Chapter 174: Rich Summer
Just a day after meeting with Olajuwon, Meslav officially received an invitation to report on the training camp in Houston on July 5.
After this incident, Anjie's holiday really began.
Just as the playoffs were in full swing, nBa officials finally announced the ownership of various regular season awards.
The media were speculating who would win the prize for the brilliant O8 rookie, but the Thunder had the last laugh.
The team's star Durant won the Fastest Progress Award, while Anger beat No. 1 Derek Ross and won the Rookie of the Year Award of the Season.
Anjie averaged 8.9 points, yio.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.3 blocks per game, which is better than Ross' yi6.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists. Winning the award is simply a well-deserved thing. What Ross can compete with Anjie is that his team entered the playoffs.
This move made An Jie the first Chinese to win the Rookie of the Year in nBa history and the second pick to win the Rookie of the Year. Although it is not a low pick counterattack, he was traded as soon as he was selected. As a player who is not favored by many players, An Jie's story is still talked about by people.
It just made the Kings general manager, he was almost overwhelmed by the fans' saliva.
"Look at the Thunder, the best rookies we have won for two consecutive years! Where are we? We finally picked them and gave them to others!" Countless Kings fans were dissatisfied with their own dissatisfaction.
Subsequently, Angel and Westbrook were both selected as the rookie's No. 1 lineup. In the center position, no rookie's performance is comparable to Angel.
Suddenly, Anjie became famous throughout the world. Later media also disclosed that Anjie even missed a point to replace O'Neal and was selected into the third team of nBa's annual team. All these rumors and honors made Anjie's value soar. He himself was naturally very happy.
In May, Iowa State University ended its spring semester, and Catherine finally didn't have to be bound by the class and was able to run around with Anger.
In the first half of the month, Angel took Catherine to New York, San Francisco, Utah and Los Angeles respectively. Of course, the two young couples went to watch the playoffs several times on the way.
Giardina would call Anjie every three or four days, and when she knew Anjie already had a girlfriend, she was so sad.
However, after a few days of indulgence, the little girl launched an attack on Anjie again. Unfortunately, Gardina was preparing her next album this summer, so she didn't have much time to go out freely. During this period, she could only keep in touch with Anjie by phone.
Whenever Gardinar calls, Anjie will tell Catherine that it was just a call from his friend. Because he had no inappropriate thoughts about Gardinar in his mind, in order not to misunderstand Catherine so as not to get rid of the darker the more he misunderstood, Anjie will use yi words to make excuses this regular call.
However, after half a month, three or four calls a week, and even Morris and Durant did not have such frequent contact with Angel, so Catherine became suspicious.
Just as Angel and Catherine were lying next to the beach in Los Angeles, Catherine finally couldn't help but want to figure it out.
"An, is the person who calls you every week, the female singer named Giardina?" Catherine still remembers the complicated look when Giardina looked at Anger.
"Uh... Listen to Catherine." Looking at Catherine's deep blue eyes, Anjie couldn't tell a lie. People were not afraid of being skewed. Thinking of this, Anjie suddenly couldn't understand what he was afraid of.
"Gardina and I are really just ordinary friends. She is preparing her new album recently. She rarely has the opportunity to go out. She has to arrange and write lyrics every day, and her life is very boring. So she will call her friends from time to time to talk to her. It just so happens that I am also a member of her social circle." Anjie sat up from the recliner and held Catherine's hand.
I haven't been to nightclubs or bars during the season, but the rumors of yi's tricks have been framed and fabricated. Compared with those stars who sing every night, Anjie's off-court resume is very clean.
Katherine was willing to trust Anjie, after all, Anjie was not like someone who could do that kind of thing.
"If you dare to mess with other women, let me see how I deal with you." Catherine suddenly pinched Anjie's arm, it hurts and is so happy...
Katherine was obedient for so long, and Anjie almost forgot how fierce this golden girl was.
"What kind of chefs are not chefs? I cook this plate of rice! It's so hateful that you criticize me for stir-frying!" The first sentence Katherine said to Anjie echoed in his mind again.
Apart from that little episode, the whole trip between the two young couples was very enjoyable.
It's just that the Rockets' playoff journey has made all Chinese fans, including Anjie, feel very sad.
Against the Trail Blazers, the "African Mountain" Mutombo suffered a knee injury and was reimbursed for the season. Uncle Mu's desperate eyes when he lay on the floor are unforgettable.
Then the Rockets broke the curse under Yao Ming's leadership and entered the Western Conference semi-finals to face the powerful Los Angeles Lakers.
But the worst thing happened. In the third game of the playoffs, Yao Ming and Kobe collided with each other in the third quarter. This collision not only injured Yao Ming’s knee, but also caused him to crack his left foot.
Yao Ming insisted on playing the game and won the game. This move moved everyone, but in the fourth stop, he could not play again. China Great Wall fell again and was reimbursed for the season.
After An Jie learned about the situation, he called Yao Ming at the first time, but he was always out of no answer.
This is why the nBa team is most afraid of choosing Chinese players. Although Yao Ming is strong, his endless injuries are unable to lead the Rockets to take off.
After that, Anjie lost the nature of travel at all, so the two ended their journey early and returned to Ames City.
Not long after the two of their sweet "unfinished" trip, Westbrook and Durant arranged their itinerary and prepared to go to China with An Jie.
Although he was back home, Anjie did not stay at home for a few days. After all, there are not many tourist attractions in the small town where Anjie is. You can’t travel around in the province for most of the month with Catherine, Westbrook and Durant.
The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Potala Palace, Sanya... It is another yi formation that travels around the mountains and rivers, which also opened the eyes of Westbrook and Durant.
Although these two guys are already stars, their family situation was not very wealthy before, and they were actually going abroad for the first time.
Every time when you arrive, these three Americans will say "Wow."
In addition to travel, the three of them also have a lot of business activities in China.
TV also invited An Jie to be a guest and explained the Lakers' match against the Nuggets. During this period, they naturally talked about the issue of injuries, and An Jie also expressed concern about Yao Ming's injury during the live broadcast.
Although Yao Ming is strong, his heart is also made of flesh. He suffered such a serious injury at a critical moment in the playoffs and did not want to talk to anyone in those days. Even his wife Ye Li was unable to communicate with Yao Ming normally.
So naturally, Anjie's call received no reply.
It was not until the end of May that Anjie received a call from Yao Ming to call back at home after Westbrook, Catherine and Durant all returned.
"Brother Yao! How is the injury??" An Jie immediately answered the phone when he saw the caller ID.
There have been countless reports about Yao Ming’s injuries recently, but An Jie wants to know the current situation from Yao Ming’s mouth.
"I heard that it is just a bone crack with a thickness of silk on its head. It should not be serious. When will it return to China?" This injury allowed it to recover on its own for two months and would be cured. But after Yao Ming went to Houston for a review, there was no news again. Not only Yao Ming, but even the reporter did not have any news about him.
This was just a minor injury. Yao Ming thought so at first, but when he looked forward to the follow-up interview, everything changed.
"I can't come back, An Jie, now I can't come back." Yao Ming's tone was heavy, and An Jieguang felt depressed when he heard this voice. "The crack did not grow, but the whole crack became even bigger."
"Then this..." An Jie was speechless.
"We can only have surgery. Okay, let's talk about it if you have time. We may not be able to fight side by side again at this year's Asian Championships." After Yao Ming said that, he hung up the phone. An Jie would not say that he could understand Yao Ming's pain now, because he had never experienced it and he didn't understand it at all.
An Jie can only pray for Yao Ming in his heart now, even though he is always an atheist.
Yao Ming's injury deteriorated cast a shadow on the entire Chinese basketball circle. Even An Jie, who was on vacation, felt that he was forced to breathe by this feeling of depression.
In June, the nBa finals, Morris drafted. However, Anjie is more concerned about his own training now. He doesn't want to be injured, and he doesn't want to fall on the court one day.
After staying at home for a week, Anjie flew to the United States again and stayed in Ames City. Only there can be more professional trainers who can develop training plans for themselves. Only there can Ricard continue to help himself.
During this period, Anjie was able to continue to improve his physical fitness, but also continue to spend his holiday with Catherine.
On June 4, when Alstom made a final three-pointer, players from the entire Lakers poured into the basketball court.
99-86, the Lakers won the away game and won the nBa championship in the o8o9 season with a total score of 4-yi in the finals.
Angel is a Lakers fan. Although he is already a professional player, he is still happy for the Lakers at this moment.
After leaving O'Neal's Pan, he finally got his own O'Brien Cup.
Jin Cancan's trophy looks very dazzling on TV. An Jie unconsciously stretched out his hand. He didn't expect that his desire for the O'Brien Cup was so great.
After the Lakers won the championship, the entire O8o9 season officially ended. However, Anjie and his Thunder have been on the break for two months.
Three days later, the nBa lottery draw officially began. Although the Thunders performed well this season, they still failed to enter the playoffs and remain qualified for the lottery draw.
The table tennis ball that determines fate is spinning wildly, but people know if there is any shady scene in it.
Presti has good luck and still won the seventh pick for the team despite his "excellent" performance. After two consecutive years of successful draft picks, Presti's operations have also attracted much attention.
On the day of the June 25th draft, Anjie came to New York again, accompanied his good brother Morris to Madison Garden Square.
"That's it. When you come out, you are also a professional player." Angel patted Morris on the shoulder. Years ago, here, he and Mike Taylor accepted their fate. Now, it's Morris' turn.
"Don't worry, my ranking must be higher than you!" Morris hammered Anjie's chest, and walked into the theater accompanied by his family and Meslav.
The Los Angeles Clippers, who ranked first, chose Blake Griffin, a white insider who was expected to become the first pick in the new Yi class.
The second pick of the Memphis Grizzlies chose James Harden. Harden was originally the character that Presti had liked, but the Grizzlies actually picked him away with the second pick.
The third pick in the Golden State Warriors chose Steve Curry of Davidson Academy, and the Black Eight Warriors' reconstruction path officially began.
The seventh pick, who lost James Harden, Presti thought for a long time, finally decided to choose a big guy to strengthen the Thunder's weak inside line.
"The Oklahoma City Thunder chose the seventh pick in the round, Andrew Morris, from the Iowa State University Cyclone."
"What!? Thunder! Hahahaha! An! I'm here!" Morris jumped up excitedly, and Meslav also spoke out loud. He negotiated a contract with Presti, who had worked for a long time, at least he didn't have to deal with each other intrigue.
Standing outside the theater, Anjie watched the live draft on the big screen. When the Thunder selected Morris, he jumped up instantly.
There are also many media unable to get tickets to the small black room, so An Jie, who was outside the court, became the target of their roundup.
In just less than two months, so many things happened. The advertisements filmed with Durant, Dameng's invitation, won the Rookie of the Year, selected for the season's rookie lineup, traveling with Catherine, Yao Ming's injury, Westbrook and Durant's Chinese trip. Now, the Thunder have selected Morris.
In two months, life has been good and bad, but the general direction is still moving towards the better.
The hot June is coming to an end, which means that there are not many days when Anjie can be relaxed and relaxed.
In July, I will attend Olajuwon's training camp.
In August, if nothing unexpected happens, I will participate in the Asian Championships.
September, summer league, preseason, team training.
Until the start of the new season in Yio month, Anjie had no time to rest.
Chapter completed!