"You know An... many people in this league may not win three championship trophys in their lifetime. Look at Cameron, Carter, McGrady, Carl Malone... These brilliant names can't even touch the edge of the O'Brien Cup. I don't know what I can do, but I can wear three shining championship rings. This is enough for me." The voice on the other end of the phone paused. An Jie was about to speak, but the person on the phone started talking again.

"I was a undraft pick, Ann. When I was out of the ball, I even worked as a waiter in my uncle's coffee shop to make a living. I never thought about the championship trophy, and my only dream at that time was to be able to enter the league and survive. Even as a small substitute, it was enough to support myself and my family. But now, look, I am already a member of the dynasty team, and I hold three championship rings that I could never have imagined in my dreams, all three! I feel that my career is no regrets."

"so......"

"So, the championship is no longer my goal. It's my imagination to be able to get three rings in my career. The Trail Blazers did not offer me a reasonable price for everyone's contract renewal. But the Mavericks... An, I really need that money. Functional players like us may lose their jobs one day. The Mavericks may not let me win, but they can allow me to save some savings for my future."

The person who was calling Angel was Wesley Matthews. This guy just rejected the 4-year 5.50,000 contract issued by Nell Orsey, and got on the line with the Mavericks who were willing to offer 4-year 7.0000.

Anjie sighed. This was the fourth time he had received such a call this month. Not everyone can always have a desire for a championship. When a guy like Matthews has won three championship rings, money is the first thing they need to consider.

550,000 and 70000, these two numbers are probably what elementary school students know how to choose.

"I get it, Wesley." Angel answered weakly with the newspaper. He thought that as long as a team has a good atmosphere in the locker room, it will never be disbanded. However, it turns out that the NBA is far from that simple. Even the San Antonio Spurs will come and go every year.

"Hey, Ann... don't blame me, okay? I really want to fight side by side with you, and I really want to continue playing for the Trail Blazers. But I am different from you. As long as you wave your hand, you will have a lot of money coming to your door. What about me? I don't want to be the next Anthony Walker." Anthony Walker, the most notorious NBA star since his retirement, squandered $100 million in two years and declared bankruptcy, becoming a negative teaching material for countless NBA players. Now Matthews is just considering his own real problems.

"Blame you? You have the right to choose your own life, Matthews. I won't blame you anyway. It's just...it's a pity..."

After hanging up the phone, An Jie once again turned his gaze to the newspaper.

"The Trail Blazers and Hornets trade is completed, Batum: Thank you for your years with the Trail Blazers!"

"La Marcus Aldridge officially signed with the Spurs, La Marcus: This will be a new one."

"Robin Lopez joined New York for 540,000 yuan in four years, and the Trail Blazers are facing disintegration!?"

"Wesley Matthews is suspected of having contact with the Mavericks, and the Trail Blazers may become the biggest loser this summer?"

These titles have become the hottest news in this offseason. A team of the dynasty that had just been established was completely dismembered this summer.

In fact, this is normal. Didn’t the Mavericks who won the championship after defeating the Heat and completely defeated that offseason? Didn’t the Bulls who followed the second three-game winning streak also become apart in a summer? In this commercial league, there are many transactions and signings every year, which is very common.

An Jie had been mentally prepared for this, but he didn't expect that everything would be born so quickly.

At the beginning, Nell Orsey chose to trade Batum just to make as much salary space as possible to facilitate the next contract renewal.

Who knew that the Trail Blazers lost consecutively on renewal. Aldridge, Robin Lopez and Matthews, who had just called, were both signed by other teams at a frighteningly high price.

In the eyes of other teams, the important rotation players in the Dynasty team are of course very valuable. Therefore, the prices they offered were much higher than those of Nell Orsey's expectations. The Trail Blazers now lost Batum and failed to retain anyone.

It just happened that the guys who were signed away were all guys who had already won the championship. For them, the championship had already been enough. Now, making more money is the top priority.

Just when the whole league was eyeing the Trail Blazers' cake, Lillard's official statement gave him a reassurance.

Lillard said that if he could, he would be willing to fight with Anjie forever. He would never go anywhere, and he would always belong to the city of tearing.

However, even if Lillard stayed, the Trail Blazers were still seriously injured. An Jie couldn't help but feel a little sad. His dream of winning the championship for the fourth consecutive year would probably be difficult to realize.

An Jie looked at his teammates who had been signed by other teams in the newspaper. He sincerely wished these guys that they could get what they wanted. But what An Jie wanted was getting further and further away from him...

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Throughout August, rumors about the NBA transaction were even more exciting than those hundreds of Korean dramas.

In this era when the contract price is getting higher and higher, players are becoming more and more difficult to sign, and the team has increasingly demands on players. Even if the rich man like the Los Angeles Lakers spends a lot of money, he can only sign "half-bastard" guys like Hibert, Bass and Louis Williams.

Nell Orsey, who is not as big as that, can't catch any big fish this year.

Signed the strong inside player Ed Davis who filled Lopez's vacancy, signed a 3D player Al Farooke Amino, and used Batum to trade point guard Noah Von Ley and all-around small forward Gerrard Henderson, and used Dorrell White to trade tepid defender C.J. McCollum. These are what Nell Orsea did all his best to supplement the team in the offseason.

Although these signings are not bad, it is probably very difficult to get the Trail Blazers to reach the height of 74 wins last season.

Anjie didn't recruit anyone this year, but the Trail Blazers had the busiest summer.

Anjie is still serious in training and is getting closer and closer to the beginning of the new season.

On September 15, Anjie finished his training in the United States and flew to Changsha.

This year, the Men's Basketball Asian Championship will be held in Changsha. At that time, Anjie will definitely become the ticket guarantee for this Asian Championship.

The Asian Championships officially started on September 23 and ended on January 3. In other words, when Anjie came back from Changsha, the preparations for the new season of NBA have officially begun.

In the blink of an eye, the holiday was almost over. Even though three months ago, Anjie had just created the dynasty. Even a month ago, Anjie was still living leisurely with his family.

But professional athletes are like this. You can never stop. Even if you have established a dynasty, you can still only walk one by one.

Arriving on the plane heading to Changsha, An Jie looked out the window with a lot of thoughts.

Starting today, a brand new basketball journey may begin.

As the plane took off, fans in China were looking forward to Anjie's arrival soon.
Chapter completed!