On the banks of the Tuc River in Calvados, Lower Normandy, France, is located in a small French town with simple folk customs. Unlike international metropolis such as Paris, Lisey does not have majestic buildings or bustling neighborhoods. From the perspective of the Chinese, this place is more like a town than a city.

The retro but distinctive small buildings and the scars left by World War II all give this French town a strong sense of history. This is indeed a tourist destination in France, but Angel's trip to France was not to appreciate the unique scenery of Lisue.

"Derick Fischer joins the Trail Blazers at a minimum salary, and the Anger team is upgraded again!"

"Fisher: It's going to be very interesting to work with Ann."

Anjie was sitting in an ancient European-style villa and reading newspapers. Most of the sports sectors of French newspapers were occupied by football news. But Anjie was still in a corner and saw the news that Fischer joined the Trail Blazers.

A few days ago in Los Angeles, Angel did not expect the plan to recruit Fecher to go so smoothly. He thought Fecher had wanted to retreat behind the scenes, but he did not expect Fecher was actually full of strong expectations about playing on the court. Maybe it was because he followed the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals last season, which rekindled the veteran's championship heart.

Fischer asked Anger to play in Los Angeles for a night. The next day, the two sides hit it off. Fischer decided to put on the Trail Blazers' jersey and assist Anger next season.

The signing of the Lightning contract is the best interpretation of Fischer joining the Trail Blazers. But today Angel came to France, the situation may not be so smooth.

"The snacks are ready, come and try them." A woman with a strong French accent said in a broken English and smiled at Anjie. Anjie nodded politely, said thank you, and then picked up a piece of the snacks and tasted them.

The most authentic afternoon snacks in France are not owned in five-star luxury restaurants, but only among French folks.

"How does it taste?" The hostess spoke very slowly in English.

"It's amazing, thank you again for your hospitality, ma'am." Anjie's polite behavior to this woman made it impossible for you to associate him with nBa stars or the butcher of the court.

"Hey, Mom." At this moment, a tall man walked into the room. He kissed his mother's cheek affectionately, and then his eyes fell on An Jie.

"I'm sorry An, I've been waiting for you for a long time. I only realized that you were coming to visit, so I had to come from another place." The tall French man with a buzz cut sat opposite Anjie. The hostess knew what the two men had to talk about, so she left the restaurant alone.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, because it was the first time An Jie and the man met alone in private, and the two had not had much contact before. The French man rubbed his hands, picked up the teacup and took a sip, intending to speak to break the awkward silence.

"Are you here to visit here and visit by the way?" This French man is different from the hostess. He speaks English very smoothly, and makes people unable to hear his French accent.

"No, I came here specifically for you. Batum, I came here specifically and sincerely invite you to join the Trail Blazers again!" Anjie stared at Nicholas Batum seriously. Batum was stunned for a second while carrying the teacup, and then slowly lowered it.

"You have to know An, the team sold me out for you without hesitation. I like the Trail Blazers, and I have feelings for it. But I have to say that this transaction hurts me." Seeing An Jie open the door and see the window, Batum did not beat around the bush.

"I know, I know, I feel bad when I was sold by the Kings and the Thunder. Sometimes, in order to get one thing, the management has to give up something else. But the ones he gave up are not necessarily invaluable. I think Mr. Olsey had no choice but to put you on the transfer list." Anjie looked out the window. Lisey City looked so fresh and beautiful in this sunny climate. Anjie hoped that he could leave with a beautiful result when he came here today.

"But the fact is that I'm still sold out. You know that feeling, you know the feeling of being abandoned by the team that has given up all of them! I've been well with the Thunder. We reached the Finals last season. In fact, I'm discussing renewal with the Thunder. An, why do you think I'll join the Trail Blazers again? I'm very grateful for your personal visit, but I'm afraid I'll let you down."

"First, Mr. Olsey will offer a higher price than the Thunder to renew your contract. This season, Oden and Roy both have their contracts expired and left the team. The departure of Gerald Wallace and Raymond Felton also saved the team a lot of salary space. The contract you get will definitely be a sincere contract. Second, I am willing to visit here in person, which proves your importance to the team. In the Thunder, Kevin is the person who controls the whole situation and plays a substitute for him.

Make up, your playing time is very small! But if you join the Trail Blazers, Iguodala will not be longer than Durant in any case, so you can get more opportunities." Anjie sincerely stated the conditions he brought. Indeed, it is not easy to get a player to join a team that abandoned his own team last season. But Anjie with a higher price and sincere attitude is not impossible to convince the Frenchman.

"Come on Batum, you've seen it too. Mr. Orsey has been moving all the time this summer. You know what this means. We will attack the championship next season! Without you, we can't do this! I sincerely invite you to return to the Trail Blazers. I need your help, and the City of Tearing also needs your help. Give the Trail Blazers a chance and let us have you again."

"I...I will consider it, I will consider it." Batum shook, and Anjie smiled slightly. He had no intention of asking Batum to agree to him immediately. Now, Anjie has achieved his goal.

Afterwards, Anjie stayed at Batum's home and ate French cuisine cooked by Batum's mother. During this period, Anjie and Batum talked about a lot of things outside of basketball. And these two young people also found that there were so many common topics between them.

After dinner, Batum took Anjie to the ancient city of Lixue and walked around. The next day, Anjie left by plane, and Batum also saw Anjie off in person. This trip to France was quite pleasant, but Anjie hoped that the most important purpose of this trip must be successful!

Now it is the end of August, and there are not many powerful players in the free agent market that have not yet belonged to. If Batum finally decides to renew his contract with the Thunder, there will be few options left for the Trail Blazers.

But Anjie has done everything he should do. He is always a player. Lobbying others to join the team is just a side job. If Anjie wants to shine next season and win honors, hard training is the bottom line.

Unlike in the past, Anjie did not travel around this summer, but spent a lot of money to invite several famous trainers from all over the country to Portland to conduct special many-to-one training for Anjie in Portland.

Although An Jie was on holiday, his daily life was no different from when the season started. The training plan formulated by the trainers for An Jie even deprived An Jie of the right to eat freely.

Be stronger, faster, and harder. This is the progress this group of trainers hopes to bring to Anjie. As for basketball technology, there are few people on this earth who can guide Anjie. Even in terms of footsteps under the basket, Olajuwon can no longer provide much help to Anjie.

However, the young An Jie did not do well enough in many technical movements. For example, the ball protection during breakthrough, self-protection after being violated, and force movement during back hitting, etc. These details have become the focus of An Jie's practice in addition to physical fitness this summer.

Time has passed like this for more than half a month, and the nBa league is still changing dramatically in the past half month. The Lakers formed the terrifying F4, and James Harden and the Rockets had a secret eye... But in these wonderful transfer stories, the Trail Blazers disappeared for a long time.

Now, the Trail Blazers' lineup has basically been built. But there is another person, Anger and Orsey have been waiting for his reply.

Finally, after one day's training, Anjie opened his phone and saw three missed calls from Batum. Anjie immediately called, for fear that Batum would change his mind!

"Hey man, I was training for a phone and didn't put it on myself! How about it! Have you made a decision??" After answering the phone, An Jie started asking anxiously.

"I think time can no longer be delayed. Hey, you will let me go home with the championship, right?" On the other side of the phone, Batum's voice was a little smile. A higher salary, more opportunities, and the sincere attitude of the Trail Blazers. You must know that not everyone will be personally invited by the team's star. In this process, Batum received enough respect. All of this made Batum, who was already very reluctant to leave Portland, decide to return!

"yes!" Anjie shouted excitedly throughout the training ground. "You won't regret it, I promise! Hey, I'll tell Mr. Olsey this good news now, and he will discuss signing with you immediately!"

Anjie excitedly drove his Rx-7 through the maze-like street in Portland. He couldn't wait. This was the first time he felt that his car was so slow!

"I have good news to tell you!" Anjie pushed open the door of Orsey's office directly.

"So coincidentally? I have good news, too." Orsey's expression was calm. This guy should have heard the sound of the wind.

"Your news is definitely not as good as my explosiveness! Nicholas Batum, decided to return to Portland!" Angel held on Olsey's desk hard. He looked at Olsey's expression in anticipation, but he did not see Olsey becoming surprised.

"It's time for me to tell you my news. I just finished the phone with Divac. Next season, he will join the Portland Trail Blazers as the team's assistant coach." After Olsey said that, he smiled at Anger. As expected, his surprised expression fell on Anger's face.
Chapter completed!