back without hesitation.
"Come on!" Westbrook glanced at Anjie from the outskirts, and he followed!
Holding the ball with both hands and adjusting the steps, Westbrook's movements made everyone think he was going to make a layup by himself.
Westbrook took two steps and threw the ball towards the basket, but the ball seemed to be offensive.
"This is not a shooting!" Kevin Martin reacted in the first time. He shouted at his teammates, but there was nothing to do.
An Jie, who cut in, jumped with all his strength, grabbed the basketball in the air with both hands, and then smashed the basketball into the frame in everyone's shocked eyes!
"Aerial relay! A beautiful cooperation from Westbrook and Angel! Westbrook threw this ball very high, this is a pass specially tailored for Angel!"
In an instant, the entire sleep train stadium was full of booing. Some of them were booing Anjie, while others were booing the general manager who let Anjie go.
Jeff Green is now pushed to the power forward position, but his playing style is more like a small forward. He received a pass from Martin at the three-point line. Joe Smith did not dare to neglect and immediately blocked it.
Joe Smith may have a lot of experience in defense in the inside, but when he comes to the outside, he seems a little overwhelmed.
Jeff Green suddenly started, and the older pure fourth position Joe Smith couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all. He made a straightforward breakthrough, and Jeff Green easily passed Joe Smith half of his body.
Kings center Hawys is also a space-type No. 5 position, and his three-pointer is also the main offensive method. After he pulled to the outside, the Thunder's penalty area was empty!
Anjie scored the first point with an aerial relay, and Jeff Green also planned to respond with a dunk.
Smith saw Green jumping and gave up blocking. He knew what he could do. If he forced himself to block it at this time, he would only give Jeff Green a chance to score a three-pointer.
Having accumulated enough energy in the air, Jeff Green was 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 in advance, bounced to the rebound and bounced out of the three-point line.
"An! Chase! Jeff Green thought the penalty area was safe? No! An Jie was staring at the prey that dared to invade his territory!" Every time Mike Brynn saw An Jie's wonderful block, he would be in high spirits.
After landing, Westbrook had already rushed to the frontcourt and played a counterattack. There was no need for Anger and Jeff Green to participate in the return run.
Just when Westbrook successfully made a layup, the booing in the Sleep Train Arena continued to increase, which was twice as big as just now!
At this moment, An Jie turned to face the audience and the luxurious private room. He knew that the guy who gave up on him was sitting there.
An Jie raised his right hand, stretched out his index finger and placed it on his lips. He made a shut up gesture to the Kings fans and the general manager of the Kings.
"Damn it!" The Kings general manager was really watching the game in the luxurious private room. Seeing An Jie doing such an impolite move, the Kings general manager was so angry.
"This is my fucking villain center, I deserve to be my student!" Divac admired Angel's actions very much.
Chapter completed!